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Letters Collection (page 3)

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S

Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Italian, ca. 1278

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Illumination with Initial S, from a Choir Book, German, 16th century

Manuscript Illumination with Initial S, from a Choir Book, German, 16th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Illumination with Saint Stephen in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary, Italian

Manuscript Illumination with Saint Stephen in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary, Italian, ca. 1410-20

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from an Antiphonary, German, second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from an Antiphonary, German, second quarter 15th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from a Gradual, German, second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from a Gradual, German, second quarter 15th century

Background imageLetters Collection: The General Post-Office; The Office Letter Railroad, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The General Post-Office; The Office Letter Railroad, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The General Post-Office; The Office Letter Railroad, 1844. Worker at the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London loading mail on to

Background imageLetters Collection: The General Post-Office; Letter-bag hoist, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The General Post-Office; Letter-bag hoist, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The General Post-Office; Letter-bag hoist, 1844. Worker at the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London, using a hoist: for raising bags of letters into the Ship Letter-office above

Background imageLetters Collection: Indian Mail signals, at Folkestone, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Indian Mail signals, at Folkestone, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Indian Mail signals, at Folkestone, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India: In approaching this port [Folkestone, from Boulogne

Background imageLetters Collection: Telegraphing the Abstract of the Indian Mail from Marseilles to Paris, 1844

Telegraphing the Abstract of the Indian Mail from Marseilles to Paris, 1844. Postal and telegraph service between India and Britain

Background imageLetters Collection: Boulogne - Embarkation of the Indian Mail, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Boulogne - Embarkation of the Indian Mail, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Boulogne - Embarkation of the Indian Mail, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India: On reaching Boulogne [on the north coast of France], the " abstract" India Mail express

Background imageLetters Collection: Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India - transferring the mail from a steamship to shore at Folkestone:if it be low-water, the weather rough

Background imageLetters Collection: The Mail Packet from Alexandria, off Marseilles - the Indian Mail on board, 1844

The Mail Packet from Alexandria, off Marseilles - the Indian Mail on board, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India

Background imageLetters Collection: Abstract Express from Paris to Boulogne, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Abstract Express from Paris to Boulogne, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Abstract Express from Paris to Boulogne, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India. Having landed at Marseilles, ...the papers for France are delivered

Background imageLetters Collection: The General Post-Office; Packing the Indian Mail, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The General Post-Office; Packing the Indian Mail, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The General Post-Office; Packing the Indian Mail, 1844. Workers in the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London: the Foreign and Ship Letter Department

Background imageLetters Collection: Convivio delle Belle Donne, page 22 (recto), August 1532. August 1532

Convivio delle Belle Donne, page 22 (recto), August 1532. August 1532
Convivio delle Belle Donne, page 22 (recto), August 1532

Background imageLetters Collection: Wallace, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the Americ

Wallace, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Williams, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the Ameri

Williams, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Waddell, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the Americ

Waddell, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Stone, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American

Stone, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: McAleese, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the Ameri

McAleese, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Jones, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American

Jones, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Howell, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the America

Howell, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Ferris, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the America

Ferris, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Dineen, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the America

Dineen, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Demmitt, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the Americ

Demmitt, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Criss, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American

Criss, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: Criger, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the America

Criger, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909-11

Background imageLetters Collection: This is the House in Gloucester Place, Plate 2, May 26, 1809. May 26, 1809

This is the House in Gloucester Place, Plate 2, May 26, 1809. May 26, 1809
This is the House in Gloucester Place, Plate 2, May 26, 1809

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Leaf Cutting Probably from a Missal with an Illuminated Initial S... late 15th century

Manuscript Leaf Cutting Probably from a Missal with an Illuminated Initial S... late 15th century
Manuscript Leaf Cutting Probably from a Missal with an Illuminated Initials and King David Receiving the Holy Bread from Ahimelech the Priest. late 15th century

Background imageLetters Collection: Saint Bernardino, ca. 1460-70. Creator: Workshop of Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio)

Saint Bernardino, ca. 1460-70. Creator: Workshop of Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio)
Saint Bernardino, ca. 1460-70

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Illumination with the Beheading of Saint Paul in an Initial S, from a Gradual, ca

Manuscript Illumination with the Beheading of Saint Paul in an Initial S, from a Gradual, ca. 1278

Background imageLetters Collection: Manuscript Illumination with the Virgin and Child in an Initial S... mid-15th century

Manuscript Illumination with the Virgin and Child in an Initial S... mid-15th century
Manuscript Illumination with the Virgin and Child in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary, mid-15th century

