An official of the Philatelic Bureau said an inquiry had been launched, but said it was too late to recall the stamps from hundreds of post offices across the country.

一位集邮局官员说他们已经开始调查，但是要想从全国各地数百个邮局中回收这些邮票则为时已晚。

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One showed me official stamps on his ID document that indicated he had been a regular voter, both when he lived in Iran and abroad.

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And because Royal Mail had already printed millions of the stamps before it received the Queen's official approval, it is too late for a redesign.

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