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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.
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Press contact
Harry Huskisson
Communications Manager
Phone: +44 (0)20 7354 7277
E-mail: harry.huskisson@postalheritage.org.uk
Sotheby’s Sale of Duplicate Stamps from The British Postal Museum & Archive in London in July 2013
14 May 2013
The Most Important Archival Sale of Stamps Ever To Take Place. Auction To Support a New, Permanent and Sustainable Museum for BPMA’s Collections in...
Historic Duplicate Stamp Sale to Benefit New Home for The British Postal Museum & Archive
14 May 2013
Sotheby's will stage an historic auction featuring duplicate stamps from the British Postal Museum & Archive
Sotheby's to sell duplicate stamps from The British Postal Museum & Archive in London in July 2013
26 March 2013
The Most Important Archival Sale of Stamps Ever To Take Place.
Wartime Farm Christmas - Postal Services during WWII
10 December 2012
Cyril Parsons, a member of the Friends of BPMA, will feature on the Christmas edition of Wartime Farm.
Post & Go machine at The British Postal Museum & Archive
16 November 2012
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is delighted to be getting a fully functioning Royal Mail Post & Go machine on 3 December.
The British Postal Museum & Archive secures initial support from Heritage Lottery Fund
9 October 2012
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is delighted to announce that the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has confirmed a first-round pass¹ as part of...
Post Office Olympians
27 July 2012
Did you know that Post Office employees took part in almost all Olympic games 1936-1988? With the London Olympics well underway, research from The...
Planning permission granted for The British Postal Museum & Archive
23 July 2012
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is delighted to announce that the planning application for its new home at Calthorpe House, near Mount...
Mapping Modernity: The London Postal Map
21 June 2012
PhD Studentship offered by The British Postal Museum & Archive and Royal College of Art
Post Office in Pictures and the BPMA Photography collection
28 May 2012
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is proud to present a talk accompanying the successful exhibition The Post Office in Pictures. On 7 June,...
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