My local paper today say that Tony Benn, while Postmaster General in 1960, introduced the idea of putting the Sovereign's head on postage stamps. I am sure the King's or Queen's head was used on...
Where did the odd 12lbs come from in one hundred weight, the abbreviation "cwt" presumably come from the roman "c" for 100 followed by "wt" for weight? What about the ounce where the abbreviation is...
