A special ‘Stand Together’ Royal Mail postmark for Holocaust Memorial Day is to be stamped on millions of letters sent through the UK postal system from Monday.

“We are proud to support the excellent work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust with this special postmark,” a Royal Mail spokesperson said.

“As the UK’s universal service provider, Royal Mail delivers letters and parcels to up to 30 million addresses across the UK, six-days-a-week. We publish a range of postmarks each year to commemorate and promote charitable causes, national events and cultural interests including national holidays and anniversaries.”

“As the UK’s universal service provider, Royal Mail delivers letters and parcels to up to 30 million addresses across the UK, six-days-a-week. We publish a range of postmarks each year to commemorate and promote charitable causes, national events and cultural interests including national holidays and anniversaries.”

The postmark will be added to letters from Monday 20 January until Sunday 27 January and the wording will be: “STAND TOGETHER – Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January 2020… Visit hmd.org.uk.

Royal Mail cautioned that “multiple variables in the postmark process mean that [the HMD postmark] cannot be guaranteed,” adding that it was finalising the text for a postmark in April commemorating the liberation of Bergen-Belsen by British soldiers.

Karen Pollock, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said: “Thank you Royal Mail! What an excellent way to raise awareness and a fitting tribute for this significant anniversary year.”

Source: Jewish News