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The Curious Culture of Letter-Writing

The Curious Culture of Letter-Writing

How the culture of letter writing developed.

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Last Post: Remembering the First World War

Last Post: Remembering the First World War

The stories of postal workers at war and on the Home Front.

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Calthorpe House

Calthorpe House

Find out about our plans for a new London home for our collections.

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Designs on Delivery

Designs on Delivery

An exhibition of postal posters at Swindon's Great Western Hospital.

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London Walking Tours

London Walking Tours

See 350 years of London's postal history.

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Diamond Jubilee

Diamond Jubilee

A display marking the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Timeline of Key Dates

Timeline of Key Dates

Navigate through centuries of postal heritage.

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Post & Go machine

Post & Go machine

A Royal Mail Hytech Post & Go machine is available in the foyer of the Royal Mail Archive.

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Fawley Hill Steam and Vintage Weekend

Fawley Hill Steam and Vintage Weekend

22 May 2013

Last weekend we went to the Fawley Hill Steam and Vintage Weekend, Henley on Thames. We...

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Stocktake closure of Search Room (and possible noise)

Stocktake closure of Search Room (and possible noise)

18 April 2013

The Search Room will be closed to the public from 13-24 May (inclusive) for our annual...

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B/W Greetings Cards

B/W Greetings Cards

From original publicity photographs showing the postal service at work

These greetings cards features images of the GPO in the 1930s, including telegram boys and a postman on delivery.

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Podcast

Podcast

Our podcasts are free to download to your mobile device

Download our talks series, which explores different aspects of philately and the British postal service.

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