Platinum postage

n case you missed it, this year marks the seventieth anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, on 6 February 1952. It’s the first time a Platinum Jubilee has been celebrated in the UK and we get an additional bank holiday to celebrate and hold street parties – the perfect chance to reacquaint ourselves with our neighbours after the trials of the past few years. As with all royal anniversaries and events (the Queen’s Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees were also marked