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Background imagePost Collection: English Post Chaise of 1780 by Edward Penfield

English Post Chaise of 1780 by Edward Penfield Date: 1780

Background imagePost Collection: French Post Chaise of 1760

French Post Chaise of 1760 by Edward Penfield Date: 1760

Background imagePost Collection: Advert, Sutton's Seeds Post Free

Advert, Sutton's Seeds Post Free
Advert, Sutton & Sons, Reading, Sutton's Seeds delivered post free by the postman. Date: 1880

Background imagePost Collection: Timetable, Plough Hotel Coach Office, Cheltenham

Timetable, Plough Hotel Coach Office, Cheltenham - Royal Mails and Light & Elegant Post Coaches daily to the places listed. Date: 1826

Background imagePost Collection: Nassau, Bahamas, Post Office, Secretariat, Legislative Halls

Nassau, Bahamas, Post Office, Secretariat, Legislative Halls
Nassau, Bahamas - Post Office, Secretariat and Legislative Halls. Date: circa 1950s

Background imagePost Collection: WW2 poster, They are planning their future. Are you? Save with a plan. Post Office Savings Bank

WW2 poster, They are planning their future. Are you? Save with a plan. Post Office Savings Bank, National Savings Certificates. For ways of saving - ask the officer who pays you. Date: circa 1942

Background imagePost Collection: Cotswolds postman delivering parcel, 1938

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

Background imagePost Collection: New tunnels for the Post Office Railway. 70ft beneath the ground near Oxford Street the nearly

New tunnels for the Post Office Railway. 70ft beneath the ground near Oxford Street the nearly completed, double track line

Background imagePost Collection: Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce Bairnsfather

Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Shadows in Whitehall An unusually serious subject for Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, known for his Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander magazine; ghostly soldiers guard the cenotaph in Whitehall, London

Background imagePost Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Machine gun post

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Machine gun post

Background imagePost Collection: Stamp of the Spanish Republic commemorating

Stamp of the Spanish Republic commemorating the 150th anniversary of the US Constitution (1938). SPAIN. Barcelona. Postal and Philatelic Museum

Background imagePost Collection: Temporary buildings after World War Two under construction at the Bristol Aeroplane Company's

Temporary buildings after World War Two under construction at the Bristol Aeroplane Company's factory at Barwell. Date: 1947

Background imagePost Collection: Peter Hain, Labour politician, campaigning outside a bank

Peter Hain, Labour politician, campaigning outside a bank
Peter Gerald Hain (b 1950), British Labour politician, has served in various ministerial posts, including Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales

Background imagePost Collection: Prepare for the Holidays by William Heath Robinson

Prepare for the Holidays by William Heath Robinson
A man learning how to swim without water by correspondence from a college by letter. Date: 1919

Background imagePost Collection: Funeral of George V, Park Lane

Funeral of George V, Park Lane
Three men climbing up a lamp post in Park Lane, Central London, to view the funeral procession of George V as it passes by

Background imagePost Collection: She'll be Queen Yet

She'll be Queen Yet
Impression of Edward, Duke of Kent showing off his baby daughter, Alexandrine Victoria, later Queen Victoria. After the death of King George IV, his brother, King William IV

Background imagePost Collection: The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift

The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift
The scene as reinforcements arrive at Rorke's Drift, successfully defended by the British from 3, 000 Zulus. Extended caption

Background imagePost Collection: Lea Hurst, home of Florence Nightingale

Lea Hurst, home of Florence Nightingale
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florence's social standing to become

Background imagePost Collection: Florence Nightingale's carriage

Florence Nightingale's carriage
The nursing carriage that accompanied Miss Florence Nightingale through the Crimean War. Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father

Background imagePost Collection: Officers and signallers have stationed themselves in a loft or attic in the upper storey of a

Officers and signallers have stationed themselves in a loft or attic in the upper storey of a damaged building, whose windows command a view the enermy's postion

Background imagePost Collection: Gunners are unable to see the targets at which they are firing

Gunners are unable to see the targets at which they are firing, they depend on the information from the aircraft, this is a typical photograph taken during the great Allied advance on the Western

Background imagePost Collection: Exterior of the General Post Office in St. Martin's-le-Grand. Date: 1899

Exterior of the General Post Office in St. Martin's-le-Grand. Date: 1899

Background imagePost Collection: Photograph taken from the roof-tops of South Africa Capital, Cape Town

Photograph taken from the roof-tops of South Africa Capital, Cape Town. Jubilee procession passing the streets with flags fluttering between the telegraph wires. Date: 22nd June 1897

