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The Curious Culture of Letter-Writing

The Curious Culture of Letter-Writing

How the culture of letter writing developed.

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Last Post: Remembering the First World War

Last Post: Remembering the First World War

The stories of postal workers at war and on the Home Front.

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Calthorpe House

Calthorpe House

Find out about our plans for a new London home for our collections.

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Designs on Delivery

Designs on Delivery

An exhibition of postal posters at Swindon's Great Western Hospital.

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London Walking Tours

London Walking Tours

See 350 years of London's postal history.

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Diamond Jubilee

Diamond Jubilee

A display marking the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Timeline of Key Dates

Timeline of Key Dates

Navigate through centuries of postal heritage.

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Post & Go machine

Post & Go machine

A Royal Mail Hytech Post & Go machine is available in the foyer of the Royal Mail Archive.

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Classic Locomotives of Northern Ireland

Classic Locomotives of Northern Ireland

18 Jun 2013

Today Royal Mail has issued a miniature sheet on the theme of Classic Locomotives of...

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High levels of noise in the Archive Search Room

High levels of noise in the Archive Search Room

18 April 2013

Please also be aware that due to essential building works taking place adjacent to our...

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GPO Britain Postcards

GPO Britain Postcards

Six postcards featuring original photographs from the GPO Library

Life in Britain at the time of the GPO in the 1930s and 1940s. A wonderful nostalgic view of a bygone era.

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Podcast

Podcast

Our podcasts are free to download to your mobile device

Download our talks series, which explores different aspects of philately and the British postal service.

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