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Background imageLetters Collection: Letters To Post

Letters To Post
Boy and girl taking letters and gifts to the post office. Date: circa 1912

Background imageLetters Collection: Manor House Vauxhall

Manor House Vauxhall
Edward, the Black Prince, took up residence in the manor house of Kennington and it remained a royal palace until the time of Henry VIII

Background imageLetters Collection: Chesterfield House

Chesterfield House
View of the grand staircase at Chesterfield House, a London townhouse built between 1747 and 1752 by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, statesman and man of letters

Background imageLetters Collection: Isaac DIsraeli

Isaac DIsraeli (1766-1848), a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters

Background imageLetters Collection: Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), a British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time. Date: 1875

Background imageLetters Collection: The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide

The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide
Listed as an International Peace Centre, the Tower is a symbol of Flemish Nationalism which came to a head during the First World War. The Towers history goes back to the 18th Century

Background imageLetters Collection: Passed by the censor

Passed by the censor. Article in Britannia & Eve, 1942, giving advice about writing to men posted abroad in wartime. Date: 1942

Background imageLetters Collection: Charity letters, Buckingham Palace, London, WW1

Charity letters, Buckingham Palace, London, WW1
Charity letters from Princess Mary and the Duke of Devonshire, Sailors and Soldiers Christmas Fund, October and November 1914. 1914

Background imageLetters Collection: Letter from Charley Wood 1900

Letter from Charley Wood 1900
Autograph letter from Charley (Charles) Wood, jockey, about his favourite victories. Winning on racehorse Galtee More were his finest moments. 1900 Date: 1900

Background imageLetters Collection: Seventeenth century Horn Book, teaching aid

Seventeenth century Horn Book, teaching aid, with the letters of the alphabet and two prayers. 17th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Little Women - Beth checking the postbox

Little Women - Beth checking the postbox
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Beth checking the postbox, her daily helpful task. 1880

Background imageLetters Collection: Birthday Greetings postcard

Birthday Greetings postcard. 1906

Background imageLetters Collection: Xmas. Posting cards

Xmas. Posting cards
Here goes a little wish upon its way? Postcard illustration of children posting letters. Series 5078. Artist: Alfred Edward Philp Date: circa 1910

Background imageLetters Collection: Xmas. Posting letters

Xmas. Posting letters
Two young Edwardian girls in red, posting Christmas letters in a snowy scene. Christmas greetings. Date: circa 1908

Background imageLetters Collection: Postman and pensions agent, Oklahoma, USA

Postman and pensions agent, Oklahoma, USA
Postman and pensions agent, Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA, with hat badge RFD (Rural Free Delivery). Date: circa early 1910s

Background imageLetters Collection: Advert, Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd, The Post in Persia

Advert, Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd, The Post in Persia
Advert, Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd (cigarette company), The Post in Persia. circa 1900s

Background imageLetters Collection: Sorting the Christmas Mail on Christmas Eve

Sorting the Christmas Mail on Christmas Eve
Sorting the Christmas Mail Christmas Eve at the London General Post Office. 1892

Background imageLetters Collection: Box lid, Le Petit Compositeur, game

Box lid, Le Petit Compositeur, game
Box lid, Le Petit Compositeur (The Little Compositor) game

Background imageLetters Collection: The Postman of Mayfair, by G H WItt and Hs May

The Postman of Mayfair, by G H WItt and Hs May
Promotional music sheet for The Postman of Mayfair music hall song by G. H. Witt and Hs May and sung with unbounded applause by W Randall

Background imageLetters Collection: The Postman, by Arthur Lloyd

The Postman, by Arthur Lloyd
Promotional music sheet for The Postman music hall song of about 1867, written, composed and sung with immense success by Arthur Lloyd. The postman has to knock at the door as there is no letter box

Background imageLetters Collection: Portland Borstal Silent Hour

Portland Borstal Silent Hour
Silent Hour at the Borstal in Portland, Dorset. Inmates were expected to use the time in reading, writing letters etc. Date: 1945

Background imageLetters Collection: Illustration, Riddles of Love

Illustration, Riddles of Love. 1870

Background imageLetters Collection: Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. circa 1750s

