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Enter the world of The Postal Museum!
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The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
In the 1800s, a steam shipping company formed, carrying mail around the world. Its operations exploited enslaved people on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, by forcing them to re-fuel the ships.
- Exhibitions
- Human Stories
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David Gentleman: artist and stamp designer
Learn about one of the most distinguished and prolific figures in British stamp design history.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Stamps
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Queer letters in history
The secret letters of Gentleman Jack.
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Exploring The Postal Museum’s Archive
Learn more about how you can make use of our Archive with this first-hand experience from volunteer Cyril.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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WWI Field Service Postcard
War separates loved ones and leaves those at home desperate for information. The introduction of a small postcard with limited text sought to alleviate this worry.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
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Meet the Maker: Niccy Iseman
Get to know the graphic designer and owner behind London-based design studio, Type and Story.
- Design
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Meet the Maker: Flotsam Flo
Meet the designer behind our unique new partnership, turning discarded Royal Mail trolley sleeves into fashionable bags.
- Design
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Love on the frontline: letters between lovers in World War Two. Part 2
Curator Yupeng traces Jimmy and Freda’s love story by exploring their correspondence during the Second World War.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Love on the frontline: letters between lovers in World War Two. Part 1
Curator Yupeng traces Jimmy and Freda’s love story by exploring their correspondence during the Second World War.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Textile Treasures: Practical tips for looking after them. Part 1
In a two-part blog, conservator Eleni outlines the best care and storage decisions for your textile heirlooms.
- Archive & Collections
- Design
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Textile Treasures: Practical tips for looking after them. Part 2
In a two-part blog, conservator Eleni outlines the best care and storage decisions for your textile heirlooms.
- Archive & Collections
- Design
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Why do we have postcodes?
Postcodes - codes with letters and numbers. Read about the groundbreaking technology that changed the post forever.
- Exhibitions
- Post Office
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How did Jane Austen write her letters?
To commemorate Jane Austen’s death over 200 years ago, Archive Assistant Mathilde explores Austen’s private letters and what they tell us about postal history.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
- Stamps
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Identifying a Button
Learn how to recognise and label historical buttons with Deputy Curator Georgina
- Archive & Collections
- Design
- Exhibitions
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Meet the Maker: Sakina Saïdi
Exploring Ramadan and Eid greetings card design with artist Sakina Saïdi
- Archive & Collections
- Design
- Human Stories
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Telegram Messengers
Archivist Susannah uncovers how Telegram Messengers went about their daily duties by exploring one of their first-hand accounts.
- Archive & Collections
- Exhibitions
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Meet the Maker: Onjali Q Raúf
Meet award-winning children's writer Onjali Q Raúf and learn all about her new book The Letter with the Golden Stamp.
- Human Stories
- Post Office
- Stamps
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Postal Uniforms: The case of Sant Singh Shattar
Archivist Helen explores how a 1960 application changed who could be employed as a postal worker.
- Archive & Collections
- Exhibitions
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Delivering Comfort: maternity clothing and the postal service
To mark International Women’s Day, Senior Curator Corinne looks at history of postal maternity uniform.
- Archive & Collections
- Design
- Exhibitions
- Human Stories
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Penning the Perfect Letter
From the fancy postal products to strict etiquette guides, how did letter writing change during the Victorian period?
- Archive & Collections
- Design