Mail Collection (#78)

The Crew of the Pandora Recovering Mail from the Cairn on
Engraving showing the crew of the ship Pandora recovering mail, left by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875, from the cairn on top of Carey Island

After-Deck of the RMS Asia, 1850
Engraving of the after-deck of Cunard Line Royal Mail Paddle-steamer Asia at sea, 1850. Asia was the largest steamship yet built on the River Clyde

Last horse-drawn mail van
The last horse drawn mail van, Peter, leaving K.E.B on Saturday 24th September 1949. In the background are the still bomb-damaged streets of the St. Pauls area of London. Date: 24th September 1949

Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872
Engraving showing the forecastle of a mail steamer at night, in the Red Sea, 1872. The oppressive heat of the area has driven some of the crew and passengers to sleep on the front deck of the ship

The First Penny Post from England to America, 1908
Photographs and Illustrations showing the first mail service to operate between England and America for the price of a penny. At top left, photograph of the Royal Mail Van at Waterloo Station

Sorting room at the General Post Office
Engraving from 1875, showing the sorting room of the General Post Office with workers (all male) stamping and sorting mail

SS Great Western in a Heavy Gale, North Atlantic, 1846
Engraving showing the Steamship Great Western being struck amidships in a gale during a crossing from Liverpool to New York in 1846

RMS Forth, 1849
Engraving of the Royal Mail Steam-Packet Companys paddle-steamer Forth. Built in Leith in 1841, the Forth went missing between Southampton and the West Indies early in 1841

Putting the Mail on the Viceroy, Galway, 1850
Engraving showing sacks of mail leaving Galway in rowing boats to be put aboard the Viceroy, on its maiden voyage to New York, 1850

First dispatch of mail-bags by pneumatic tube
First dispatch of mail-bags in 1863 through the pneumatic tube from the district office in Eversholt Street, London to Euston Station

Classical Myth / Athena
A colossal head of Minerva, the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. She is often represneted as grave, wearing a helmet and with drapery over a coat of mail

De Montfort at Evesham
The last stand of Simon De Montfort at the Battle of Evesham

Changing Horses
The Mail Change - at a posting inn, four fresh horses are brought out to replace those of the approaching mail coach

Mail Wagon Moldavia
Carrying the mail in Moldavia, eastern Europe

A Friend in Need
Humorous illustration showing a little girl helping a small terrier dog to reach up to post a letter

Mongol Warrior in Armour
A Mongol warrior in chain armour, carrying a scimitar and some sort of polearm

Reindeer Used for Mail
In the Ural mountains of Russia, reindeer are used by the postmen who must deliver mail in remote places under arduous conditions

Mail Sorting Office
Postal workers at the General Post Office (Britain), manually sorting mail into pigeon holes

A Bath-room on the R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of a bathroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

The Childrens Playroom, R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of the Childrens Playroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

The Express Mail Train, 1844
Engraving showing the Mail train from Folkestone to London, with three lights on the front to indicate that its the Express train, carrying post from India and the Far East

English Mail Coach
English stagecoach and mail coach

GPO EXETER
The self-service section of the General Post Office at Exeter offering change, postal orders and stamped stationery

Royal Mail Turbine Steamer Viper, 1906
Photograph of the Royal Mail Turbine steamer Viper, built in 1906 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. for the Ardrossan-Belfast daylight service of Messrs. G. and J. Burns, Glasgow

The Mouth and Carriage of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Co
Engraving showing the mouth of the despatch-tube and a carriage, carrying mail, of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London

American Mail Plane 1927
An American mail plane lands at night, guided by beams from the airfield below

Racial Type / Austria Post
This lucky Austrian postman, delivering mails on a rainy day, has met two pretty girls who invite him to share their umbrella

The Motor in Mail Service
A new delivery-car for the Post Office

The Post in the Snow
Three engravings to illustrate the changing modes of postal delivery through the nineteenth century. The top illustration shows a post boy with his horse, lost in the snow

Knight & Squire / 11th C
A knight & his squire from the period of the first crusade

Office Mail Distributed
A clerk distributes the morning mail to individual office desks

British Mail Van
A van of the Royal Mail, delivering to a rural area

Mail Coach / Cargo of Game
DECEMBER The Norwich to London mail coach transports a large cargo of game, including turkey rabbits, partridge and pheasant

German Mailcoach Driver
A German mailcoach driver from Dresden

Royal Mail Coach
The Royal Mail coach Coming down hill at quite a pace

English Lady & Knights
Woman: mantle, a kirtle with front lacing, girdle & pouch, ornamental fillet, coiled plaits & veil. Knights: mantle, various sleeveless fitted garments

Shipwrecks / Rms Rhone
Wreck of the Royal Mail Companys steam-ship RMS Rhone off St. Peters Island, British Virgin Islands

Steamship Arcadian
passenger liner of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

Panama Colon
(aka Aspinwall) The United States Mail Steam- ship Companys offices

Reporters Room / Mail
The reporters room at the Daily Mail showing journalists busy at their typewriters

Racial / Brazil Postman
A smartly dressed Brazilian postman delivers the mail to two native Brazilians who are hardly dressed at all

Rollon of Normandie
ROLLO, DUKE OF NORMANDY Norse invader of France who, preferring the climate to that of the North, establishes himself in France

Postman on Ski
In the French Alps, the postman delivers his mail on ski

Reading Letters
A man in a suit tries to plough his way through an enormous pile of letters

Manservant & Mail
A manservant brings in the mail on a tray

Covered Wagon USA 1934
I don t want a train to go home in, You keep your west- bound mail, Just set me on an old Prairie Schooner, singin down the old home trail

Soviet Troops Mail
Soviet soldiers receive mail and newspapers at the front

L POOL / M CHESTER RAILWAY
LIVERPOOL TO MANCHESTER RAILWAY Two freight and two passenger trains showing the variety of rolling stock employed on this short but busy line. 1st 2nd and 3rd class carriages shown

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