Letters Collection (page 5)

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

Travelling rail post office 1890s
Her Majestys mail-carriers, sorting letters on the London and North Western railway with speeds of sixty miles an hour. Date: circa 1890s

New public pillar post box 1857
New freestanding public post box of 1857, set up in the streets of Metropolis, designed by A. Copper, C.E. of Great George Street and Mr. W. J Wills superintended the ornamentation. Date: 1857

Weighing machine at the general Post Office 1856
The object of the machine is to enable the Post Office authorities at St. Martins-le-Grand to weigh en masse, letters and newspapers sent daily from office to the provinces. Date: 1856

Woman reading letters
A dark haired lady sits on a sofa reading through a bundle of old letters. Date: 1960s

GENTLEMAN AND LETTERS
A gentleman is overwhelmed by his correspondence Date: 1843

BUSY CORRESPONDENT
A prolific correspondent Date: 1880

TOO BIG FOR THE BOX
Too big for the box ! - so now shell have to go and stand in line at the Post Office, which will give her a chance to show off her fine clothes, hat and muff. Date: circa 1890

Cartoon, Sir Rowland Le Grand. A reference to the English postal reformer, Sir Rowland Hill, being congratulated by a grateful Britannia. Date: 1864

VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS D-E
Autographs of eminent persons Letters D & E

VARIOUS AUTOGRAPHS L-M
Autographs of eminent persons Letters L & M

LOVE LETTER RECEIVED
A letter from her beloved... Date: circa 1905

Woman in Christmas outfit, posting letters, rain
A lady braves the winter rain to post her Christmas cards Date: 1928

Theodore Hook
(1788-1841). He was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810

Royal Air Force - Hunting Jet Provost T. 4 XP680
Royal Air Force Hunting Jet Provost T.4 XP680 (msn PAC/W/18304) of The Macaws aerobatic team from the College of Air Warfare, based at Royal Air Force Manby

Name Postcard - Bessie. Date: circa 1907

Mail and Female
A scantily-clad female post delivery operative delivering the mail in non-standard work attire.... Date: 1940s

HMS Victory - 3
HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England. Nelsons cabin and writing desk. First published The Sunday Times Date: circa 1990

Israeli Rabbi reading his holy book. Date: circa 1910s

Large Letter Postcard from Bangor, Maine, USA, the county seat of Penobscot County. - featuring ladies and babies of the town. Date: 1909

Ladies Name postcard - FLO
Ladies Name postcard spelling out the name Flo. Date: 1905

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - large letter card Date: 1939

WW2 - Souvenir sewn postcard - from France
WW2 - Souvenir sewn postcard sent home by a British soldier stationed in France, featuring tricolore and union flag lettering. Date: 1940

Place Name Large Letter Card - Oakland, California Date: 1943

Place Name Large Letter Card - Marysville, California Date: 1943

Roman alphabet, upper and lower case A-Z. circa 1900

Roman script alphabet, upper case A-Z. circa 1900

Medieval alphabet, ornate initials L-Y. circa 1900

Italic alphabet, upper case script A-Z. circa 1900

German text alphabet, upper and lower case A-Z. circa 1900

Roman alphabet, lower case A-Z. circa 1900

Italic alphabet, lower case A-Z. circa 1900

Italic alphabet, upper and lower case A-Z. circa 1900

The Divine Comedy. Dante and Virgil in Hell. Folio 25 r. 148
The Divine Comedy. Poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Miniature depicting Dante and Virgil in Hell. The meeting of Dante with Farinata degli Uberti and Cavalcante de Cavalcanti. Folio 25 r

Spain. Cadiz. City and port. Engraving. 17th century. Colore
Spain. Cadiz. 17th century. Engraving depicting the city with the port. Colored

World Map by Rumold Mercator (1512-1594)
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio. World map, 1587. Detail of America. By Rumold Mercator (1545-1599)

Roman mosaic depicting the Chi-Rho symbol with alpha and omega. Found in Barcelona. Museum of History. Barcelona. Spain

Illuminated letter S
Illuminated letters in a medieval style

Illuminated letter M in a medieval style

Illuminated letter F in a medieval style

Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry Officers sword, 15th Hussars.Blade is curved and fullered with engraved decoration in the linear style typical of the period, the decoration includes floral designs

Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de (1588-1665). French noblewoman, owner of a famous literary caf頩 n Paris. Madame de Rambouillet and her daughter Julie d Angennes

Illuminated letter A in a medieval style

Illuminated letter E in a medieval style

Illuminated letter B in a medieval style

Illuminated letter C with Queen Elizabeth I sitting in state attended probably by three members of her privy council. The letter, a 19th century reproduction

Times newspaper headlines, Britain at War, WW1
The Times newspaper headlines for 5 August 1914, Britain at War, announcing the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 5 August 1914

Children posting a letter
Two children, dressed in adorable matching yellow outfits, post a letter at a rather remote looking postbox. Date: 1951

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