Mail Collection (page 15)

Mail-coach entering an inn
A Mail-coach drawn by four horses, ten minutes behind. Date: 19th century

Postal censorship during World War I
Photograph showing condemned goods taken from the mail and stored to await the decision of the Prize Court. Date: 1917

Postal censorship during World War 1
Photograph taken in the Censors Museum which shows attempts which used to be made to smuggle food into Germany through the newspaper post

The campaign against Evil Communications
Page showing a series of photographs depicting the elaborate work of the postal censorship during WW1 in Britain: the laboratory where suspicius matter is chemically examined

The postal censorship: sorting mails and examining letters
Page showing a series of photographs which depict aspects of the postal censorship during WW1 in Britain. The first two photographs show preliminary distribution of mail bags

The postal censorship: deciphering languages
Page showing a series of photos depicting some medals intercepted from Germany, as well as letters marked as photographs which contained rubber and leather instead

Advertisement, Chas Baker & Co, Boys Sailor Suits. 19th century

Japan - Rural Postman delivering the mail by rickshaw
Japan, Rural Postman delivering the mail by rickshaw. Date: 1908

Cunard Wharf, Boston
Cunard Wharf within Boston Harbour was owned by the Cunard Line Company who had been awarded the first British Trans Atlantic steamship mail contract in 1839

Post Office Sorting 1904
The General Post Office, St Martin s-Le-Grand, London: Foreign Mail Sorting Room. (1 of 2) Date: 1904

Thurn & Taxis Mailcoach
Mail coaches of the Thurn & Taxis mail service at Frankfurt, Germany. Date: circa 1830

Loading the Mail Train
A Royal Mail train service is loaded with post bags. Date: circa 1970

CALCUTTA IN ROUGH SEA
The Royal Mail screw steam- ship in a hurricane off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean - the wretched passengers below deck must have been alarmed and uncomfortable. Date: 1853

Daily Mail Printing
The newspaper printing press of the Daily Mail in White City, West London. The ghostly figure of a uniformed man stands in the office. Date: 1930s

Mail Phaeton 1872
Grooms harnessing the second horse to a mail-phaeton. Date: 1872

Mail Editorial Team / 1950
An editorial meeting at the Daily Mail, presided over by editor Guy Schofield (centre). Date: 1950s

Planning Newspaper Pages
Two editors plan the layout of a page (Daily Mail?). Date: 1950s

First Page Proof (Paper)
The night editor of the Daily Mail inspects the first page proof direct from the stone. Date: 1950s

Times / Printing House Sq
The Times Office at Printing House Square. Date: 1843

Overland Train in Uk
Between Folkestone and London (or vice versa) the Indian Mails are carried by express train carrying special mail lights which assure its uninterrupted progress Date: 1844

Overland at Alexandria
At Alexandria, mail from England is taken to Suez on camel-back, while mail from India is put aboard ship to Marseille. Date: 1853

Overland - Suez
The harbour at Suez where mail from India is landed, and mail for India taken out to the ships by small boat. Date: 1844

Autoplate Machine / D. Mail
Workers by the autoplate machine of the Daily Mail. Date: circa 1940

Louise Thurn und Taxis
Louose, countess von Thurn und Taxis in the 16th century, Count Roger of Thurn und Taxis set up a German mail service. Date: 17th Century

Kitchener / Punch / J Bull
HORATIO, LORD KITCHENER 1ST EARL KITCHENER Reassured by John Bull that all decent British people are behind him as the First World War proceeds Date: 1850 - 1916

Balloon Factory Paris
The Gare d Orleans is converted into a factory for balloons to carry mail - and sometimes passengers - from the besieged city Date: September 1870

Advert for Farmer, Lane - Co, mail carts and prams
A MAIL CART and a SAFETY PERAMBULATOR by Farmer, Lane and Co. London 1894

Indians Attack Coach
Native Americans attack a mail coach Date: circa 1880

French Postbox
La petite Poste aux Lettres a lady posts a letter in a Paris street, a man comes hurrying to catch the post, the postman waits till its time to collect the mail Date: 1831

Birmingham mail in snow 1836
The Birmingham Mail is stuck in the snow - the guards ride on to London with the mail bags. Date: 1836

Louth mail in snow 1836
The Louth Mail (Lincolnshire, England) is stuck in the snow - the mail bags are sent on by a lighter post-chaise, the passengers must walk or wait Date: 1836

Dail Mail / Typing Story
An office at the Daily Mail showing a story being wired to Manchester for duplicating in the Manchester edition. Date: 1950 s

Poster design, Daily Mail Flower and Fruit Show. Date: circa 1920s

Postman
A postman of 1813 knocking on a door to deliver the mail. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1902

Indians Attack Mail / 1860
Indians attacking the Wells Fargo overland mail train in Colorado Date: circa 1860

Commemorative postcard with stamps
Commemorative first day cover postcard with stamps, postmarked San Francisco, California, 10 September 1957, to London, UK (also postmarked 11 September, London, on back)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Business District, Burrard Inlet and the RMS Aorangi. Date: 1929

Poster, Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia, London, 26 February to 23 March. Nearest stations Addison Road, West Kensington, Hammersmith. Date: circa 1930s

The Lyons Mail by Charles Reade
Promotional postcard for The Lyons Mail by Charles Reade. First produced as The Courier of Lyons, at the Princesss Theatre, 26th May 1854 and under this title at the Lyceum Theatre, 19th May 1877

Witchcraft Perfume order form, Estelle, Walthamstow, London. (2 of 2) 1971

Advertisement voucher for Witchcraft Perfume by Parfums Ricard - save six shillings and sixpence. Mail order from Estelle, Walthamstow, London. (1 of 2) 1971

Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Pantie Extravaganza! 1971

Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Pants and Kimono
Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Mens Pants and Kimono - Surprise and Delight Him! 1971

See India advert - Imperial Indian Mail train
See India advertisement from the Indian Railways Bureau. From Bombay to Calcutta the Imperial Indian Mail runs its weekly journey carrying first class passengers only with their servants. Date: 1935

Street scene in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America
A colourful street scene in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. circa 1930

Cunard Companys regular passenger, mail, freight services
Brochure page listing the Cunard Companys regular passenger, mail and freight services. Date: 1922

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Boat Deck - Funnels. Date: 1922

Cunard Building - Pier Head - Liverpool, England Date: 1922

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