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Background imageMail Collection: MAIL COACH IN FLOOD

MAIL COACH IN FLOOD
A mail coach in a flood. Date: circa 1835

Background imageMail Collection: Rudolph Valentino / Mail

Rudolph Valentino / Mail
RUDOLPH VALENTINO Italian-American romantic film idol with his fan mail Date: 1895 - 1926

Background imageMail Collection: Advertisement, Freemans catalogue, featuring Lulu

Advertisement, Freemans catalogue, featuring Lulu
Advertisement for the Freemans of London mail order catalogue, featuring the pop singer Lulu, March 1975. 1975

Background imageMail Collection: Poster, The Continent via Dover-Ostend

Poster, The Continent via Dover-Ostend, Belgian State Railways and Mail Packets. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMail Collection: Dod Procter

Dod Procter RA (born Doris Margaret Shaw, 18901972), English artist, and wife of artist Ernest Procter, pictured in The Sketch magazine in 1927 when her painting Morning which was exhibited at

Background imageMail Collection: RMS Oceanic - White Star Line

RMS Oceanic - White Star Line
The RMS Oceanic One of the greatest White Star liners. She was the first ship built after Thomas Ismay bought the company, with a highly innovative design

Background imageMail Collection: Penny Post Jubilee card - Sir Rowland Hill - 1890

Penny Post Jubilee card - Sir Rowland Hill - 1890
A Penny Post Jubilee card, issued in 1890 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee (50 years, 1840 - 1890) of the Penny Post. The card features a postman from 1840 and one from 1890

Background imageMail Collection: Mails for the Packets arriving at Falmouth

Mails for the Packets arriving at Falmouth, 1833 circa 1930

Background imageMail Collection: Knight Templar, knight and Bishop

Knight Templar, knight and Bishop
Knight Templar stands on a Mediterranean shore, wearing the red cross on his cloak authorised by pope Eugenius III in 1146. Knight in chainmail, robe and holding shield and sword, and bishop

Background imageMail Collection: The Cunard Ocean Liner RMS Mauretania in full flow

The Cunard Ocean Liner RMS Mauretania in full flow Date: 1922

Background imageMail Collection: Barrabool - P&O Line (one class only)

Barrabool - P&O Line (one class only) - England-Egypt-Ceylon (Sri Lanka)-Australia service - twin-screw vessel. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMail Collection: Poster advertising Royal Mail Line trips to Venice

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line trips to Venice
Poster advertising Royal Mail Line autumn cruises to Venice, also calling at the Dalmatian Coast, Athens, Corfu and Constantinople. Showing a gondola on the canal below the Bridge of Sighs

Background imageMail Collection: Cover design, London Mail, Christmas Extra 1923

Cover design, London Mail, Christmas Extra 1923
Cover design in art deco style, London Mail Christmas Extra 1923 Date: 1923

Background imageMail Collection: Mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford

Mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford
A packed vintage four-horse mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Due to the juxtaposition of two hotels in the centre of town, The Cock and The Bull (pictured)

Background imageMail Collection: Paddle Steamer Bournemouth Queen

Paddle Steamer Bournemouth Queen, of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMail Collection: Paddle Steamer Southampton, at Southampton

Paddle Steamer Southampton, at Southampton
Paddle Steamer Southampton of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, at Southampton, with passengers on deck. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageMail Collection: The Fast Mail by Lincoln J. Carter

The Fast Mail by Lincoln J. Carter. First produced in England at Rochdale on 26th December 1891 and at the Grand Theatre, Islington, London on 27th June 1892

Background imageMail Collection: The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Second Class Lounge

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Second Class Lounge. Date: 1922

Background imageMail Collection: The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Passenger Elevators

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Passenger Elevators. Date: 1922

Background imageMail Collection: The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - The Entrance Hall

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - The Entrance Hall Date: 1922

Background imageMail Collection: Ideal Home Exhibition - Heath Robinson Home

Ideal Home Exhibition - Heath Robinson Home
William Heath Robinsons Ideal Home - " The Gadgets". Displayed at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at London Olympia. Date: 1934

Background imageMail Collection: Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic

Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic

Background imageMail Collection: RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock, Liverpool

RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock, Liverpool
RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock (Dry Dock), Liverpool, shortly before launch in 1899. Date: circa 1899

