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Background imagePostal Collection: Poster, Night Mail

Poster, Night Mail, quoting part of the poem by W H Auden written for and narrated in the documentary film of the same name (1936). circa 1930s

Background imagePostal Collection: The Royal Logistic Corps

The Royal Logistic Corps. The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed in 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps: Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Background imagePostal Collection: Records of first UK aerial mail service

Records of first UK aerial mail service
Thepostmasters official handwrittenrecordsrelatingto thefirst UKaerialmail service from London to Windsor andWindsor to LondoninSeptember1911. 1911

Background imagePostal Collection: Use the Air Mail Poster

Use the Air Mail Poster
GPO Poster, Use the Air Mail, The Fastest Mail. Depicting the underside of a monoplane against a blue and black sky

Background imagePostal Collection: The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard back

The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard back
The 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!

Background imagePostal Collection: First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle

First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle
The first airmail letter ever to be delivered is handed to the Postmaster of Windsor, to whom it is addressed, on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle

Background imagePostal Collection: Women working during the First World War

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

Background imagePostal Collection: Mailboxes in Takaka, South Island, New Zealand

Mailboxes in Takaka, South Island, New Zealand
A row of colourful farm mail boxes at the roadside in Takaka, at the northern end of New Zealands South Island

Background imagePostal Collection: Airmail postcards at Gamages, London

Airmail postcards at Gamages, London
People 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

Background imagePostal Collection: Sorting Post 1930S

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

Background imagePostal Collection: Sorting Post 1930S

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

Background imagePostal Collection: GPO map of Mail Steamship Routes

GPO map of Mail Steamship Routes. Date: circa 1950s

Background imagePostal Collection: Postman with trumpet, horse and cart

Postman with trumpet, horse and cart. 19th century

Background imagePostal Collection: Freemason seal of the 19th century with different

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

Background imagePostal Collection: Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia)

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Background imagePostal Collection: District Messengers / Gpo

District Messengers / Gpo
Young boys worked as GPO District Couriers and delivered packages all over London. Here, they leave the District Messenger & Theatre Office. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePostal Collection: New York Worlds Fair - First Day Cover

New York Worlds Fair - First Day Cover
New York Worlds Fair World of Tomorrow - First Day Cover - Left-hand stamp depicts the Contemporary Arts Building. Date: 1939

Background imagePostal Collection: Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2

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

Background imagePostal Collection: Main Post Office and Automobile Club, Casablanca, Morocco

Main Post Office and Automobile Club, Casablanca, Morocco. Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePostal Collection: Air Mail to Africa Poster

Air Mail to Africa Poster
Poster, Air Mail to Africa, showing two Africans looking up at airliner G-ABPI. 20th century

Background imagePostal Collection: A Village Post Office in Jamaica

A Village Post Office in Jamaica Date: circa 1907

Background imagePostal Collection: Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Background imagePostal Collection: Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Background imagePostal Collection: Futuristic airmail airship

Futuristic airmail airship
A futuristic airmail airship with a vast array of wings

Background imagePostal Collection: Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Background imagePostal Collection: Man and boy, Timsgarry Post Office, Isle of Lewis

Man and boy, Timsgarry Post Office, Isle of Lewis
A man and a boy stand at the door of the rustic Timsgarry Post Office, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Background imagePostal Collection: S Teerwood. The mail van

S Teerwood. The mail van
A red mail van stops at a remote village in the Scottish Highlands to collect and deliver post

Background imagePostal Collection: Stone Letter Box

Stone Letter Box
A quaint carved stone letter box on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Background imagePostal Collection: Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter

Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter
The aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Background imagePostal Collection: Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon

Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon
The aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight

Background imagePostal Collection: Boy & Girl Post Letter

Boy & Girl Post Letter
A boy and girl arrive with a letter just as the postman is emptying the box

Background imagePostal Collection: Sir Rowland Hill / World I

Sir Rowland Hill / World I
SIR ROWLAND HILL English postal reformer

Background imagePostal Collection: Map of the Greater London area

Map of the Greater London area with council areas marked. Date: mid-20th century

Background imagePostal Collection: Mail arriving by boat in Calshot Harbour, Tristan de Cunha

Mail arriving by boat in Calshot Harbour, Tristan de Cunha
Tristan de Cunha - Mail arriving by boat in Calshot Harbour. Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean which includes Gough Island

Background imagePostal Collection: WW2 - Remember Pearl Harbour - Patriotic envelope

WW2 - Remember Pearl Harbour - Patriotic envelope Date: circa 1942

Background imagePostal Collection: Lets Make em Holler Uncle - USA - WW2 Propaganda

Lets Make em Holler Uncle - USA - WW2 Propaganda
" Lets Make em Holler Uncle". The leader of the Axis powers crushed in Uncle Sams fist - USA - WW2 Propaganda Date: 1943

Background imagePostal Collection: This Ones for you, alright! A postman delivering a Happy Birthday Greeting. Date

