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No. 1: Royal Mail Uniquely Honors Ross Edgley

The man who successfully competed his attempt to become the first person to swim around mainland Great Britain, Ross Edgley, had his accomplishment recognized with a special stamp by the nation’s Royal Mail service. In recognition of completing the ‘Great British Swim’, Edgley’s name was included in a congratulatory message stamped on every British letter mailed on Nov. 19.