Press
The British Postal Museum & Archive is the leading resource for all aspects of British postal heritage. From staff records to stamps and from transport to telegrams, we care for the visual, written and physical records from over 400 years of innovation and service. We aim to help journalists from around the world.
Press Releases
See below for our most recent press releases.
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Press contact
Jenny Karlsson
PR & Communications Officer
Phone: +44 (0)20 7239 2574
Email: jenny.karlsson@postalheritage.org.uk
Talk by the Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection at The British Postal Museum & Archive
13 January 2012
Marking The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, Michael Sefi, the Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection introduces and discusses aspects of this...
The world's first Christmas card to Blists Hill
7 December 2011
Today greetings cards are an essential part of our Christmas celebrations but the custom of exchanging cards did not start until 1843, another...
The People's Post
1 December 2011
This Monday 5 December sees the launch of an exciting new series on BBC Radio 4. The Peoples Post is a 15 part series exploring the history of the...
Masters of the Post
27 October 2011
This is the first complete history of the Royal Mail up to the present day, based on its comprehensive archives, and including the first detailed...
Welfare and patronage in the Victorian Post Office
24 October 2011
The British Postal Museum Archive (BPMA) and The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) are offering two three-year Collaborative Doctoral Awards (or...
Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs
13 October 2011
In 2003, Francesca Millican-Slater bought a second hand postcard for 50p. The postcard, sent from Lincoln to London was addressed to a Miss L Gibbs of...
The Post Office in Pictures
23 September 2011
Did you know that game was once allowed to be sent through the post with nothing but a neck label? The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is...
The British Postal Museum & Archive puts overprints from Libya online
20 September 2011
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is proud to have digitised all existing overprinted stamp registration sheets from the reign of King George...
The British Postal Museum & Archive celebrates 75th anniversary of Night Mail
12 September 2011
You may recognise the poem by W H Auden, used in the critically acclaimed masterpiece Night Mail from 1936. This much-loved film marked the second of...
Tea and Rhapsody
26 August 2011
Dominion Theatre serves up a West End Summer Tea Party For Freddie For A Day. With a rare chance to view Freddie Mercury’s personal stamp...
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Exhibitions & Events
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