Royal Mail Collection

Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, Crosby Point...Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Wreck of the Montreal Ocean Steam-Ship Company's mail-steamer Jura, at Crosby Point, near Liverpool, 1864. 'The Jura...had made her passage across the Atlantic...She arrived at the Bell Buoy

New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. On Saturday, July 7, the Lord Provost, Magistrates

New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New steam-ship "Giraffe" for the Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail line, 1860. On Saturday, July 7, the Lord Provost, Magistrates

"The Rover's Bride" abandoned at sea - boat of the Royal Mail Steamer "Atrato" boarding, 1857....from a sketch by H. B

The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg", 1856. Creator: Unknown. The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg"
The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg", 1856. The Melbourne papers received by last Australian mail contain full particulars of the wreck of this splendid ship

1910 Dennis Royal Mail van. Creator: Unknown
1910 Dennis Royal Mail van

Royal Mail Coach, 19th century, (1907). Artist: Robert Havell
Royal Mail Coach. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From The Connoisseur Vol. XVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1907.]

The London & York Royal Mail Coach, England, 1879. Creator: Possibly Thomas Stevens
The London & York Royal Mail Coach, England, 1879

The Good Old Days (also known as "The London and York Royal Mail Coach")
The Good Old Days (also known as " The London and York Royal Mail Coach" ), Coventry, After 1879

Stourbridge to Birmingham Royal Mail Coach, 1842. Creator: W. J. Pringle
Stourbridge to Birmingham Royal Mail Coach, 1842. Royal Mail coach, Independent passing through Quinton Gate

The General Post-Office; The Inland Letter Office, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The General Post-Office; The Inland Letter Office, 1844. Workers in the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London

The General Post-Office; The Letter-Carriers Office, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The General Post-Office; The Letter-Carriers Office, 1844. Interior of the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London, view of a large room, with a gallery running round its four sides

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

The General Post-Office; The Money-Order Vaults, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The General Post-Office; The Money-Order Vaults, 1844. Secure section of the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London:seventy-four persons are daily engaged in conducting, granting

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

The Secret-Office, at the General Post Office, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Secret-Office, at the General Post Office, 1844. Workers at the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London. The sensation produced by the recent cases of letters being opened at

The General Post-Office; The Newspaper Bin, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The General Post-Office; The Newspaper Bin, 1844. Sorting newspapers for delivery in the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London: a large bin, of strong iron net work with a wood frame

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

Royal Mail coach, 1820, (c1950). Creator: Shirley Markham
Royal Mail coach, 1820, (c1950). Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

The Attractive Colouring of the Union Castle liner Stirling Castle, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

A Twin-Screw motorship, the Stirling Castle built by Harland and Wolff, 1937
A Twin-Screw motorship of 25, 550 tons gross, the Stirling Castle was built by Harland and Wolff, Ltd. for the Union-Castle Lines South African Royal Mail service, 1937

North-west view of the Church of St Mary Woolnoth, City of London, 1812. Outside the church are figures, including a man carrying a sack

Mail coach outside the General Post Office, Lombard Street, City of London, 1827. With figures in the coach and on the pavement, including a fruit seller

Royal Mail Coaches at Lad Lane, London, 1831. Artist: F Rosenberg
View of Royal Mail coaches preparing to start out for the west of England from the Swan with Two Necks Inn, Lad Lane, London, 1831

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

Sorting parcels 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

The Irish Mail, L. M. S. passing over Conway Bridge, 1940
The Irish Mail, L.M.S. passing over Conway Bridge, 1940. The Irish Mail is being drawn by an engine known as The Duchess of Atholl. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

Mulreadys wrapper envelope, 1840 (1956). Decorated with designs by the artist William Mulready, these pre-paid envelopes, together with lettersheets

New Post Office, St Martins le Grand, City of London, 19th century. The building was built by Robert Smirke in 1829

Stamping and sorting office, General Post Office, London, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 13th February 1875

The Royal Mails starting from the General Post Office, London, 1830 (1927). Artist: R Reeves
The Royal Mails starting from the General Post Office, London, 1830 (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

The Royal Mails at London General Post Office, 1830. Artist: R Reeves
The Royal Mails at London General Post Office, 1830

The Royal Mail Coach, Chelmsford to London, 1799. Artist: John Cordrey
The Royal Mail Coach, Chelmsford to London, 1799

Mail train carrying letters to London from towns and cities in Britain, c1900. It shows sorters at work on board and, inset

Edinburgh-London Royal Mail. Artist: D Dally
Edinburgh-London Royal Mail. The improvement in the road network in the mid 18th century led to the introduction of the mail coach in 1784, providing a combined passenger and mail delivery service

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