Postal Collection (page 8)

Loading the Mail Train
A Royal Mail train service is loaded with post bags. Date: circa 1970

Sir Rowland Hill
SIR ROWLAND HILL, the postal reformers statue outside the former General Post Office in St Martins le Grande, with the dome of St Pauls Cathedral in the background. Date: 1795 - 1879

Postal Courier, C17
Capt. Bedlow carrying letters to Forraigne Parts. Date: 1684

Relay Station, Romania
A Postal Relay Station at Moldo-Valachie, Romania. Date: 1848

VICTORY AT PORTSMOUTH
Members of the International Postal Conference visiting Admiral Nelsons ship the " Victory" at Portsmouth. Date: 1920s

Sir Rowland Hill / Anon En
SIR ROWLAND HILL English postal reformer Date: 1795 - 1879

Sir Rowland Hill / Iln
SIR ROWLAND HILL English postal reformer Date: 1795 - 1879

Phyllis Dare / Postcards
Phyllis Dare (1890 1975), English actress, with postcards of herself Date: 1907

South Africa postman
Native South Africa letter carrier, carrying a message in a cleft stick Date: 1868

Post Office in Wimpole Street, London W1
Post Office building in Wimpole Street, London W1. Date: circa 1910

Commemorative postcard with stamps
Commemorative first day cover postcard with stamps, postmarked San Francisco, California, 10 September 1957, to London, UK (also postmarked 11 September, London, on back)

Sacramento, California, USA - Post Office Building Date: circa mid 1930s

Toledo, Ohio, USA - Post Office Building Date: 1925

John Hassall Correspondence Art School in St. Albans
The very picturesque John Hassall Correspondence Art School, a successful venture by one of the leading illustrators and poster artists of the day

John Hassall Correspondence Art School brochure
Front cover of a brochure for The John Hassall Correspondence Art School. Hassall was a leading illustrator and poster artist who established an art school in Kensington in the 1900s

Music cover, Postmans Holiday Ragtime (Le facteur en ballade), composed by Ezra Read. circa 1895

Example of an early postcard, Argentina, South America
Example of an early postcard from Argentina, South America, postmarked October 1887, addressed with lovely cursive handwriting. Date: 1887

Advertisement for John Hassall Art School
Advertisement for the John Hassall Correspondence Art School based at Stratford Studios, Kensington. One of the leading artists of the day, known for his bold, graphic poster style

Advertisement for the Press Art School. run by art critic and writer, Percy Bradshaw. The correspondence course was recommended as a way to gain new skills for employment

Red pillar box on a Christmas card
Red pillar box with robin, holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card. The box opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Winged postman with letters on a New Year card -- May New Year bring from lovers true, Lots of Valentines for you! Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap, red pillar box. circa 1880s

Custom House and Post Office, Pensacola, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1910

Main lobby, Park Hotel, Warren, Ohio, USA
Main lobby of the Park Hotel, Warren, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1905

Galloping across the map -- a mailcoach speeds through the night in the early days of the postal service. Date: 1932

The driver of His Majestys Mail, 1828 -- two men on a mailcoach in the early days of the postal service. Date: 1932

No. 3: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. 3: The German postman trying to deliver a letter to a ruined Belgium village. Date: 1915

Commemorative envelope with stamps
Commemorative first day cover envelope with stamps, postmarked 27 October 1945, with three 3 cent stamps celebrating the US Navy. On the left is a photograph of the USS Potomac, presidential yacht

Dawson Art Course advertisement
A page from The Bystander, 15 March 1916, advertising a postal art course under the tutelage of Mr Charles Dawson, described as one of Londons most successful designers of Pictorial Publicity

Car on Furkastrasse, Rhone Glacier, Switzerland
Postal service car with passengers on Furkastrasse, Rhone Glacier, Switzerland. Date: 1920s

Soldiers sorting military post, WW1
Men of the Royal Engineers sorting out letters at the G.P.O in 1915. The ever-increasing volume of letters and parcels to troops in various parts of the world necessitated experienced men who

Civilian internment camp at Ruhleben
Incidents in the life at the civilian internment camp at Ruhleben, showing an engravers kiosk and the office for distributing the eagerly-awaited parcels from England

Tommys Letter Bag, Arrival of Post at the Front, WW1
The arrival of mail at a British outpost station in France during the First World War. Date: 1915

Hollywood Boulvevard - Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1931

New Tube Railway for Mail by G H Davis
A diagram giving the details of the post office tube between Paddington and Whitechapel, built at the time at a cost of 1, 500, 000

Letter returned to sender, WW1
A letter addressed to a Mr Loewenthal, a British subject living in London, returned to sender in Hamburg " owing to state of war"

Heinrich Von Stephan
HEINRICH VON STEPHAN German postal administrator Date: 1831 - 1897

Carrying Mail Sacks
Trusty workers at the General Post Office, lugging huge sacks of heavy mail over their shoulders. Date: early 1930s

Snow Mail Van
An ingenious mail van, fitted with skis to cope with winter snow and adverse weather conditions! Date: early 1930s

John Henniker Heaton
Sir JOHN HENNIKER HEATON Postal reformer Date: 1848 - 1914

The Post Office, Maritzburg, South Africa Date: circa 1904

New phone line at the number 27 Post Office, Japan
The opening of the new telephone line at the number 27 Post Office, Japan. Inset portraits of two postal officials. Date: 1911

Old Chinese Postman in Traditional attire. Date: circa 1908

Mount Street Post Office - Grosvenor Square, London - incorporating Tait & Co. Bakers and Confectioners. Date: 1904

South Africa - Graaff Reinet - New Post Office
South Africa, Eastern Cape - Graaff Reinet - New Post Office. Date: circa 1930s

The New York Post Office, New York, USA. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The Post Office Date: circa 1916

Manaus, Brazil - Praca da Comercio (Correio Geral) - General Post Office Date: circa 1910s

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