Postal Collection (page 7)

A London postman (photo)
614246 A London postman (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A London postman. The Wrench series, No)

The newspaper window at the General Post Office (engraving)
614244 The newspaper window at the General Post Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Six o clock p.m)

General view of the Post Office (engraving)
614242 General view of the Post Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of the Post Office)

Postman and dog (chromolitho)
612963 Postman and dog (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postman and dog. Large Victorian " scrap")

Postman delivering a letter in the Dutch East Indies, late 19th century (colour litho)
488637 Postman delivering a letter in the Dutch East Indies, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dutch East Indies (Dutch)

A Postman delivering a letter in Japan, late 19th century (colour litho)
488378 A Postman delivering a letter in Japan, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French Postman in an electrically powered vehicle, late 19th century (colour litho)
488374 French Postman in an electrically powered vehicle, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Postman in Argentina delivering mail, late 19th century (colour litho)
488371 Postman in Argentina delivering mail, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ball filled with letters, thrown into the river Seine at the time of the Siege of Paris
CHT224192 Ball filled with letters, thrown into the river Seine at the time of the Siege of Paris, 1870-71 (lead) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Poste, Paris

Fantasy depictions of an air battle and of an aircraft for transporting freight in
CHT404254 Fantasy depictions of an air battle and of an aircraft for transporting freight in the year 2000, c.1910 (colour litho) by French School

Irish Sketches, on Her Majestys Service (engraving)
1099883 Irish Sketches, on Her Majestys Service (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Sketches, on Her Majestys Service)

Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS, Secretary to the Post Office (engraving)
1098592 Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS, Secretary to the Post Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS)

The General Post Office at Adelaide (b / w photo)
2813548 The General Post Office at Adelaide (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The General Post Office at Adelaide)

A Letter-Box in a Quiet Corner (engraving)
2772195 A Letter-Box in a Quiet Corner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Letter-Box in a Quiet Corner)

Old Bright the Postman Leading a Donkey, with Frant church in the distance, c
2563144 Old Bright the Postman Leading a Donkey, with Frant church in the distance, c.1840 (cut felt) (pair to) by Smart, George (fl.1840)

A Postal Troika (litho)
1195718 A Postal Troika (litho) by Orlowski, Alexander (Alexandr Osipovich Orlovsky) (1777-1832) (after); 50.1x66.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Orlowsky)

The Penny Postage Jubilee Celebration at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor receiving Visitors in the Library (engraving)
1627041 The Penny Postage Jubilee Celebration at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor receiving Visitors in the Library (engraving) by English School

Here Comes the Mail! (engraving)
1596427 Here Comes the Mail! (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Here Comes the Mail)

Victorian Universal Postal Union postcard from Victoria, Australia, for postage to the United Kingdom (colour litho)
6030973 Victorian Universal Postal Union postcard from Victoria, Australia, for postage to the United Kingdom (colour litho) by Australian School

The House of Commons: The Post Office and the Division Barrier and Lobby
BAL127946 The House of Commons: The Post Office and the Division Barrier and Lobby, from The Illustrated London News, 18th February 1882 (engraving) by English School

Postcard depicting a postman on horseback in the Transvaal (chromolitho)
815296 Postcard depicting a postman on horseback in the Transvaal (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A South African Postman (chromolitho)
3624682 A South African Postman (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A South African Postman)

Angleterre (engraving)
3645269 Angleterre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angleterre. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1863)

A Sketch at St Martin s-Le-Grand, the New Uniform of the London Postmen (engraving)
2773545 A Sketch at St Martin s-Le-Grand, the New Uniform of the London Postmen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sketch at St Martin s-Le-Grand)

Bold assault by a postal messenger on the train between Naples and Avellino and theft of important values (colour litho)
2815381 Bold assault by a postal messenger on the train between Naples and Avellino and theft of important values (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Mail Coach snowed up, the Guard taking on the letter bags (colour litho)
3106158 The Mail Coach snowed up, the Guard taking on the letter bags (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mail Coach snowed up)

Postman, Burmah, India (colour litho)
3106156 Postman, Burmah, India (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postman, Burmah, India)

Postman, Australia (colour litho)
3106150 Postman, Australia (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postman, Australia. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

The Mombasa to Uganda mail carrier and his guards, the others carry food an clothing for the journey (colour litho)
3106148 The Mombasa to Uganda mail carrier and his guards, the others carry food an clothing for the journey (colour litho) by English School

Postman (coloured engraving)
610506 Postman (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postman. Illustration for Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English)

Postman delivering a letter in British India, late 19th century (colour litho)
488636 Postman delivering a letter in British India, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Postman in Germany delivering a letter, late 19th century (colour litho)
488635 A Postman in Germany delivering a letter, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Postman in Trinidad, late 19th century (colour litho)
488379 A Postman in Trinidad, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Postman in Venezuela, late 19th century (colour litho)
488372 A Postman in Venezuela, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

MS 313 Messenger giving a letter from the king of France to a bishop
BMR221589 MS 313 Messenger giving a letter from the king of France to a bishop, miniature from Bible de Guiart des Moulins (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

First News of Abraham Lincolns election to President, 1860 (print)
PNP246606 First News of Abraham Lincolns election to President, 1860 (print) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pony Express Station (coloured engraving)
PNP246605 Pony Express Station (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: linked Atlantic and Pacific coasts;)

Page from the Illustrated London News (engraving)
614234 Page from the Illustrated London News (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated London News (published on 22 June 1844)

Outside the Poste Restante at St Denis, Letters from Paris (engraving)
1052560 Outside the Poste Restante at St Denis, Letters from Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outside the Poste Restante at St Denis)

With the Night Mail from Euston Station (engraving)
1046886 With the Night Mail from Euston Station (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Night Mail from Euston Station)

A Midnight Trip by Road to Brighton (engraving)
1046371 A Midnight Trip by Road to Brighton (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Midnight Trip by Road to Brighton, with the New Parcel Post Van)

With the West Indian Mails (engraving)
1046302 With the West Indian Mails (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the West Indian Mails)

Joe Barkers Christmas Post (engraving)
1107389 Joe Barkers Christmas Post (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joe Barkers Christmas Post)

The Parcels Post, First Day, Sketches at the General Post Office (engraving)
1107133 The Parcels Post, First Day, Sketches at the General Post Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parcels Post, First Day)

Sir Rowland Hill, KCB (engraving)
1054122 Sir Rowland Hill, KCB (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Rowland Hill, KCB)

On the Way to India (engraving)
1049376 On the Way to India (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Way to India. Illustration for The Graphic)

The Porte and the Post Offices, despatching the British Mails from the Galata Landing-Stage (litho)
1040381 The Porte and the Post Offices, despatching the British Mails from the Galata Landing-Stage (litho) by Maud, William T

General Post Office, Cape Town, Public Counter, East Hall (b / w photo)
3092371 General Post Office, Cape Town, Public Counter, East Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Post Office, Cape Town, Public Counter)

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