Post Collection (#8)

The Old Postman (engraving)
8631966 The Old Postman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Postman. Illustration for England's Pioneers)

Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo)
8626063 Sorting letters at a post office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting letters at a post office)

Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)
8626064 Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamp cancelling letters by machine)

Death warrant for convicted pirates, 18th century (manuscript)
7339184 Death warrant for convicted pirates, 18th century (manuscript) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 52.2x73.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

US Mail Line between New York and Albany daily at 5 O'Clock P.M.... (lithograph, coloured)
7342628 US Mail Line between New York and Albany daily at 5 O'Clock P.M.... (lithograph, coloured) by Sanford, George T

Thomas Weston, c.1725 (engraving, mezzotint)
7340776 Thomas Weston, c.1725 (engraving, mezzotint) by Faber, John, the younger (c.1695-1756); 24.8x35.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Michael Dahl; Johan Faber)

A mail train on the Great Northern Line
5308399 A mail train on the Great Northern Line.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a mail train on the Great Northern Railway Line. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Captain William Stanway Parkinson (ca.1769-1838), c.1825 (oil on canvas)
7338011 Captain William Stanway Parkinson (ca.1769-1838), c.1825 (oil on canvas) by Hayter, George (1792-1871); 58.4x44.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Sheldrake, a postal service ship, off Falmouth, England, an important centre for navigation to the west
MMM5466081 The Sheldrake, a postal service ship, off Falmouth, England, an important centre for navigation to the west, surrounds the boats Eclipse and Sandwich ; National Maritime Museum, London

Letter from Lorenzo de Medici (Lorenzo de Medici known as The Magnificent)
BEN5473953 Letter from Lorenzo de Medici (Lorenzo de Medici known as The Magnificent, 1449-1492) to his father Piero di Cosimo de Medici (Peter de Medici, 1416-1469) in Caroggi, Cafaggiolo (Italy)

Sir William White (1845-1913), c.1902 (oil on canvas)
7338079 Sir William White (1845-1913), c.1902 (oil on canvas) by Palin, William Mainwaring (1862-1947); 142x114.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cartoon depicting a well-informed post mistress, 19th century
5308833 Cartoon depicting a well-informed post mistress, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a well-informed post mistress. Dated 19th century 01/02/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steamship Amazon on her maiden voyage, 4th January 1852
5311055 An engraving depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steamship Amazon on her maiden voyage, 4th January 1852. 104 of the 162 persons on board lost

A whipping post (print)
5616236 A whipping post (print); (add.info.: Woodblock print depicting a whipping post. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting)
7295330 Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting) by Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Woman Sleeping in a Landscape with a Letter, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
XOS5883934 Woman Sleeping in a Landscape with a Letter, c. 1800 (oil on canvas) by Gaillot, Bernard (1780-1847); 36x44 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Love's Messenger (litho)
8631750 Love's Messenger (litho) by Waller, Samuel Edmund (1850-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love's Messenger)

Kate Greenaway: L - Longed for It (colour litho)
8651748 Kate Greenaway: L - Longed for It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L - Longed for It)

Kate Greenaway:s - Sang for It (colour litho)
8649844 Kate Greenaway:s - Sang for It (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.:s - Sang for It)

Kate Greenaway: U V W X Y Z, All had a large slice and went off to bed (colour litho)
8649842 Kate Greenaway: U V W X Y Z, All had a large slice and went off to bed (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: U V W X Y Z)

Irish Express Passenger Mail, 1836 (colour litho)
8663940 Irish Express Passenger Mail, 1836 (colour litho) by Hayes, Michael Angelo (1820-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Express Passenger Mail, 1836)

Sorting letters at a London post office (b/w photo)
8626062 Sorting letters at a London post office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorting letters at a London post office)

Relics of Robert Burns (engraving)
8676691 Relics of Robert Burns (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of Scottish poet Robert Burns)

Stationery from the South Western Hotel, Padstow, 1900s (engraving)
8677432 Stationery from the South Western Hotel, Padstow, 1900s (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stationery from the South Western Hotel, Padstow)

O for odalisque (concubine) (chromolitho)
8677327 O for odalisque (concubine) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: O for odalisque (concubine). Concubine in a Turkish harem

M for marine (chromolitho)
8677325 M for marine (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M for marine. Man dressed in a marine's uniform by the sea)

I for Italian (chromolitho)
8677323 I for Italian (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: I for Italian. Woman in traditional Italian costume drawing water from a well)

A letter carrier in India, 1828
3480363 A letter carrier in India, 1828; (add.info.: French lithograph of a letter carrier in India, By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Norman nurse. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201822 Norman nurse. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Letter M: marelle game. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201807 Letter M: marelle game. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Magic lantern projecting the image of a luger. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne
DUV4201794 Magic lantern projecting the image of a luger. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Letter a (friendly, tree), b (railing, boat) and c (chat, canal and side). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201690 Letter a (friendly, tree), b (railing, boat) and c (chat, canal and side). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Cap knitting. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4201860 Cap knitting. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne, c.1900 (lithograph); 31.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Duvallon

Letter T (Tram, knitting with cap), U (Urbanite) and V (Veranda, car). Doll's alphabet
DUV4201843 Letter T (Tram, knitting with cap), U (Urbanite) and V (Veranda, car). Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Dauk wala or Indian postman, in uniform, turban, and slippers, carrying letters
FLO4565321 Dauk wala or Indian postman, in uniform, turban, and slippers, carrying letters. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes, " Ackermann

Arrival of the Royal Mail stage coach from London around 10AM at the Post Office, Bristol
FLO4619250 Arrival of the Royal Mail stage coach from London around 10AM at the Post Office, Bristol. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London

Letter of the french poet Germain Nouveau to Paul Verlaine, France, Aug. 17, 1875 (engraving)
3434414 Letter of the french poet Germain Nouveau to Paul Verlaine, France, Aug. 17, 1875 (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Going in Marseille. Bibl)

Bible of Lleida
3499714 Bible of Lleida; (add.info.: Bible of Lleida. 12th century. Romanesque period. Catalonia. Spain. Manuscript. New Testament, letter P Folio 59v)

The Lady Elgin, 1850
3478567 The Lady Elgin, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Lady Elgin, used to carry mails, passengers and freight on Lakes Superior and Michigan)

Mexican-American War 1846-1848: US troops under General Zachary Taylor encamped at Corpus Christi
528048 Mexican-American War 1846-1848: US troops under General Zachary Taylor encamped at Corpus Christi (Kinney's Trading Post) on the coast of Southern Texas

19th Century illustration of family at breakfast
673490 19th Century illustration of family at breakfast; (add.info.: Family at Beakfast, 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sacking hampers with parcels for dispatch
673494 Sacking hampers with parcels for dispatch; (add.info.: Packing hampers with parcels for dispatch, 19th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Man, looking as if he has been in a drunken brawl, serving his sentence in the village stocks
531375 Man, looking as if he has been in a drunken brawl, serving his sentence in the village stocks. Attached to stocks is the pillory post with constraints for the arms

UK, England, 19th century letterbox
673412 UK, England, 19th century letterbox; (add.info.: Letterbox seen from inside St Martin's 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

England, 19th century, St Martin's le Grand
673407 England, 19th century, St Martin's le Grand; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Scene at St Martin's le Grand in London); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century illustration of girl posting letter
673399 19th century illustration of girl posting letter; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Posting a letter); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century illustration of girl posting letter
673397 19th century illustration of girl posting letter; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Posting a letter); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century post office and village shop
673387 19th century post office and village shop; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Post Office and Village shop); Universal History Archive/UIG

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