Opening given Royal Mail seal of approval with special postmark

The opening of the new Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth is being celebrated with a special postmark, the Royal Mail has announced.

The postmark – which says “Official Opening of the Queensferry Crossing Summer 2017” – will appear on millions of items of stamped mail across the country over the next few days.

The £1.35 billion bridge, which opens to traffic today, was officially handed from the contractors to the Scottish Governmentonmondaynight. 0 Keith Brown: ‘Postmark on the mail is a fitting tribute’

All mail posted across the UK between 30 August and 6 September will be stamped with the special postmark.

Economy Secretary Keith Brown MSP said: “The level of excitement and enthusi- asm that continues to build as we near the opening of this crossing on August 30 is inspiring.

“Royal Mail featuring the Queensferry Crossing as a special postmark on the mail is a fitting tribute to Scotland’s newest icon and it is remarkable to think that there will be Royal Mail vans travelling across the bridge, carrying letters with this postmark, in the coming days.”

Rob Jenson, operations director at Royal Mail, said: “We are sure our thousands of vehicles will be some of the first to test out the structure as they travel across the country delivering mail.”