Background imageLetters Collection: Mailomat coin-operated mailbox, USA

Mailomat coin-operated mailbox, USA, for people who have letters to post but no stamps, made by Pitney-Bowes. Date: 1940s

Background imageLetters Collection: Robins with a cart on a German New Year postcard

Robins with a cart on a German New Year postcard
Robins with a postal cart full of letters on a German New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageLetters Collection: Postman cat handing over some letters

Postman cat handing over some letters. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLetters Collection: Two kittens with letters on a postcard

Two kittens with letters on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLetters Collection: Two kittens at a table on a greetings postcard

Two kittens at a table on a greetings postcard
Two kittens at a table, one of them writing, on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLetters Collection: General scenes at the Post-Office 1875

General scenes at the Post-Office 1875
Sketches showing scenes in a general Post-Office. Date: 1875

Background imageLetters Collection: The sea as a letter box, posting letters in St Kilda

The sea as a letter box, posting letters in St Kilda
The sea as a letter box: missives cast upon the waters. Posting letters at St Kilda, 1910. During those months in which vessels do not call at the island of St Kilda, in the Outer Hebrides

Background imageLetters Collection: Man holding flag

Man holding flag
Socialist pamphlet cover illustration: Letters to a young woman : an introduction to socialism by Douglas Rogers, Forum Press, 1944 Date: 1944

Background imageLetters Collection: Partially clothed woman with banner

Partially clothed woman with banner
Book cover design: The common sense of socialism : a series of letters addressed to Jonathan Edwards of Pittsburgh by John Spargo 1876-1966. Charles H. Kerr, 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageLetters Collection: The Love Letter

The Love Letter
Two country women reading a love letter over a gate. Date: 1890s

Background imageLetters Collection: Moving Post Office in Worcestershire 1909

Moving Post Office in Worcestershire 1909
Ombersley in Worcestershire had a service were a travelling bus with a post box fixed to the rear, when passing two or three times daily you could post your letters

Background imageLetters Collection: Knot porter 1746

Knot porter 1746
Knot porter from London, carrying lots of parcels on his back. 1746

Background imageLetters Collection: Parcel mail porter 1846

Parcel mail porter 1846
Parcel mail porter in London. Date: 1846

Background imageLetters Collection: Which? 1906

Which? 1906
Indecisive edwardian woman looking at her dressing table where two framed photographs of gentlemen admires stand, wondering which one to choose. Date: 1906

Background imageLetters Collection: Posting letters

Posting letters - Young girl and her teddies at a letterbox posting letters in the snow. Artist: Agnes Richardson Date: circa 1920

Background imageLetters Collection: Brass postal, door handles and letter plates

Brass postal, door handles and letter plates
William N. Froy and Sons, brass door knockers and letterboxes. Date: late 19th century

Background imageLetters Collection: PYNE - MAIL COACH

PYNE - MAIL COACH
THE ROYAL MAIL Our letters are carried across the country by mail coach - this one plies between London and Worcester, carrying pass- -engers as well as mail. Date: 1808

Background imageLetters Collection: Father Christmas reading Xmas letters

Father Christmas reading Xmas letters
Father Christmas reads his mail Date: circa 1870

Background imageLetters Collection: Come rain or shine, or snow... this dedicated English postman delivers letters in

Come rain or shine, or snow... this dedicated English postman delivers letters in the village. Date: 1960s

Background imageLetters Collection: Letter sorting office at the General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London

Letter sorting office at the General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London. This was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1910. Date: 1900

Background imageLetters Collection: Trainee Signalmen use semaphore to spell their regiment

Trainee Signalmen use semaphore to spell their regiment
circa 1910s

Background imageLetters Collection: Dentistry Emblem Date: 1950

Dentistry Emblem Date: 1950

Background imageLetters Collection: Loose page from a scrapbook of crests and heraldry

Loose page from a scrapbook of crests and heraldry
Loose page from a former scrapbook of crests and heraldry featuring family crests, coats of arms and many devices, shields, monograms and mottos! Date: late 19th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Posting a Xmas letter

Posting a Xmas letter
Young boy and dog posting Christmas letters and cards. Date: 1900

Background imageLetters Collection: Waiting for the mail train 1890s

Waiting for the mail train 1890s
Two officers of the Post Office fixing the mail-bag to the post outside Bletchley station on for the London and North Western Railway



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