Skip to main content
postalmuseum logo symbol postalmuseum logo text
Visit us
postalmuseum logo symbol collapsed postalmuseum logo text collapsed
Visit us
  • Visit

    • What to expect
    • Visit us
    • Families
    • Schools and Communities
    • What’s on
  • Discover

    • Read, watch & do
    • Collections
    • Membership
    • Shop
    • Blog
  • Connect

    • Donate
    • Support us
    • Venue hire
    • Contact
    • About us
Opening times
Open Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Closed Saturday 9 & Sunday 24 December
The Postal MuseumBlogHuman Stories

Blog

Enter the world of The Postal Museum!
Filter our stories:
  • All
  • Archive & Collections
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Design
  • Exhibitions
  • Human Stories
  • Mail Rail
  • Post Office
  • Stamps

Curious stories, personal passions and behind-the-scenes exclusives await in our museum blog:

    • blog
    • 13 September 2016

    Murder, Mystery, Stamps?

    An intriguing set of stamp designs coming out this Thursday gives our Director, Adrian Steel, the chance to reveal one of his passions: crime fiction...

    • Design
    • Human Stories
    • Stamps
  • Envelope addressed to Clark B Holbrook, E2512/2a, The Postal Museum
    • blog
    • 03 June 2016

    Stranger Things Have Happened at Sea

    Investigating a mysterious letter, Curator Joanna Espin discovers a deeply personal window onto a journey taken 135 years ago...

    • Archive & Collections
    • Human Stories
PREVIOUS 1 2 3 4 5

Keep in touch

I'm interested in:

Opening times

Open Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Closed Saturday 9 & Sunday 24 December

Getting here

15-20 Phoenix Place
London
WC1X 0DA
Location of Postal Museum on a map

Learn more

  • Accessibility
  • About us
  • Contact
  • News
  • Press office
  • Jobs and opportunities
  • Sustainability

Archive

  • Opening of Mount Pleasant, 1934

    POST 118/170
    A teaser image for Opening of Mount Pleasant, 1934
  • Telegram messenger, 1934

    POST 118/69
    A teaser image for Telegram messenger, 1934
  • Tibs the Great, 1954

    M3/0W
    A teaser image for Tibs the Great, 1954
  • Stamp cancelling machine, 1948

    POST 118/1872
    A teaser image for Stamp cancelling machine, 1948
  • Van at crossroads, 1934

    POST 118/1094
    A teaser image for Van at crossroads, 1934
  • Fish Wharf Post Office, 1936

    POST 118/589
    A teaser image for Fish Wharf Post Office, 1936
  • Telegram messengers, 1934

    POST 118/70
    A teaser image for Telegram messengers, 1934
  • Post Office Home Guard, 1941

    POST 56/83
    A teaser image for Post Office Home Guard, 1941
  • Travelling Post Office, 1881

    POST 118/792
    A teaser image for Travelling Post Office, 1881
  • Ships Div’n, Mount Pleasant, 1945

    POST 118/1546
    A teaser image for Ships Div’n, Mount Pleasant, 1945
View another item
View the archive


  • Copyright
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

The Postal Museum is the public identity of the Postal Heritage Trust | Charity No. 1102360 | Company No. 4896056

Royal Mail is a sponsor of Postal Museum Arts Council England is a sponsor of Postal Museum The Post Office is a sponsor of Postal Museum The Heritage Fund is a sponsor of Postal Museum Natural Carbon Solutions is a sponsor of Postal Museum
Please note we will be closed to the public this Saturday 9 December for a private event.