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The Mystery of the Tolhurst Envelope: Case Closed | The British Postal Museum & Archive
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The British Postal Museum and Archive. The Leading Resource for British Postal Heritage. Vintage GPO Posters go up for online Auction →. The Mystery of the Tolhurst Envelope: Case Closed. Regular readers may remember my blog, ‘ The Mystery of the Tolhurst Envelopes. A beautiful story of communication via illustrated envelopes, which were sent to various members of the Tolhurst family. Since writing about the mystery, we’ve uncovered some exciting new pieces of the story. This family’s mail art story cont...
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The Post Office aboard the Titanic | The British Postal Museum & Archive
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The British Postal Museum and Archive. The Leading Resource for British Postal Heritage. Properly packed parcels please! Another tale of postie heroism →. The Post Office aboard the Titanic. On this day in 1912 the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sunk less than three hours later, killing more than 1,500 people. Amongst the dead were five postal workers, British citizens James Williamson and Jago Smith and US citizens William Gwinn, John March and Oscar Woody. The [sleeping] Cabins...
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Badges of the GPO | The British Postal Museum & Archive
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The British Postal Museum and Archive. The Leading Resource for British Postal Heritage. The end of the horse-drawn mail van. The Post Office and British Broadcasting →. Badges of the GPO. By Terry Carney, BPMA Volunteer. Some of the many badges worn by GPO and Royal Mail employees over the years. To find out more about volunteering at the BPMA please see our website. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window).
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The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case | The British Postal Museum & Archive
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The British Postal Museum and Archive. The Leading Resource for British Postal Heritage. Mail to Australia, allegro con brio. An interview with Pieter Huveneers →. The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case. Today marks 180 years since the birth of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, the author of. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. To celebrate this occasion I thought I’d share with you a group of items from our museum collection invented by Lewis Carroll himself, namely,. The case is a lovel...
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Adventures in Digital | The British Postal Museum & Archive
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The British Postal Museum and Archive. The Leading Resource for British Postal Heritage. 80th Anniversary of Greetings Telegrams. Mail Coach Guard Moses Nobbs is ready for his close-up →. Hello, my name’s Rose and I’m a student at University College London, where I’m studying for an MA in Digital Humanities. As part of my course I spent ten weeks completing a placement at the BPMA, working with Martin, the Head of Digital, and Rachel, the Digital Media Manager. And learning about the Post Office and Mail...
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80th Anniversary of Greetings Telegrams | The British Postal Museum & Archive
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The British Postal Museum and Archive. The Leading Resource for British Postal Heritage. BPMA objects displayed in student-curated Time Tunnel exhibition. Adventures in Digital →. 80th Anniversary of Greetings Telegrams. Featuring images showing the progression of postal delivery transportation methods through the ages along the top. Artist: Bouttell, C J. Media: Gouache. This month marks the 80. Flicking back through the copy of the book in front of me I’m struck by how special it would be to receive on...