Post Collection (page 45)

Essaouira, Morocco - tourists landing
Essaouira (formerly Mogador) - tourist resort on the Western Moroccan region of Marrakesh on the Atlantic coast - occupied since prehistoric times

Dreaming of being the victor
A man dreams of being the Olympic Champion!

A German artillery observation post in a haystack

Letters from home: The base post office

Complete Surrender by H. H. Harris
A post-WWI issue of The Bystander depicting a dashing monocled officer escorting a glamorous flapper girl dressed in yellow, furs and a red cloche hat

British Observation Post; Second World War, 1940
Drawing showing an advanced Observation Post in the British sector of the Maginot line, March 1940. This observer, using a telescope

The Demolition of Heligoland, Germany, 1947
Aerial photograph showing the destruction of the former naval base on Heligoland, Germany, on 18th April 1947. Heligoland had been a stronghold for German military forces during both World Wars

The Potsdam Conference; Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing the leaders of Great Britiain, the Soviet Union and the United States of America meeting at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945

Rough Hospitality in Siberia. A Post-House on the Way to the
Special Artist Julius Price sent sketches of his journey to the Orsk gold mines in Siberia back to the Illustrated London News Office and the sketches were then drawn up by R. Caton Woodville

A French observation post mounted up a tree
Two soldiers are seen up a tree used as a French army look-out post on the Western front, August 1916

The First Modern Telephone, 1909
Photograph of the first automatic telephone exchange system (modern telephone), installed by the German Post Office in 1909

Royal Mail departure from the General Post Office
Colour illustration showing horse-drawn Royal Mail carriages departing from the General Post Office, London

Christmas post
Front cover engraving from the Graphic showing a postman arriving at a house in the country

Postman circa. 1840
An early photograph of a postman, circa 1840 wearing a cape and top hat. Before postage stamps, he would have to collect payment for each individual letter

Collecting the first pension cheque at the post office
Collecting the first weekly pension instalment at the post office. The Old Age Pension Act was introduced by David Lloyd George in 1908 with the first pensions available on the 1st of January 1909

America Celebrities, Literary Celebrities of New York. Willi
Portrait of William Briant, editor of the Evening Post from 1830, travel writer and poet

The First Penny Post from England to America, 1908
Photographs and Illustrations showing the first mail service to operate between England and America for the price of a penny. At top left, photograph of the Royal Mail Van at Waterloo Station

The American Pony Express. En Route from the Missouri River
The famous American Pony Express to carry post from coast to coast was set up by Mr WH Russell. The first journey was made on April 9th 1860 and took seven and a half days for ponies to cover 1

Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1895)
Engraving of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, the English Conservative politician, who served as Indian Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, seen shortly after accepting the latter post

Sorting room at the General Post Office
Engraving from 1875, showing the sorting room of the General Post Office with workers (all male) stamping and sorting mail

Franco-Prussian War: balloon from Paris over Versailles
Crowds in the streets in Versailles watching balloon overhead. During the siege of Paris post came in and out of Paris by balloon and the famous escape of Leon Gambetta

First day at the General Post Office
Sketches showing scenes from the first day at the General Post Office in 1883

A Poste D ecoute
A French listening-post for early detection of enemy aircraft

William Pitt (1759-1806)
Engraving of William Pitt, the second son of the Earl of Chatham, who came to be known as Pitt the Younger. In 1783, Pitt became Britains youngest Prime Minister, by taking the post at the age of 24

American Indians. Boundary Post between the United States am
Cree Indians living near Lake Winnipeg, were involved in this border dispute between the British in Canada and the Americans

Mr. Henniker Heaton
Illustration from a photo of Mr. Henniker Heaton, politician and founder of the Imperial Penny Post system

Collecting and applying for pensions at the post office
The introduction of pensions for the elderly. Images of men and women filling out applications in post offices after old age pensions were introduced by David Lloyd George in 1908

The inland letter office of the General Post Office, London showing male workers weighing, stamping and sorting letters

Radio in Ww1
A British radio post on the Western Front during World War One

Cyclists at a European Frontier on a Penny Farthing
Engraving showing two English cyclists on Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycles reaching a Border post as they travel across Europe

Johnson Saves for Leeds, Highbury, 1925
Photograph showing Johnson, the Leeds Goalkeeper, pushing a shot wide of his goal post, 1925. Although Johnson was successful this time

The Provisional Government reviewing the National Guard; Fra
Illustration showing the Provisional Government reviewing the National Guard during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1. The Provisional Government of National Defence was set up after the French

Hauling ships guns up Montmartre, Paris; Franco-Prussian Wa
Illustration showing a gun carriage being hauled up the Buttes Montmartre, Paris, with the two famous windmills in the background, 1871. This sketch was sent out of Paris by balloon post

The Barricades at Trone, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1
Panoramic scene of Paris and the barricades at Trone, with soldiers patrolling and citizens going about their business. One French soldier can be seen showing off his war trophy

The Civil War in America, advanced post of General Blenker s
At the beginning of 1862, Lincoln issued General War Order 1, calling on all US forces to begin a general advance on the South

The late Sir Rowland Hill, author of the Penny Postage syste
Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879), originator of penny postage and Post Office supremo. Date: 1879

The Zulu war. Alls Well, Sketch in Bromheads Post, New
Zulu war sketches by an ILN special artist. Rorkes Drift was the scene of an heroic defence by the British in January 1879

Russia Guard Post
Guard post on the Russian frontier near Saint Petersburg

The East London Hospital for children
Five pictures of the interior of the hospital in 1878. 1, top image shows the Princess Mary Ward. 2, middle left, applicants awaiting admission. 3, middle right, the serving of breakfast

Mail Wagon Moldavia
Carrying the mail in Moldavia, eastern Europe

A Friend in Need
Humorous illustration showing a little girl helping a small terrier dog to reach up to post a letter

Fort Laramie which was a significant trading post in the 19th century and later a military outpost of the US army

ENGLAND SIGN POST
An England signpost on the border with Scotland

Reindeer Used for Mail
In the Ural mountains of Russia, reindeer are used by the postmen who must deliver mail in remote places under arduous conditions

Peace Parade
Paris celebrates the first post-war Quatorze Juillet with a parade of tanks down the Champs Elysees

Mail Sorting Office
Postal workers at the General Post Office (Britain), manually sorting mail into pigeon holes

The Express Mail Train, 1844
Engraving showing the Mail train from Folkestone to London, with three lights on the front to indicate that its the Express train, carrying post from India and the Far East

Rubber : Collecting
After preliminary processing, the rubber is taken to market or trading post

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