Postal Gallery

The postal service has been an integral part of society for centuries, providing a reliable and cost-effective way to send letters and packages around the world

Poster, Night Mail, quoting part of the poem by W H Auden written for and narrated in the documentary film of the same name (1936). circa 1930s

The Royal Logistic Corps. The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed in 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps: Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Records of first UK aerial mail service
Thepostmasters official handwrittenrecordsrelatingto thefirst UKaerialmail service from London to Windsor andWindsor to LondoninSeptember1911. 1911

Use the Air Mail Poster
GPO Poster, Use the Air Mail, The Fastest Mail. Depicting the underside of a monoplane against a blue and black sky

Women working during the First World War. Above: in a weapons factory, filling shells with explosives. Below: an outdoor scene with a woman bus conductor

The British Empire Exhibition - Postcard back
The reverse of a postcard sent from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924, held at Wembley Park, London, showing the official exhibition stamp and event postmark!

Mailboxes in Takaka, South Island, New Zealand
A row of colourful farm mail boxes at the roadside in Takaka, at the northern end of New Zealands South Island

Airmail postcards at Gamages, London
People at Gamages in Holborn, Central London, addressing postcards and posting them in the special London Aerial Postbox, in time for the first aerial mail service from Hendon to Windsor

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

Freemason seal of the 19th century with different symbols as the Seal of Solomon or Star of David. Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Man and boy, Timsgarry Post Office, Isle of Lewis
A man and a boy stand at the door of the rustic Timsgarry Post Office, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

GPO map of Mail Steamship Routes. Date: circa 1950s

Royal Mail: Greetings from Sheffield, c. 1910
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: p00010

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Barbados. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

District Messengers / Gpo
Young boys worked as GPO District Couriers and delivered packages all over London. Here, they leave the District Messenger & Theatre Office. Date: circa 1930

Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Iran (Persia). These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Main Post Office and Automobile Club, Casablanca, Morocco. Date: circa 1920s

Air Mail to Africa Poster
Poster, Air Mail to Africa, showing two Africans looking up at airliner G-ABPI. 20th century

A Village Post Office in Jamaica Date: circa 1907

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

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle
The first airmail letter ever to be delivered is handed to the Postmaster of Windsor, to whom it is addressed, on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Rocket Mail to I O Wight
Gerard Zucker demonstrates his rocket system for a postal service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight, but his rocket travels only three kilometres

Futuristic airmail airship
A futuristic airmail airship with a vast array of wings

Royal Mail van at the Post Office (colour litho)
3641924 Royal Mail van at the Post Office (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Mail van at the Post Office)

S Teerwood. The mail van
A red mail van stops at a remote village in the Scottish Highlands to collect and deliver post

New York Worlds Fair - First Day Cover
New York Worlds Fair World of Tomorrow - First Day Cover - Left-hand stamp depicts the Contemporary Arts Building. Date: 1939

Stone Letter Box
A quaint carved stone letter box on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter
The aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon
The aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight

Boy & Girl Post Letter
A boy and girl arrive with a letter just as the postman is emptying the box

Sir Rowland Hill / World I
SIR ROWLAND HILL English postal reformer

Posting letters at Air Mail pillar box at Charing Cross post office 1930

The Tilden Mansion
Exterior view of the Tilden Mansion at 14 and 15 Gramercy Park, originally built in the 1840s but massively renovated in 1870, New York, New York, early 1900s

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. Two young messenger boys using the showers at the Postal Telegraph Co. in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hines in July 1910

Map of the Greater London area with council areas marked. Date: mid-20th century

WW2 - Remember Pearl Harbour - Patriotic envelope Date: circa 1942

Place Menelik in Djibouti City
Place Menelik with post office on the right in Djibouti City, north-eastern Africa. Date: circa 1920

Birthday card, girl and postman. circa 1950s

Church Street, Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Church Street, Middelburg, a farming town in Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Unsorted Mail at General Post Office, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, 1914 (b/w photo)
5863175 Unsorted Mail at General Post Office, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, 1914 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection

Mail arriving by boat in Calshot Harbour, Tristan de Cunha
Tristan de Cunha - Mail arriving by boat in Calshot Harbour. Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean which includes Gough Island

Post Office - Corner Wortley Road and Askin Street, Ontario
Post Office - Corner Wortley Road and Askin Street, London South, Ontario, Canada Date: circa 1905

Post Office, Ladock, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Ladock Post Office with two postmen standing in the doorway. There is an Edwardian army recruiting poster outside. C. or G. Hoare is etched on the negative. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Anguilla anguilla, freshwater eel
US M2. 30 in self-loading carbine, 1944 (c). Magazine (numbered); National Postal Meter Corporation; no rear sight. One of the great success stories of World War Two the M1 carbine was used widely by

Bern, Switzerland - Universal Postal Union sculpture, designed by Rene de Saint-Marceaux (1909). Each of the five human figures represents a different continent. Date: circa 1910s

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The postal service has been an integral part of society for centuries, providing a reliable and cost-effective way to send letters and packages around the world. Today, the postal system is still a vital part of our lives, with many countries relying on it as their primary means of communication. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is one of the largest and most widely used postal services in the world. It provides mail delivery services to over 160 million addresses across America, delivering billions of pieces of mail each year. USPS also offers international shipping services for customers who need to send items overseas. In addition to its core delivery services, USPS also offers other products and services such as money orders, stamps, packaging supplies and tracking options for customers who want to keep track of their shipments. The USPS is committed to providing quality service at affordable prices while maintaining its commitment to safety and security when handling customer's mail.