I received my copy of Family Historian and noted that it had a 2nd class Large stamp. I still have my 'Size Guide' as delivered before the postage rates increased and 2nd class letter covers that size of envelope. Seems there are savings to be made there.

Hello 4Manor,

I've drawn this to the attention of Roger de Mercado, the temporary Journal editor. I'm sure he will provide some feedback on this matter.

Hello 4Manor

Thank you for your comment. To qualify for standard postage, items must be no more than 5mm thick. We take a specimen to a post office and get it checked. If we are told it exceeds 5mm by their gauge, we have to pay large-letter postage. It is unfortunate that our journals tend to be marginal. Being stapled, they can sometimes be squeezed to less than 5mm, but we have to go with what we are told at the post office. We cannot risk using standard postage and the sorting office then applying a surcharge to the recipient of the extra postage plus a £1 handing fee, as levied for UK deliveries. I trust that this answers your understandable concern.