Isle of Wight Postmark
Mike
but from the local knowledge displayed in some letters it would be
reasonable to believe the writer is from Portsmouth or the Island," she
added.""
Should the Isle of Wight postmark be returned? At least it would isolate
this crank to one side of the Solent.
--
Mike
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Mike
"mark" <no-on...@noads.com> wrote in message
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> "'Mike'" <'All.finished'@woolies.com> wrote in message
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>> """The Portsmouth and Isle of Wight postmark covers a huge geographical
>> area but from the local knowledge displayed in some letters it would be
>> reasonable to believe the writer is from Portsmouth or the Island," she
>> added.""
>
>> Should the Isle of Wight postmark be returned? At least it would isolate
>> this crank to one side of the Solent.
>
>
> can you elaborate mike....?
> I'm not sure I understand the context of the quotation above..
> (.or the Isle of wight postmark "be returned") or who "the crank" might
> be...
> Is this from a CP letter, or something similar?
>
>
> mark
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http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/crimewatch-appeal-to-find-poisonpen-letter-writer-28792.aspx
Steve
no-on...@noads.com (mark) wrote:
> I mean, why portsmouth..? Why not, say Chichester, or Southampton,
> or Southsea, or Lymington or wherever..
> Bugger all to do with a letter posted on the IOW. I didn't even
> notice it happen..
>
Because you all have Portsmouth post-codes.
- Steve
kj
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>>> "'Mike'" <'All.finished'@woolies.com> wrote in message
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>>>> """The Portsmouth and Isle of Wight postmark covers a huge geographical
>>>> area but from the local knowledge displayed in some letters it would be
>>>> reasonable to believe the writer is from Portsmouth or the Island," she
>>>> added.""
>>>> Should the Isle of Wight postmark be returned? At least it would isolate
>>>> this crank to one side of the Solent.
>
>
>>> can you elaborate mike....?
>>> I'm not sure I understand the context of the quotation above..
>>> (.or the Isle of wight postmark "be returned") or who "the crank" might
>>> be...
>>> Is this from a CP letter, or something similar?
>
>
> Ah, ok. A CP news piece.
> There's a lot of police activity - at a great deal of cost - for this
> 'crank'...
> One wonders if the amount of effort has any real correlation to the
> threat..
> Yes. Let's have the IOW post mark as a unique thing.. why ever not..?
> I mean, why portsmouth..? Why not, say Chichester, or Southampton, or
> Southsea, or Lymington or wherever..
> Bugger all to do with a letter posted on the IOW. I didn't even notice it
> happen..
>
>
>
>
>
its not just a CP piece..its nationwide, featured on BBC and will be a
subject of Crimewatch.
This has been going on for ages and not only involves public adresses,
but also private home addresses, not only racism, but also sexually
explicit material....utter shame if it turns out o be an Islander
Steve
no-on...@noads.com (mark) wrote:
> *Subject:* Re: Isle of Wight Postmark
> *From:* "mark" <no-on...@noads.com>
> *Date:* Thu, 1 Oct 2009 06:47:57 +0100
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> "Steve" <j80k...@dea.spamcon.org> wrote in message
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> > In article <b5ednT7xnqe8E17X...@bt.com>,
> > no-on...@noads.com (mark) wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I mean, why portsmouth..? Why not, say Chichester, or
> Southampton,
> >> or Southsea, or Lymington or wherever..
> >> Bugger all to do with a letter posted on the IOW. I didn't even
> >> notice it happen..
>
>
> > Because you all have Portsmouth post-codes.
>
>
> Why....?
>
I know not.
As far back as I can remember we had PO post codes, and an IOW frank. At
some time in the 80s the mail started going over to Portsmouth to be
sorted, and was franked along with theirs.
As a guess, I'd say that we had PO post codes issued when we were part of
Hampshire, and they didn't get changed.
Why PO and nowhere else? Again, a guess, logistics.
- Steve
RG
Just to be clear, postcodes define *delivery* points, not collection points.
Although the Island postcodes are within the Portsmouth area, you are
probably aware they are easily recognised because they all commence with
PO3n or PO4n.
There's no reason why the postmark couldn't be "IoW", except that your
collected post is taken to Portsmouth and dumped in with mail collected
there, to save the costs of separate processing in Newport. I can't imagine
that in the present climate they would consider changing that arrangement.
Here in London we have been receiving mail posted elsewhere in London but
postmarked all over the country, because the PO has been freighting it to
other sorting offices to avoid local industrial action.