Background imagePost Collection: Proposed design published in The Illustrated London News for the cast-iron decorative street lamps

Proposed design published in The Illustrated London News for the cast-iron decorative street lamps that would align the River Thames on the Embankment, London. Date: 1870

Background imagePost Collection: Designs for the Electric Lamp on the Thames Embankment 1870

Designs for the Electric Lamp on the Thames Embankment 1870
Proposed design by Timothy Butler of children climbing and an overflowing cornucopia. Published in ?The Illustrated London News

Background imagePost Collection: Exterior of the Old Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Date: circa 1800

Exterior of the Old Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Date: circa 1800

Background imagePost Collection: Exterior new Post Office, savings Bank, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Exterior new Post Office, savings Bank, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Background imagePost Collection: Exterior of the new General Post Office, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Exterior of the new General Post Office, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Background imagePost Collection: The Rotunda and St. Martin's Circus, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

The Rotunda and St. Martin's Circus, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

Background imagePost Collection: MEXICAN POSTMAN

MEXICAN POSTMAN
The Mexican postman needs a fast horse, for he may encounter bandits who will try to lassoo him, steal the mail and probably leave him dead. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePost Collection: PHOTO OF DEAD 3 YR OLD

PHOTO OF DEAD 3 YR OLD
Isa Jane Cumming, born on 15th July 1866 and who died on 1st July 1869, was photographed by her grieving parents in order that they might remember how she looked. Date: 1869

Background imagePost Collection: Troops lie in wait for the purpose of a rocket ambush; and Congreve rockets used for defence of an

Troops lie in wait for the purpose of a rocket ambush; and Congreve rockets used for defence of an army post Date: 1827

Background imagePost Collection: RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY

RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY
A surgeon about to perform an autopsy recognises the dead woman lying on the table Date: 1899

Background imagePost Collection: Torquatus condemns his own son to death

Torquatus condemns his own son to death
Titus Manlius Torquatus, as Roman Consul, condemns his own son to death for leaving his post in wartime against military orders, hence the term Manlian discipline'. Date: 340 BC

Background imagePost Collection: Boeing E-4B 74-0787

Boeing E-4B 74-0787
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 74-0787 (msn 20684 / 232), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imagePost Collection: Boeing E-4B 73-1677

Boeing E-4B 73-1677
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 73-1677 (MSN 20683 / 204), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imagePost Collection: Boeing E-4B 73-1676

Boeing E-4B 73-1676
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 73-1676 (MSN 20682 / 202), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imagePost Collection: Boeing E-4B 75-0125

Boeing E-4B 75-0125
United States Air Force - Boeing E-4B 75-0125 (msn 20949 / 257), on approach. The E-4B is the Airborne Command Post for the use of President of the United States in emergencies

Background imagePost Collection: Mil Mi-9 93+96

Mil Mi-9 93+96 (msn 340003, aka Mi-8IV)), command post version. Formerly of the East German Army (Landstreitkrafte), it was absorbed by the Heeresflieger on re-unification

Background imagePost Collection: Boeing EC-135C 63-8048

Boeing EC-135C 63-8048
United States Air Force - Boeing EC-135C 63-8048 (MSN 18665), airborne command post at RAF Mildenhall. Date: circa 1998

Background imagePost Collection: Old Post Office, Tintagel

Old Post Office, Tintagel by Terry Whitworth

Background imagePost Collection: Post Bridge, Dartmoor

Post Bridge, Dartmoor by Terry Whitworth

Background imagePost Collection: Children, Bunnies, Post

Children, Bunnies, Post by Peter Fraser

Background imagePost Collection: General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London. This was the main post office for

General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London. This was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1910. Photograph showing the room devoted to sorting of newspapers

Background imagePost Collection: New York Post Office, USA

New York Post Office, USA Date: 1883

Background imagePost Collection: Comic postcard, Two women having breakfast - postcard from the vicar Date

Comic postcard, Two women having breakfast - postcard from the vicar Date: 20th century

Background imagePost Collection: Fredensborg Palace Gardens - Normandsalen - Denmark

Fredensborg Palace Gardens - Normandsalen - Denmark
The Valley of the Norsemen - Farmers and fishermen in stone at Normandsalen - Sculpture museum in Fredensborg, Denmark. The creator of the collection was the Norwegian post driver Jorgen Christensen

Background imagePost Collection: New General Post Office, King Edward Building, London

New General Post Office, King Edward Building, London
New General Post Office, King Edward Building (KEB), London Date: 1911



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