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140 Years of Postal Orders
Archivist Helen explores the Post Office's unique financial service of sending money through the post.
- Archive & Collections
- Post Office
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Postmistresses in the Victorian Post Office
Guest blogger Professor David Green explores the lives of Victorian postmistresses and gifts they received on their retirement.
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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The history of house numbering
A house number is essential to deliver mail but it wasn't easy for the posties of the past. Explore the history of house numbering.
- Archive & Collections
- Post Office
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Decimalisation at 50
This month we celebrate 50 years since Britain ‘went decimal’. We explore the impact on society and how our stamps changed at the time.
- Archive & Collections
- Post Office
- Stamps
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Christmas Post in WWII
Curator Joanna explores the difficulties facing the Post Office when delivering wartime Christmas post.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Post Early for Christmas
Read about the Post Office's publicity campaign that was ‘too successful’.
- Archive & Collections
- Design
- Post Office
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Beginners Guide to Stamp Collecting
Old or young there is never a bad time to start stamp collecting.
- Stamps
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Evolution of The Post Box
It may be a familiar feature of our landscape, but the post box has never stayed the same for long.
- Archive & Collections
- Design
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The first drive-in Post Office in the UK
Discover the brief history of the first drive-in Post Office with Archivist Louise.
- Archive & Collections
- Post Office
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Mobile Post Offices
Whether in times of crisis or celebration, 'offices on wheels' were always nearby, serving their communities. Archivist Helen explores the history of Mobile Post Offices.
- Archive & Collections
- Post Office
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Victorians’ Secret Ways of Keeping in Touch
Curator Joanna explores how Victorians communicated their secret messages.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
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Freddie Mercury’s Stamp Album
Senior Archivist Gavin explores Freddie Mercury's childhood passion - stamp collecting.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
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Health, Pandemics and the Victorian Post Office
Guest blogger Professor David Green from King’s College London describes the impact of the deadly Russian flu on postal workers.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Sam King, a postal worker of the Windrush generation
Explore Sam King’s career at the General Post Office, the racism he faced and some of his many achievements, through Archive records.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
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A Letter to the Post Bus
Every Friday we’re inviting our experts and guests to share a letter to something they love linked to the post.
- Archive & Collections
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Letter Writing Activities in Lockdown
Get writing! Here are 10 projects to help you beat loneliness and stay connected during lockdown.
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Searching for GPO War Hero Stories
For VE day, Deputy Curator Georgina explores the history of postal workers who died in military service during WWII.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Perils for Posties in the Past
Curator Joanna tells stories of postal workers in crisis.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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The Stories of Posties in Pictures
These postal workers really went above and beyond to deliver the mail and serve their customers.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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The Post Office in the 1918 Influenza Outbreak
Senior Archivist Gavin delved into our Archive to investigate the impact of the Influenza pandemic on postal workers and measures to stop its spread.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office