Post Office Savings Bank Collection

Olympia and the headquarters of the Post Office Savings Bank, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The New Stamp Duty, 1880. Artist: John Tenniel
The New Stamp Duty, 1880. Cartoon concerning the introduction by the Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett, of the Post Office Savings Bank penny stamp savings scheme. From Punch. (London, 1880)

The New Stamp Duty, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
The New Stamp Duty, 1880. The gentleman in the dark glasses is Mr Henry Fawcett, the blind Postmaster General. He had just introduced a scheme whereby small amounts could be saved in the Post Office

Sir Rowland Le Grand, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Sir Rowland Le Grand, 1864. Britannia crowns Sir Rowland Hill with a laurel wreath. Sir Rowland founded the present postal system when, in 1840, he suggested that all letters should be prepaid

Seasonable Advice - Put by for a Frosty Day, 1861. Mr Punch encourages a labourer to join the queue of fellow workers at the Post Office rather than spend his money on drink

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