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The Post Office on the RMS Titanic
How was the life of posties on board of the most famous ship of all?
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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10 Facts About Mail Rail
Interesting facts about Mail Rail that you might not have known.
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Iconic Night Mail
Discover a stylistic and lyrical gem of the General Post Office Film Unit – and probably the greatest train documentary of all time - Night Mail.
- Archive & Collections
- Post Office
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Jean Cameron: Wearing the Trousers
Curator Joanna looks at the story of how an athletic Scottish postie won a clothing victory for women.
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
- Post Office
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Green Post Boxes
Ever seen a green post box? Senior Curator Julian Stray tells us a brief history of how the post box went from red to green and back again.
- Archive & Collections
- Design
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Vinegar Valentines
On this Valentine's Day we look closely at the unexpected phenomenon of 'Vinegar Valentines'.
- Archive & Collections
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Arming the Post
Assistant Curator Jessica is fascinated by our weapons collection - but why do we have one? Why did the mail need guns?
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
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A Life and Love on Paper
A box in our collection set Curator Joanna on the trail of a moving story of romance, artistry and even secret messages...
- Archive & Collections
- Human Stories
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The Great Fire of London: as told on stamps
To mark 350 years since the Great Fire, in 2016 Royal Mail produced graphic-novel-style stamps. Here is an overview of what unfolded in 1666.
- Design
- Human Stories
- Stamps
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Spotting a Royal Cypher
What is a Royal Cypher? Delve into our collection to find how they pop up on pillar boxes, medals and (of course!) stamps.
- Archive & Collections
- Design
- Stamps