Christmas postal dates

In the United Kingdom the final date in December for all UK 2nd Class and Royal Mail Signed For® is on the 19th;

The final day for all UK First Class postal services is December 21 and includes all Royal Mail Signed For® post.

December 23rd is the last date for all Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed® postal deliveries.

International Standard (formerly Airmail) and all International Tracking and Signature Services: December 4, Africa, Middle East; December 7, Cyprus, Asia, Far East, Japan; December 8, Caribbean, Central, South America; December 10, Greece, Australia, New Zealand; December 14, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland; December 15, Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA;

December 16, Austria, Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Spain;

December 17, France;

December 18, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland

HM Forces mail (BFPO); November 27 (Operational) and December 11 (Static).

Star Wars fans will be delighted as the best stamps in the Galaxy have landed just in time for the Festive season - a limited edition set of stamps emblazoned with images from the Star Wars™ franchise, including Darth Vader, Luke, Finn and Rey. It also pays respect to the British film industry.