From the National Coal Mining Museum site:
"The magazine came to life only a few months after Nationalisation in May 1947, when the Coal industry was unified. The magazine provided a link between the Coalfields and the mineworkers. It was hoped that many contributions would be from the mineworkers and their families to express their views, but also to be kept informed as well as provide some entertainment.
A magazine for all, not just for families in Coalmining. It was hoped that non-mining individuals would read the magazine also, to get a good understanding of where Coal comes from and how it gets to them. But, also an insight into the people in the industry.
It provides a unique snapshot of miners and their families in this era (1947-56) and shows that Coal was in the blood for all connected to it.
Coal magazine started in May 1947. It changed its name in 1961 to Coal News and became a National newspaper, rather than a magazine."
PB, 9 x 11.5", 32 pages, illustrated, fair condition for its age
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Payment
Postage If you bid on items, you're accepting the quoted postal costs, which cover envelopes, packing materials, stamps, and trips to the Post Office
I always get a Proof of Posting certificate, and if an item does get lost in the post I will forward it to you for you to make a claim, since as the Buyer you can claim the full amount of your loss
However, in over 20,000 parcels I've mailed out over the last fifteen years only about a dozen have gone astray, and most of these were overseas
If you're at all worried about losing something, do ask for Recorded Delivery - £1.30 extra in the UK and £7 for overseas
I always get a Proof of Posting certificate, and if an item does get lost in the post I will forward it to you for you to make a claim, since as the Buyer you can claim the full amount of your loss
However, in over 20,000 parcels I've mailed out over the last fifteen years only about a dozen have gone astray, and most of these were overseas
If you're at all worried about losing something, do ask for Recorded Delivery - £1.30 extra in the UK and £7 for overseas
Shipping
Non-UK buyers I will mail you as soon as possible with both Airmail and Surface postal charges (or just Airmail if it's a very light item)
Airmail takes between three and five days. The Post Office warns that Surface mail to the USA, Australia, etc, can take as long as 12 weeks, but it is, obviously, a lot cheaper
In practice, American buyers tell me that Surface mail usually takes between 14 and 21 days (and apparently it actually travels by air, filling any space after the official Airmail items are loaded)
Airmail takes between three and five days. The Post Office warns that Surface mail to the USA, Australia, etc, can take as long as 12 weeks, but it is, obviously, a lot cheaper
In practice, American buyers tell me that Surface mail usually takes between 14 and 21 days (and apparently it actually travels by air, filling any space after the official Airmail items are loaded)
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