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Post-War RecruitmentPoster asking employers to take on men who have served during the First World War, featuring a personal plea from Douglas Haig
Christmas parcels for the trenches 1916Army Post Office in Regents Park, was receiving a rate of half a million parcels for Christmas a day for the soldiers in the trenches
Pensions IntroducedThe scene at an English Post Office, when old age pensioners call in for the first time to receive their government pension
Elephant and CastleThe Elephant and Castle shopping centre. Later deemed by many to be yet another ugly example of post World War Two architectural modernism
Iranian PostmanAn Iranian postman in western uniform delivers mail to a shopkeeper in traditional costume. Date: circa 1900
Soho, London - Beak Street W1, viewed from Great Pulteney Street. 1973
Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, NorthamptonBrochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising boots by post, with a circular illustration of the Footshape Works where the boots are made. Date: 20th century
The Post Office and Library, Greendale Road, Port Sunlight. Date: circa 1910
Spain (1493). Letter of the queen Isabel I to Christopher Columbus (5th September 1493). SPAIN. Sevilla. General Archives of the Indies
Women working during the First World War. Above: in a weapons factory, filling shells with explosives. Below: an outdoor scene with a woman bus conductor
After World War Two - Heathrow Airport FacilitiesAfter World War Two - The rather basic Heathrow Airport Reception and Communication Facilities. Date: 1946
The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard backThe reverse of a postcard sent from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924, held at Wembley Park, London, showing the official exhibition stamp and event postmark!
Mailboxes in Takaka, South Island, New ZealandA row of colourful farm mail boxes at the roadside in Takaka, at the northern end of New Zealands South Island
Farm scene - Painting by Raymond SheppardA winding muddy track leading toward a farmyard, barns and farm buildings. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
Airmail postcards at Gamages, LondonPeople at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox, in time for the first aerial mail service from Hendon to Windsor
The Aldgate Pump, London. A group of young lads and cheeky street types surround the venerable pump. To the left of the pump is a hand-crank Fire Call Post - signed/marked on the lampost as Fire Alarm
Carmarthen Ancient OakAn ancient oak tree in the centre of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, which some believe was the birthplace of Merlin
Penny Farthing PostA postman on a penny farthing delivers a parcel to a woman dressed in a long coat with fur trim
Irish Postman 1930SA country postman in Ireland delivers a postcard to a lucky boy
Sorting Post 1930SOne of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush
Envelopes 1940SA pile of envelopes, all to addresses in Scotland, and all something to do with timber and forestry
Stamp Machine 1960SA young woman puts a penny (1d) in the slot of a stamp machine, which will dispense a second class book of stamps. First class stamps are 3d (thruppence) per book
Village Post OfficeThe Crantock Stores, near Newquay, Cornwall; selling Walls ice cream, newspapers, postcards and incorporating the village post office
Anatomy / Sole of FootFirst and second stages of the dissection of the sole of the foot
General Post OfficeTHE GENERAL POST OFFICE, Lombard Street, London
Girls playing in Milton Street, Belfast, Northern IrelandTwo little girls playing in Milton Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, swinging on ropes round a lamppost. Date: 1969
Automatic Phone ExchangeAutomatic telephone exchange of the British Post Office, which at that time managed the telephone network
First Postbox, LondonLETTER BOX The first Post Office letter box in London is installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill
Interior of first postbox, LondonInterior of the first Post Office letter box in London which was installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill. Date: 1855
Ships Inn Post Office - Bustins Island, MEShips Inn Post Office - Bustins Island, Maine, USA Date: circa 1920
The first aerial post in EnglandThe first aerial postman receiving the first bag of mail for carriage by airship: Mr Hamel signing the official receipt
Chipping Campden 1940SChipping Campden, Gloucestershire, viewed through the arch of the 17th century Wool Hall. It was once the centre of the Cotswolds wool trade
Advertisement for National Savings -- your savings soon mount up -- showing a plane soaring above the countryside
Parcels Post Van C1870Parcels Post van of the British Post Office
Sorting Post 1930SA postal worker at the General Post Office (GPO), at Mount Pleasant, north London, sorts out parcels on a conveyor belt in the warehouse
Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground StationCentral Line Series. A smart lady, exhausted messenger boy and down-on-his-luck punter seated on a bench on the platform of St
Advert promoting the Post Office Telephone Service. Date: 1932
John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialistJohn Maclean (1879-1923), Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary Marxist socialist. He was imprisoned for his opposition to the First World War, and lost his teaching post
GPO map of Mail Steamship Routes. Date: circa 1950s
Freemason seal of the 19th century with different symbols as the Seal of Solomon or Star of David. Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris
The Black Boy pub, Dunsden, OxfordshireTaken early 20th cent. Still standing and known now as Black Boy Cottage. At this time also doubling up (very common for the period) as the village post office. Date: early 1900s
Penny Post Jubilee card - Sir Rowland Hill - 1890A 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
The Illuminations in Sackville Street, DublinThe illuminations in Sackville Street, Dublin with an electric light shining on the Nelson Column during the visit of Queen Victoria to Ireland in 1849
Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampostRacing Illustrated - " Some delay at the post!" - a gentleman who has had a serious session at the Old Blue Bell (see 10909661) endeavours to make his way home
SOROLLA, Joaqu(1863-1923). Nude of WomanSOROLLA, Joaqu (1863-1923). Nude of Woman. 1902. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire, England, built in about 1680, one of the few remaining post mills in the country. Date: late 17th century
Poster advertising Post Office Savings BankPoster advertising the Post Office Savings Bank -- money is power. Showing two tall smoking chimneys, possibly of Battersea Power Station. 20th century
Whip and Whipping Post at Wandsworth PrisonWhip and Whipping Post at Surrey Prison and House of Correction, Wandsworth Date: 1862