Background imageMail Collection: Front cover design for a brochure for Liner RMS Mauretania

Front cover design for a brochure for Liner RMS Mauretania
The attractive front cover design for a brochure for the Liner RMS Mauretania, designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the British Cunard Line. Date: 1922

Background imageMail Collection: The Mimosa Daily Mail arrives in Nice

The Mimosa Daily Mail arrives in Nice
An aeroplane arriving in Nice to deliver copies of the Mimosa Daily Mail, a special Riviera edition of the newspaper for people enjoying some winter sunshine in the fashionable South of France

Background imageMail Collection: Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943

Background imageMail Collection: Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Atlantis Cruises

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Atlantis Cruises
Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Sunshine Cruises on the Atlantis. Date: 1935

Background imageMail Collection: RMS Kenilworth Castle - Union Castle Line

RMS Kenilworth Castle - Union Castle Line. Launched in 1904 and scrapped in 1936. Date: circa 1905

Background imageMail Collection: P&O Mail and Passenger liner - SS Rawalpindi

P&O Mail and Passenger liner - SS Rawalpindi
P&O liner SS Rawalpindi - India Passenger and Mail Service - 16, 600 tons gross. Date: 1937

Background imageMail Collection: The first aerial mail is posted

The first aerial mail is posted

Background imageMail Collection: Air Mail to Africa Poster

Air Mail to Africa Poster
Poster, Air Mail to Africa, showing two Africans looking up at airliner G-ABPI. 20th century

Background imageMail Collection: Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Mediterranean Cruises

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Mediterranean Cruises, with Venice and gondolas. 20th century

Background imageMail Collection: Ballon-Poste 1871

Ballon-Poste 1871
A Ballon-Poste loaded with mail leaves the place Saint- Pierre, Montmartre Date: January 1871

Background imageMail Collection: Royal Mail Line Poster

Royal Mail Line Poster
Striking poster for the Royal Mail Shipping Line to South America, depicting a large ship or passenger liner nearing a harbour

Background imageMail Collection: Royal Mail Lines L Amerique du Sud

Royal Mail Lines L Amerique du Sud
Royal Mail Lines poster for the French office in Paris advertising travel to South America, to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The ocean liner advertised is the Andes

Background imageMail Collection: Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Background imageMail Collection: West Indies by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company poster

West Indies by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company poster
Poster advertising the service to the West Indies by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ship RMSP Atlantis. The poster features a colourful and cheery man sitting on a donkey

Background imageMail Collection: RMS Empress of Britain, ocean liner

RMS Empress of Britain, ocean liner
The RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Empress of Britain, an ocean liner built between 1928 and 1931, owned by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company

Background imageMail Collection: SS Orsova, 1909

SS Orsova, 1909
Photograph of the Orient Steam Navigation Companys Australian Mail Liner SS Orsova at sea, 1909. Built in 1909 by John Brown and Co

Background imageMail Collection: The Arrival of the Indian Mail at Folkestone, 1844

The Arrival of the Indian Mail at Folkestone, 1844
Engraving showing the Mail ship entering Folkestone Harbour, with the Express Train standing by to receive the mail and take it to London

Background imageMail Collection: Londons new telephone-post kiosk

Londons new telephone-post kiosk
A new telephone kiosk in use in a London street, showing a caller inside, postage stamps being bought from the machine outside, and a postman collecting mail from the letterbox

Background imageMail Collection: Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Background imageMail Collection: Knights Templar / Effigy

Knights Templar / Effigy
A effigy of Geoffrey de Magnaville Earl of Essex & Templar Knight

Background imageMail Collection: Rocket Mail to I O Wight

Rocket Mail to I O Wight
Gerard Zucker demonstrates his rocket system for a postal service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight, but his rocket travels only three kilometres

Background imageMail Collection: Robert, Comte D artois

Robert, Comte D artois
ROBERT DE FRANCE, comte d ARTOIS brother of Louis IX, military leader

Background imageMail Collection: Womens Hats 1916

Womens Hats 1916
What the well-dressed American female is wearing on her head in 1916 - from a mail order catalog by Bellas Hess

Background imageMail Collection: Futuristic airmail airship

Futuristic airmail airship
A futuristic airmail airship with a vast array of wings

Background imageMail Collection: Steamships - Asturias

Steamships - Asturias
Turbine passenger liner of the Royal Mail Lines employed on the South American run Date: 1934



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