Postage Collection (page 3)

Sir Rowland Hill (1795 A?o??n? 1879). Was a teacher and creator of the first British postage stamp in history: the Penny Black. Engraving. Universal History, 1892. Colored

Rowland Hill (1795-1879). Engraving. Colored
Rowland Hill (1795-1879). British teacher and creator of the first postage stamp, the Penny Black. Engraving by Capuz in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879. Colored

Red English Post Box in a brick wall in Cambridge, England

Group of people at an antiques fair. Date: circa 1910

Rickshaw scene made from used postage stamps, China. Date: circa 1905

Sir Leary Constantine with boy scout
Sir Leary Constantine, the former West Indies cricketer, shaking hands with Robert Todd (age 15), of the 6th Wallington Scout Group, UK

Turkey - Venerable Turks surrounded by postage stamps
Turkey - Venerable Turks (Anatolian Farm workers - now retired!) surrounded by Turkish postage stamps Date: circa 1903

New postage stamp design, Fiume, Italy
A new postage stamp design for Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) when under Italian occupation, soon after the First World War. The design shows a short sword cutting a Gordian knot

Double page spread in a diary for 9-14 January
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 9-14 January. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Sir Rowland Hill - Postal Reformer
Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879) - English postal reformer - introduced the penny post

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

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

Ramsay Macdonald and the 80, 000, 000, 000 letter
Photograph of J.Ramsay Macdonald, British Prime Minister, holding an envelope that needed 80, 000, 000, 000 marks postage from Berlin to London, following financial collapse in Germany

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Penny Post Envelope
A contemporary Penny Postage envelope - Britain ! Bestow this Boon and Be in Blessing Blest, Ocean Penny Postage will link all Lands with thee in Trade and Peace

Tuberculosis Stamp - 5
French postage stamp sold in aid of the fight against tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 4
French postage stamp promoting washing and cleanliness to fight tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 3
French postage stamp promoting bathing and cleanliness to fight tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 2
French postage stamp promoting fresh air and sunshine to fight tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 1
French postage stamp promoting sunlight to fight tuberculosis

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