Background imageLetters Collection: General Etienne-Maurice Gerard (1773-1852), 1816. Creator: Jacques-Louis David

General Etienne-Maurice Gerard (1773-1852), 1816. Creator: Jacques-Louis David
General Etienne-Maurice Gerard (1773-1852), 1816

Background imageLetters Collection: Recopilacion subtilissima, intitulada Orthographia pratica, 1548. Creator: Yciar (Iciar)

Recopilacion subtilissima, intitulada Orthographia pratica, 1548. Creator: Yciar (Iciar)
Recopilacion subtilissima, intitulada Orthographia pratica, 1548. Private Collection

Background imageLetters Collection: Front page of Mercurius Civicus: Londons Intelligencer, February 1643, (1945)

Front page of Mercurius Civicus: Londons Intelligencer, February 1643, (1945)
Front page of " Mercurius Civicus: Londons Intelligencer", February 1643, (1945). Portraits of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria

Background imageLetters Collection: Queen Victoria at Osborne, 1865-1867, (1943). Creator: Edwin Henry Landseer

Queen Victoria at Osborne, 1865-1867, (1943). Creator: Edwin Henry Landseer
Queen Victoria at Osborne, 1865-1867, (1943). Portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in mourning, seated on her pony, Flora, held by her servant and favourite John Brown (1826-1883)

Background imageLetters Collection: St. Jamess Park - Feeding the Ducks, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

St. Jamess Park - Feeding the Ducks, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
St. Jamess Park-Feeding the Ducks, 1872. Men, women and children feed the ducks from an iron bridge in St Jamess Park, City of Westminster, London. From, " LONDON

Background imageLetters Collection: Lady Montague, (1689- 1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Lady Montague, (1689- 1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lady Montague, (1689- 1762), 1830. Lady Mary Wortley Montague (1689- 1762) English aristocrat, letter writer, and poet, who wrote during travels to the Ottoman Empire

Background imageLetters Collection: He wrote in King Ahasuerus name, and sent letters by posts on horseback, Creator: William Holl

He wrote in King Ahasuerus name, and sent letters by posts on horseback, Creator: William Holl
He wrote in King Ahasuerus name, and sent letters by posts on horseback, 19th century? Biblical scene, from Esther, 8: 10: And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus name, and sealed it with the kings ring

Background imageLetters Collection: S - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz

S - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz
S - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). After designs by Durer.From " The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 12 - October 1907 to March 1908"

Background imageLetters Collection: Travelling Round Britain, 1940s, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Travelling Round Britain, 1940s, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Travelling Round Britain, 1940s, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill dealing with correspondence during a train journey

Background imageLetters Collection: Alphabet Specimen Sheet, pub. 1683 (engraving). Creator: English School (17th Century)

Alphabet Specimen Sheet, pub. 1683 (engraving). Creator: English School (17th Century)
Alphabet Specimen Sheet, from Mechanick Exercises: or The Doctrine of Handy-Works applied to the Art of Printing, pub. 1683 (engraving)

Background imageLetters Collection: Decretals (Liber sextus decretalium cum Apparatu Ionnis Andreae), copy manuscript

Decretals (Liber sextus decretalium cum Apparatu Ionnis Andreae), copy manuscript on parchment Italy, c.1340-1345 and illuminated by the Siena painter Lippo Vanni

Background imageLetters Collection: Carreras and Candi, Francisco (Barcelona, ??1862-1937), historian, geographer

Carreras and Candi, Francisco (Barcelona, ??1862-1937), historian, geographer and politician from Catalonia, Spain. In 1890 he was president of the Conservative Youth

Background imageLetters Collection: Face of a lady, illuminated initial letter of Decretals (Liber sextus decretalium

Face of a lady, illuminated initial letter of Decretals (Liber sextus decretalium cum Apparatu Ionnis Andreae), manuscript on parchment made in Italy

Background imageLetters Collection: Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, 1798

Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, 1798
Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)

Background imageLetters Collection: Mary Magdalene, 1931, (wood engraving)

Mary Magdalene, 1931, (wood engraving)

Background imageLetters Collection: Staff sorting letters at the Post Office, Mount Pleasant, London, 20th century. Artist

Staff sorting letters at the Post Office, Mount Pleasant, London, 20th century. Artist
Staff sorting letters at the Post Office, Mount Pleasant, London, 20th century. The largest sorting office operated by the Royal Mail, Mount Pleasant Sorting Office in Clerkenwell opened in 1889



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