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- 23 July 2019
Poco – The Postcode Elephant

What has a postcode to do with a fluffy pink elephant? Read more about the Post Office's 1980s PR sensation.

Archive & Collections

Post Office
- blog
- 17 July 2019
Postcodes turn 60

Postcodes - codes with letters and numbers. Read about the groundbreaking technology that changed the post forever.

Post Office
- blog
- 02 July 2019
Cricket – A Summer Game

July marks the final of the Cricket World Cup. Take a look at this traditional British sport through stamps.

Archive & Collections

Stamps
- blog
- 27 June 2019
The sinking of the Lady Hobart

Senior Curator Julian tells about the crew's battle to survive on a sinking Post Office Packet Boat.

Archive & Collections

Human Stories
- blog
- 18 June 2019
Military Uniforms

To mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday 29 June we look at uniforms of the armed forces.

Stamps
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- 19 June 2019
Blanche Horton’s Diary: Part 2

Read Blanche's unique diary as she witnesses the signing of the Treaty of Versailles 100 years ago.

Archive & Collections

Exhibitions

Human Stories
- blog
- 13 June 2019
The Post Office during WWII part 2

Explore how Local Defence Volunteers prepared for possible invasion and how ordinary postal workers undertook their jobs in extraordinary circumstances.

Human Stories

Post Office
- blog
- 06 June 2019
Top Tips for a Great Children’s Birthday Party

Want to plan a headache-free kids' birthday party that's enjoyed by everyone? We've got you covered!

Venue Hire
- blog
- 04 June 2019
The Post Office during WWII

Curator Joanna explores the Post Office's role in maintaining postal and telephone communications during the Second World War.

Archive & Collections

Post Office
- blog
- 03 June 2019
Bikes on stamps

Our colourful stamps will encourage you to get back on that bike this summer. Could you handle five wheels?

Stamps
- blog
- 29 May 2019
London’s Post Office Quarter

2019 marked the 190th anniversary of the move of the Post Office to St Martin’s-le-Grand.

Post Office
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- 22 May 2019
Victorian Mail Transport

Coach, train or pentacycles? Senior Curator Julian takes you on a journey of the mail transport revolution.

Archive & Collections
- blog
- 16 May 2019
Postal Brides

Beatrice, Senior Curator at Museum of London, tells a fascinating story of a wedding dress worn by postal brides.

Human Stories
- blog
- 08 May 2019
The Victorians

To mark the 200th birthday of Queen Victoria we look at the inventions and new traditions brought in by the Victorians.

Archive & Collections

Stamps
- blog
- 02 May 2019
What time is it?

Explore why Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to standardising time across Great Britain and how the General Post Office kept track of timekeeping.

Archive & Collections
- blog
- 24 April 2019
London Marathon

Sunday 28 April marks the 39th London Marathon and to discover the route Deputy Curator Georgina takes you through these stamp landmarks.

Stamps
- blog
- 18 April 2019
Dublin has Risen

Archivist Helen explores the Post Office's role in the events of Easter Rising and how its workers helped to keep communications open.

Archive & Collections

Post Office
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- 17 April 2019
Easter on Cards

Curator Joanna dives into our wonderful Easter card collection to show us her favourite designs.

Archive & Collections

Design
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- 12 April 2019
#HaveYouGot…?

You challenged us on Twitter to find brilliant and bizarre things from our collections. Here’s what we uncovered...

Archive & Collections
- blog
- 04 April 2019
Archivist’s Top 5

Senior Archivist Gavin shares his Archive favourites.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes