Postal Collection (page 9)

Blue Mauritius postage stamp, 1847 (colour engraving)
6256301 Blue Mauritius postage stamp, 1847 (colour engraving) by English School, (19th century); Blue Penny Museum, Port Louis, Mauritius; eimageBROKER.com / Hans Blossey; English, out of copyright

Pony Express Rider in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1862 (litho)
PNP246603 Pony Express Rider in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1862 (litho) by Hilton, W.H. (fl.1862); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from metalwork catalogue: Postal knockers (litho)
6005859 Page from metalwork catalogue: Postal knockers (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postal knockers)

The Great Snowstorm, Interrupted Mail and Telegraph Service at Glasgow (engraving)
1628756 The Great Snowstorm, Interrupted Mail and Telegraph Service at Glasgow (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Snowstorm)

The Penny Postage Jubilee Celebration at Guildhall, Exhibition of Post-Office Relics, and Portraits (engraving)
1627044 The Penny Postage Jubilee Celebration at Guildhall, Exhibition of Post-Office Relics, and Portraits (engraving) by Kitton

First Dispatch of Mail-Bags through the Pneumatic Tube from the District Office in Eversholt-Street to Euston Station
1588184 First Dispatch of Mail-Bags through the Pneumatic Tube from the District Office in Eversholt-Street to Euston Station (engraving) by English School

Blue Titmouses Nest in a Letter-Box near Hornchurch (engraving)
1612216 Blue Titmouses Nest in a Letter-Box near Hornchurch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blue Titmouses Nest in a Letter-Box near Hornchurch)

A Letter from a Dun (engraving)
1626455 A Letter from a Dun (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Letter from a Dun. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 April 1889)

Mail carriage on the French railways (engraving)
5208153 Mail carriage on the French railways (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mail carriage on the French railways)

Postal map, 1907, Currency map (colour litho)
3648591 Postal map, 1907, Currency map (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postal map, 1907)

The Troubles of an Officer of the Fleet (engraving)
1042346 The Troubles of an Officer of the Fleet (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Troubles of an Officer of the Fleet)

Chocolat Ibled trade card (chromolitho)
963952 Chocolat Ibled trade card (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chocolat Ibled trade card)

On the Way to India, Hot Work, the Post-Office on Board the P and O Steamer "Pekin"(engraving)
1049463 On the Way to India, Hot Work, the Post-Office on Board the P and O Steamer " Pekin" (engraving) by English School

Postage stamp depicting the French Cockerel, emblem of the French Republic
CHT163677 Postage stamp depicting the French Cockerel, emblem of the French Republic, late 19th century (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Doubts (engraving)
1107340 Doubts (engraving) by Brewtnall, Edward Frederick (1846-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doubts. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Lieutenant Waghorns Race with the Bombay Mail, from Alexandria to London (engraving)
1101522 Lieutenant Waghorns Race with the Bombay Mail, from Alexandria to London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Australia - News From Home (colour litho)
982282 Australia - News From Home (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Australia - News From Home, depicting a man reading a letter in a cluttered shack)

Email
Lorenzo Ravasco

Snail Mail
Christophe Kiciak

Homage to love
Simon JG Ciappara FRPS

Postmaster General John Stonehouse, on the eve of the introduction of his two tier postal system, the MP for West Bromwich, unsuccessfully attempts to by a stamp from the machine at Westbury

Christmas airmail being loaded on to a British Flying Boat on its way to British forces in the Middle East during the Second World War. 16th December 1941

Clerks at work in an Army Post Office dealing with letters and parcels returned through incorrect addresses during the Second World War. 17th November 1939

Audrey Hall, aged 16, and Edna Laurence, aged 15, both from the L. C. C
Audrey Hall, aged 16, and Edna Laurence, aged 15, both from the L.C.C. Technical Institute, at work in a sorting office of a local Post Office during the Second World War. 14th December 1943

Postman Ronnie Taylor on his round as Father Christmas. Workmates at the Central Delivery Office in Liverpool sponsored him to dress up as Father Christmas as part of a fundraising drive in memory of

Post Office sorting office at Broomhill Way, Torquay in 1984

Keeping in touch with home. This simple post box has been made out of a dis-used cartridge box so the troops in the Dardanelles can keep in toucj with loved ones back home. Circa May 1915

Sacks of postal applications for Rolling Stones forthcoming concerts being ploughed through at promoter Harvey Goldsmiths offices in London. 3rd April 1976

Orbit House Post Office, EC4, London. 3rd December 1975. 75 / 6421
Orbit House Post Office, EC4, London. 3rd December 1975. 75/6421

Alexander the Great on Greek stamp isolated in black
alexander, ancient, concept, conceptual, great, greek, historical, history, icon, isolated, king, macedonia, macedonian, mail, object, old, philately, portrait, postage, postal, stamp

Post Office and Parliament Buildings, Bermuda
circa 1910s

Casablanca, Morocco - Carrefour de la Poste
circa 1910s

Young Jockey on a rocking horse posting a letter
D you know that you owe me a letter? I fear you re an awful forgetter, or are you a jockey to boast how often you re passing the post? 1934

1883 one cent postal card for Joseph Gosselin
A very very early American one cent postal card printed for messages/orders to be sent to Joseph Gosselin, Importer of lace pictures and religious articles, 198 Grand Street, New York City, USA. 1883

Postman Gets Invitation Date: 1950

Neither Sleet nor... Date: 1947
Neither Sleet nor.... Date: 1947

Mauritius - Port Louis - General Post Office - now the Mauritius Postal Museum Date: circa 1909

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

Air mail leaving Croydon for Karachi, India 1929
The first air mail service between Croydon, England and Karachi, India. Inaugurated by Armstrong-Siddeley Argosy air liner of Imperial Airways, arriving on 6 April. Date: 30 March 1929

New sorting-room at General Post Office 1846
New Inland department of the General Post Office in St. Martins-le-Grand in London. Date: 1846

London Parcels Delivery Company 1862
London Parcels Delivery Company, head office in the Rolls-building, Fetter-lane, London. The yard with uproar of bustle and activity, lie waiting for their turn of duty. Date: 1862

Waiting for the mail train 1890s
Two officers of the Post Office fixing the mail-bag to the post outside Bletchley station on for the London and North Western Railway

Travelling rail post office 1890s
Her Majestys mail-carriers, sorting letters on the London and North Western railway with speeds of sixty miles an hour. Date: circa 1890s

General Post Office London 1890s
Women at work in the General Post Office tube room at St Martins-le-Grand in the City of London. The room had pneumatic tube connections to post office establishments. Date: circa 1890s

New public pillar post box 1857
New freestanding public post box of 1857, set up in the streets of Metropolis, designed by A. Copper, C.E. of Great George Street and Mr. W. J Wills superintended the ornamentation. Date: 1857

DISTRICT MESSENGERS / GPO
Young boys worked as GPO District Couriers and delivered packages all over London. They wore a distinct uniform with badges on their hats. Date: circa 1930

Cartoon, Sir Rowland Le Grand. A reference to the English postal reformer, Sir Rowland Hill, being congratulated by a grateful Britannia. Date: 1864

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