The Island hasn't just copied the UK on changes to pricing mail.
Yesterday the new system of Pricing in Proportion or PiP was introduced which means the price of mail is based on both its size and weight.
Manager of the Philatelic Bureau, Dot Tilbury (pictured) says there were good reasons for changing the system, and the customer will benefit:
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