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second class

a. (in Britain) of or relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail
b. (in the US and Canada) of or relating to mail that consists mainly of newspapers, etc.
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Yet the cost of a regular firstclass stamp is rising 3.1% , from 65p to 67p, while second-class will rise 3.6%, up 2p to 58p.
(And please, please, could someone re-design that depressing brown second-class one depicting a half-dead, wilting leek!] The obvious question, however, is: if peel-off stamps are the "modern" and convenient way things are going, why are not the Welsh versions produced this way?
Last year, Royal Mail bumped up the cost of a first-class stamp by 2p and a second-class stamp by 3p.
Royal Mail also announced that it is simplifying and cutting the price of sending a second-class medium parcel, and will maintain prices for second-class small parcels which was introduced as a Christmas promotion.
Egypt Post will develop 400 second-class post offices under the organisation's investment plan for fiscal year (FY) 2014/2015, said Refaat Shebal, vice chairman of Egypt Post's Board of Directors.
A SENIOR Nationalist yesterday claimed anyone who votes No in the referendum is content to be a "second-class" Scot.
You hear about inflation every day, but it's only when you pay PS6 for a book of 12 second-class stamps that you really appreciate the full horror of rising prices.
Mumbai: For the first time, millions of commuters who use the suburban trains of Central Railway will be able to travel with a little more comfort as cushioned seats are being provided for second-class compartments in place of hard wooden seats or the recent ones made of polycarbonate.
He handed pounds 3,600 over the counter for the second-class stamps, saving himself pounds 1,400 before a planned 14p increase.
Mary and the baby Jesus feature on the first-class stamp, while Joseph being visited by the angel is on the second-class stamp.
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