Gpo Collection

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

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

Sorting Post 1930S
A postal worker at the General Post Office (GPO), at Mount Pleasant, north London, sorts out parcels on a conveyor belt in the warehouse

Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station
Central Line Series. A smart lady, exhausted messenger boy and down-on-his-luck punter seated on a bench on the platform of St

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

Advert promoting the Post Office Telephone Service. Date: 1932

DUBLIN 1960S
O Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland, looking north from the River Liffey. In the centre is the bronze O Connell Monument, the G.P.O, Building and Nelson Monument behind. Date: 1960s

The Illuminations in Sackville Street, Dublin
The illuminations in Sackville Street, Dublin with an electric light shining on the Nelson Column during the visit of Queen Victoria to Ireland in 1849

WW2 birthday card, Postman with black kittens
Birthday card, Postman with black kittens, and a reference to blackout regulations. circa 1940s

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

Gpo Sorting, 1875
The General Post Office, London : stamping and sorting letters

G. P. O. Inland Office
The General Post Office, St. Martins-le-Grand, London - the Inland Office

Pneumatic tubes at the General Post Office, 1888
3480041 Pneumatic tubes at the General Post Office, 1888; (add.info.: Pneumatic tubes at the General Post Office; St Martin's-le-Grand)

New uniform for the letter-carriers, mail-guards, and drivers, in the employ of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
New uniform for the letter-carriers, mail-guards, and drivers, in the employ of the General Post Office, 1860. Uniforms...designed by Tait Brothers and Co

Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Government Printing office - Views, 1912
Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Washington, DC

awaiting their turn. Ladies queue to use the public telephone box close to the Tower of London. 2nd June 1955

The Post Office and Curb Flower Market, Adderley Street, Cape Town, South Africa, c1930s. Main street of the central business district (downtown) of Cape Town. From " Tour of the World"

Operator on the Mayfair Exchange, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Operator on the Mayfair Exchange, 1932, (1933). Telephone exchange operator in Mayfair, central London. From " The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]

Postman Victorian period

Old Post Office, High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries
A wonderful, original, poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

GPO Bakelite telephone with dial Date: 1936

Letters arrive for sorting at the London General Post Office Date: 1923

The G. P. O. Adelaide
An etching of the General Post Office of Adelaide, situated on 141 King William Street. The building was completed in 1872, designed by architects Edmund Wright and Edward Woods. Date: circa 1925

Post Office and Adderley Street, Cape Town, South Africa - Valentine postcard Date: circa 1920s

Exterior of the Old Post Office, Lombard Street, London. Date: circa 1800

Exterior new Post Office, savings Bank, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

Exterior of the new General Post Office, St Martin's-Le-Grand, London

The Jubileeof the Penny Postage; A Portrait of the Past and Present Postmasters-General... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Jubileeof the Penny Postage; A Portrait of the Past and Present Postmasters-General, and the Leading Officials of the General Post Office, 1890

Post Office, Central Offices (b / w photo)
6013608 Post Office, Central Offices (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Post Office, Central Offices)

General Post Office - St Martin s-le-Grand, London. This was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1910. Photograph showing the room devoted to sorting of newspapers

New General Post Office, King Edward Building, London
New General Post Office, King Edward Building (KEB), London Date: 1911

Comic postcard, Man buying sixpenny postal order in the Post Office Date: 20th century

GPO engineer at work, London
GPO engineer working on underground telephone cables on a street in Central London. Date: circa 1960s

Gas lamp and GPO / British Telecom Tower, London
Early 20th century gas lamp and standard juxtaposed with the new GPO/Brtish Telecom Tower under construction. Date: circa 1960s

GPO / British Telecom Tower under construction
Londons GPO/British Telecom Tower under construction, juxtaposed against a Victorian building. Date: circa 1963

Adelaide Australia, c. 1900-1910 city from GPO tower, trams
Adelaide Australia, c.1900-1910 city from the GPO tower with trams

Sorting the Christmas Mail on Christmas Eve
Sorting the Christmas Mail Christmas Eve at the London General Post Office. 1892

Interior of the General Post Office, London. 19th century

Telegram Messenger Boy - People You See. From Teddy Bear (24 October 1964). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1964

GPO Post Office female worker in uniform in a studio photo - Postwoman No.1, possibly in Beverley, Yorkshire. Date: circa 1910

GPO Post Office workers and GWR motor bus, London, with driver and passengers. Date: circa 1910

Central telephone exchange 1903
The post office central telephone exchange, St. Pauls Churchyard, London, England. Date: 1903

The Secret Office at the General Post Office, 1844
The Secret Office, at the General Post Office in London, 1844. Letters were opened and re-sealed in the Secret Office under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. 1844

The Royal Mails - Departure from the General Post Office, London (colour litho)
3620733 The Royal Mails - Departure from the General Post Office, London (colour litho) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The General Post Office, London (litho)
6031846 The General Post Office, London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The General Post Office, London)

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"GPO: Connecting Communities Through Time and Space" Step back in time with the GPO, as we explore its rich history and the vital role it played in connecting people across nations. During the First World War, women took on crucial roles at the GPO, working tirelessly to ensure that letters reached their loved ones serving on the front lines. Their dedication and resilience are commemorated in this captivating Air Mail Poster. In the 1930s, post sorting became more efficient than ever before. Witness a bustling scene of dedicated workers meticulously organizing mail for delivery, ensuring that messages of love, hope, and news traveled swiftly across borders. Take a glimpse into the vast network of mail steamship routes through an intricately detailed GPO map. These routes were lifelines connecting distant lands and cultures - bridges built by letters carried over vast oceans. Travel to Dublin in the swinging 1960s where District Messengers at GPO raced against time to deliver urgent parcels and important documents amidst a vibrant cityscape filled with energy and change. Even during times of war like WWII, birthdays were celebrated through heartfelt cards delivered by brave postmen who braved danger to bring joyous moments even amid chaos. A heartwarming image captures a postman surrounded by black kittens while delivering a birthday card - reminding us that humanity perseveres even in dark times. The Inland Office of G. P. O. , standing tall as an emblematic symbol of communication excellence since its establishment in 1875. This hub served as a central point for processing millions of letters daily – an intricate web woven together by diligent postal workers. Journey further back into history when Victorian-era postmen roamed streets faithfully delivering correspondence from door-to-door. They were trusted figures within communities who bridged distances between neighbors near and far.