You may know bogus as a slang word meaning uncool or simply no good, but did you know that bogus has actually been a part of English since the early 1800s? Not only was the word coined then, it was actually doing some coining of its own, so to speak.
The postal order number is located on the bottom of the front of a postal order. Sources suggest that the 20 digits grouped together is the barcode and the 10 digits grouped together is the order number.Postal orders up to Â£250 can be bought and redeemed at UK post offices.ostal orders are valid for 6 months. Phone 01246542254 to check if one you've purchased has been cashed. In preparation for the holidays, the last posting dates for UK Christmas 2012 delivery are: First Class-Thursday 20 December; Second Class-Tuesday 18 December; Special Delivery-Saturday 22 December.
The whole of the UK was divided into postal districts for the first time after a trial run in Norwich in 1959. Royal Mail says the UK has more than 1.7 million postcodes, covering about 28 million addresses. Everything from insurance premiums to satellite navigation systems now rely on them.