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isle of man stamps?

Daft question and probably one for custardy is it possible to use Isle of Man issued stamps to send post within England?
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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Post

    not according to wiki though its never 100% on wiki
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,987 Ambassador
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    Thank you custardy.
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  • wendym
    wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite
    No it's not possible (their postal rates are slightly lower) - I grew up there and my brother lives there.
    But their bank notes are OK anywhere, if you can find a shop that will believe you.
  • Trekka
    Trekka Posts: 50 Forumite
    No, Isle of Man stamps are only for use within the Isle of Man.

    Two types of stamps are sold at IOM post offices - those for use within the island and those to send post 'across' to the mainland, which are slightly more expensive.
  • soolin
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    Stupid question number two..is this the same for Jersey and Guernsey stamps?
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  • rosekitten
    rosekitten Posts: 1,812 Forumite
    I was told by Royal Mail you can use Isle
    of Man stamps because when their Harry
    Potter Stamps came out and they were
    lovely I used to use them on my overseas
    parcels or if I sold anything Harry Potter
    related.Still have some left to use on
    my Knight Bus parcel when I list it.
    :j:j:j
  • wendym
    wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite
    When my mother was staying with us in the UK she accidentally used Manx stamps from her purse to send postcards, and they were all treated as having no valid postage paid.
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