This Ones for you, alright! A postman delivering a Happy Birthday Greeting. Date: 1938

Background imagePostal Collection: Swiss Mobile Post Office

Swiss Mobile Post Office (Schweiz Automobil Postbureau) offering postal, telephone and telegram services to remote parts of the country. Date: 1939

Background imagePostal Collection: Czech Republic - Mobile Post Office - Auto Posta

Czech Republic - Mobile Post Office - Auto Posta
Czech Republic - Mobile Post Office and Sorting Vehicle - Auto Posta. Date: 1937

Background imagePostal Collection: Post Office - Corner Wortley Road and Askin Street, Ontario

Post Office - Corner Wortley Road and Askin Street, Ontario
Post Office - Corner Wortley Road and Askin Street, London South, Ontario, Canada Date: circa 1905

Background imagePostal Collection: General Post Office, Birmingham

General Post Office, Birmingham Date: circa 1904

Background imagePostal Collection: Weymoor Post Office and Hall's Newsagents Shop

Weymoor Post Office and Hall's Newsagents Shop, Harborne, south-west Birmingham. Note the K3 telephone box/booth/kiosk (right) - the K3, introduced in 1929, again by Giles Gilbert Scott

Background imagePostal Collection: RMS Titanic, collection of memorabilia, 2012 centenary

RMS Titanic, collection of memorabilia, 2012 centenary
RMS TITANIC: Royal Mint Titanic Centenary 2012 Titanic Commemorating a Maritime Legend Cover and Silver Coin. A5 size Royal Mint postal cover and commemorative coin produced in 2012

Background imagePostal Collection: WW2 Victory, Liberation of Czechoslovakia

WW2 Victory, Liberation of Czechoslovakia, postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Background imagePostal Collection: WW2 Winston Churchill, Capituler Jamais

WW2 Winston Churchill, Capituler Jamais - Canadian postal cover envelope 1943 Date: 1943

Background imagePostal Collection: WW2 There'll Always Be An England, Bulldog and Union Jack

WW2 There'll Always Be An England, Bulldog and Union Jack
WW2, There'll Always Be An England, Bulldog and Union Jack, Canadian postal cover envelope Date: 1942

Background imagePostal Collection: WW2 New Zealand Navy, Army and Airforce

WW2 New Zealand Navy, Army and Airforce, Give them something MORE than THANKS postal cover envelope Date: 1946

Background imagePostal Collection: WW2 American postal cover envelope celebrating victory

WW2 American postal cover envelope celebrating victory over the Japanese on the Marshall Islands Date: 1944

Background imagePostal Collection: Ww2 Second World War Two Usa American Army Military

Ww2 Second World War Two Usa American Army Military
ww2, second, world, war, two, usa, american, army, military, police, mp, armband, comic, postal, cover, 1942, 1940s, 40s, forties, envelope, postmark, arlington, stamp, stamps, looking, for

Background imagePostal Collection: World Events Japanese Quit At End Of Wwii Ww2

World Events Japanese Quit At End Of Wwii Ww2
world, events, japanese, quit, at, end, of, wwii, ww2, second, war, two, 1945, 1940s, 40s, forties, japs, usa, america, american, postal, cover, envelope, newspaper, seller, vendor, man, postmark

Background imagePostal Collection: Well Fight Every Jap Japan Germany Hun Wwii Ww2

Well Fight Every Jap Japan Germany Hun Wwii Ww2
well, fight, every, jap, japan, germany, hun, wwii, ww2, second, world, war, two, 1945, 1940s, 40s, forties, america, american, usa, victory, postal, cover, envelope, handwritten, name, address

Background imagePostal Collection: USA at War with Germany and Italy, 11 December 1941

USA at War with Germany and Italy, 11 December 1941 - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1941

Background imagePostal Collection: Uncle Sam delares War on Japan, 8 December 1941

Uncle Sam delares War on Japan, 8 December 1941 - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1941

Background imagePostal Collection: Uncle Sam and John Bull putting Japan in the Dog House

Uncle Sam and John Bull putting Japan in the Dog House - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1943

Background imagePostal Collection: This is Inflation, WW2 American War Bonds postal cover

This is Inflation, WW2 American War Bonds postal cover
This is Inflation, Take a Good Look, WW2 American Buy War Bonds postal cover envelope Date: 1944

Background imagePostal Collection: There'll Always Be An England, WW2 postal cover envelope

There'll Always Be An England, WW2 postal cover envelope
There'll Always Be An England, WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1942

Background imagePostal Collection: The Navy's Here, WW2 Canadian postal cover envelope

The Navy's Here, WW2 Canadian postal cover envelope Date: 1943

Background imagePostal Collection: Romania Bulgaria And Hungary Europe European

Romania Bulgaria And Hungary Europe European
romania, bulgaria, and, hungary, europe, european, at, war, with, usa, america, december, 13, 1941, 1940s, 40s, forties, postmark, postmarked, washington, typewritter, name, address, chicago

