Parcels Collection

The Village, Glangrwyney, Crickhowell, Wales
The Village, Glangrwyney, Crickhowell, near Abergavenny, Breconshire, Wales. Showing Great Western Railway Station Parcels Receiving Office and the Blue Bell Inn. Date: 1904

Christmas parcels for the trenches 1916
Army Post Office in Regents Park, was receiving a rate of half a million parcels for Christmas a day for the soldiers in the trenches

St. Georges Hospital, London
St. Georges Hospital, now the Lanesborough Hotel, London Date: circa 1903

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

Parcels Post Van C1870
Parcels Post van of the British Post Office

Sorting Post 1930S
A postal worker at the General Post Office (GPO), at Mount Pleasant, north London, sorts out parcels on a conveyor belt in the warehouse

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

Christmas at the Front - Unpacking the Parcels from Home
A group of British soldiers share the contents of a hamper which has been delivered to them at the Front. A Christmas pudding is held aloft and the scene is of general jollity

Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

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

Mutoscope postcard - Laden girl in a spot of bother
Help Wanted !! Humorous Mutoscope postcard featuring an attractive young lady in a spot of bother as her pet dog dashes off in the wrong direction (the lead causing a skirt mishap)

Strand Refuge, Edmonton
The Strand Union Workhouse at Edmonton used to house Belgian refugees during the First World War. A group of adults and children, some carrying parcels, are milling around the entrance gates

French parcel delivery man at Christmas, 1913
A busy parcel delivery man in Paris seen hard at work during the Christmas season. Attched to one of the big magasins or department stores, he is loaded with parcels and packages up to his chin

Parcel Delivery Tricycle
A Royal Mail parcels post delivery tricycle

Shoot for Woman's Own - Father's Day
Shoot for Woman's Own Special Advertisement Feature - Father's Day - circa late 1950s Date: circa late 1950s

Royal Visit to Birmingham - 7th July, 1909 - castellated arch with Forward below coat of arms - London & North Western Railway Company (L&NWR) Parcels Office and expectant crowd. Date: 1909

Red cross parcels for prisoners of war in Germany, WW2
British Airways woman carrying Red Cross parcels en route to Lisbon, destined for prisoners of war in Germany, WW2 Date: 1940s

Cotswolds postman delivering parcel, 1938
Cotwolds postman delivering a parcel to a woman over a cottage gate in 1938. He is riding a pony and has parcels of a variety of shapes to deliver, including a dead unplucked goose. Date: 1938

Gifts of Pears Soap been wrapped up to be sent to the front during World War Two. Date: 1915

HI HONEY, I'M HOME!
Cover for Die Dame featuring a woman arriving home after a shopping trip, leaving her chauffeur to carry her parcels up the steps to her town house. Date: March 1930

Parcels delivered to Hedgehog Nook by M. Sherborne (no title)

Original Artwork - Delivering Christmas presents
Original Artwork - Mother, daughter and pet dog head out in wintry weather to deliver some Christmas presents. Date: circa 1937

Birthday postcard, Little girl carrying a stack of presents Date: 20th century

Comic birthday postcard, Girl with presents, cards and flowers Date: 20th century

Little girl with presents on a birthday postcard Date: circa 1918

North-Western Railway Station, Euston, London 1880s
Entrance to North-Western Railway Station, Euston, London. Date: circa 1880s

Christmas card, Two puppies with parcels - Start Your Christmas. 20th century

Xmas. Buying gifts
A Joyous Christmas. Boy in red suit & gaiters carrying parcels and hat boxes. Artist: Ellen Clapsaddle Date: circa 1910

The Parcels Post by N G Travers
Promotional music sheet for The Parcels Post, music hall song by N. G. Travers, and sung with immense success by G H Macdermott

London Parcels Delivery Company. circa 1850

Child carrying presents on a Christmas postcard
Child carrying presents through the snow on a Christmas postcard. Date: 1909

Angel delivering presents on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Boy delivering presents on a German New Year postcard
Boy delivering presents in the snow on a German New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus on a house roof on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus on a house roof with presents on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Bookseller WHSmith 1910
A glimpse of the department of the well know British bookseller and newsvendors W. H. Smith and Son. Photograph showing busy workers in the warehouse packing books. 1910

Chief office of the parcel mail 1849
Mail coaches busy outside the main office in Catherine Street, in the Strand, London. Date: 1846

Horse-drawn parcel mail 1849 Horse-drawn parcel mail service 1849
A horse-drawn parcel mail service of 1846. Date: 1846

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

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

CHILDREN XMAS SHOPPING
A young brother and sister enjoy snow while shopping or off to post some Christmas parcels. 1928

Piled High with Shopping
A woman has been very busy shopping, so much so that her helper is hidden under a pile of parcels. 1920s

Guests Bearing Gifts Date: 1940

Going to Party Date: 1940

London Parcels Delivery Company 1862
London Parcels Delivery Company, head office in the Rolls-building, Fetter-lane, London. The yard with uproar of bustle and activity, lie waiting for their turn of duty. Date: 1862

WAREHOUSE IN LONDON / DORE
Working in the warehouses at Pickle Herring Street, London. Date: 1870

The Swan with Two Necks was once a coaching in in the City of London. Until the arrival of the railways, it was one of the principal departure points for travel to the north of England

Advertising postcard for Owbridges Lung Tonic - India
Advertising postcard for Owbridges Lung Tonic ( A Royal Cure for Coughs and Colds ) showing cases of the magical medicine being transported by two elephants in India. Date: circa 1900s

WW1, Rouen, France, British Post Office and Boieldieu Statue
WW1, Rouen, France, British Post Office and Statue of Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, French Composer. Date: 1917

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