Background imagePostal Collection: Norway Fight for Freedom, WW2 Mail for a Marine

Norway Fight for Freedom, WW2 Mail for a Marine, American postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Background imagePostal Collection: General Douglas MacArthur, WW2 Supreme Commander

General Douglas MacArthur, WW2 Supreme Commander, V-J Day - Unconditional Surrender of Japan, Manila, USA, Philippines, postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Background imagePostal Collection: Fruits of Freedom, A Free America, WW2 patriotic cover

Fruits of Freedom, A Free America, WW2 patriotic cover
Fruits of Freedom, A Free America, WW2 patriotic postal cover envelope passed by US Army Examiner Date: 1941

Background imagePostal Collection: Buy War Bonds and Stamps, WW2 envelope

Buy War Bonds and Stamps, WW2 envelope
Buy War Bonds and Stamps - WW2 American postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Background imagePostal Collection: America at War Re-Elects Franklin D. Roosevelt, WW2

America at War Re-Elects Franklin D. Roosevelt, WW2
America at War Re-Elects Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, 7 November 1944 - USA WW2 commemorative postal cover envelope Date: 1944

Background imagePostal Collection: Alphabet of Democracy, America, Britain, China, Dutch, WW2

Alphabet of Democracy, America, Britain, China, Dutch, WW2
Alphabet of Democracy, America, Britain, China, Duch, WW2, American postal cover envelope Date: 1944

Background imagePostal Collection: Envelope, A Free France, for the Free French, WW2

Envelope, A Free France, for the Free French, WW2
WW2 envelope, A Free France, for the Free French! Thanks to the Yanks and British too! Date: 1944

Background imagePostal Collection: Farnborough Post Office, Kent

Farnborough Post Office, Kent. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePostal Collection: The Post Office at Pleaux (Cantal), France

The Post Office at Pleaux (Cantal), France Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePostal Collection: Post Office, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

Post Office, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imagePostal Collection: Transporting the mail, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known

Transporting the mail, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Background imagePostal Collection: Phari post office, the highest in the world (15, 000 feet), in Yadong County, on the Tibet border

Phari post office, the highest in the world (15, 000 feet), in Yadong County, on the Tibet border, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British

Background imagePostal Collection: The Home Of The P. C. C

The Home Of The P. C. C
A drawing which shows the front face of the home of the P.C.C. Great Britain's first postal college of art, an institution to aid artists in the generation of income. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePostal Collection: RMS Titanic - passenger's album of scraps

RMS Titanic - passenger's album of scraps
RMS Titanic - album of scraps, which were the property of Richard May, a Titanic passenger who travelled only as far as Queenstown, Ireland

Background imagePostal Collection: RMS Titanic - William Logan Gwinn items

RMS Titanic - William Logan Gwinn items
RMS Titanic - items relating to William Logan Gwinn (or Gwynne), Postal Clerk who lost his life at the age of 37 when the ship sank

Background imagePostal Collection: Joan Crawford Fan Mail

Joan Crawford Fan Mail
A fan's letter to Joan Crawford, using a portrait of her face in lieu of an address. Date: 1933

Background imagePostal Collection: Franking machine at the London General Post Office

Franking machine at the London General Post Office Date: 1923

Background imagePostal Collection: Letters arrive for sorting at the London General Post Office

Letters arrive for sorting at the London General Post Office Date: 1923

Background imagePostal Collection: Prince Albert, Dover to Ostend mail boat

Prince Albert, Dover to Ostend mail boat Date: 1950s

Background imagePostal Collection: Brazil Bilhete Postal

Brazil Bilhete Postal
Postcard printed in pink on light buff card with Vinte Reis oval stamp. Date: 1880

Background imagePostal Collection: Bolivian Tarjeta Postal

Bolivian Tarjeta Postal
The postcard is printed in brown on a light green card and carries a printed 5 Centavos stamp.It was for Internal use only. Date: 1887

Background imagePostal Collection: Argentinian Republic Tarjeta Postal

Argentinian Republic Tarjeta Postal
This is the first postcard issued by Argentina. It has an undivided back and carries a 4 Centavos printed stamp. Date: 1878

Background imagePostal Collection: The World's First Postcard

The World's First Postcard
The idea of a postal card which could be used at half the letter rate was that of Heinrich von Stephan in 1865. Later that year

Background imagePostal Collection: The Village Postman

The Village Postman Date: 1907

Background imagePostal Collection: Unique letterbox - Western side St. George's Square, PImlico

Unique letterbox - Western side St. George's Square, PImlico
Unique letterbox on the Western side of St. George's Square, Pimlico, London - now removed Date: 1954

Background imagePostal Collection: Melbourne and Tasmanian Mail Routes - Australia

Melbourne and Tasmanian Mail Routes - Australia
Detailed map showing Melbourne and Tasmanian Mail Routes across the Bass Strait from Melbourne, Victoria to Burnie, Tasmania - Australia. Date: circa 1910s



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