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- 06 September 2016
The McLennan Mail Art

In 1976, a wave of creativity was unleashed on the post. Curator Joanna Espin shares the spectacular results and explores the vivid history of Mail Art...

Archive & Collections

Design
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- 26 August 2016
From Physical to Digital

What happens if you join our Digital team for the summer? Whitney, a student of Digital Humanities at UCL, shares her experience…

Behind the Scenes

Digitisation
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- 19 August 2016
The Illustrated Word

Illustrations bring stories and characters to life, and some of the best become stamps. Assistant Curator Georgina chooses her favourites...

Stamps
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- 12 August 2016
A Curator Explores: Part 2

We continue a journey around the fringes of London with Julian Stray, Senior Curator, as he brings to life the curious world of everyday post boxes...

Archive & Collections

Design
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- 05 August 2016
A Curator Explores: Part 1

Do you ever stop to look at the things you brush past in the street? Our Senior Curator, Julian, does. Explore the peculiarities of post boxes as he loops around London...

Archive & Collections

Design
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- 22 July 2016
They think it’s all over…

2016 marks 50 years since England's greatest football victory. We tell the story through The Postal Museum's stamp collection...

Stamps
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- 15 July 2016
Two Weeks at The Postal Museum

We were lucky enough to have Leanna join the team for a little while. She explains what she got up to and what she learned...

Behind the Scenes
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- 01 July 2016
Cardboard Railways & Airborne Machines

Archivist Matt Tantony has some wonderful discoveries to share from the latest photographs we've brought to light...

Archive & Collections
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- 24 June 2016
Celebrating 500 years of Royal Mail

A lot has changed over 500 years! Fundraising Officer Rhea shows and tells how we celebrated Royal Mail's anniversary at the Guildhall...

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions
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- 17 June 2016
Spotting a Royal Cypher

What is a Royal Cypher? Delve into The Postal Museum's collection to find how they pop up on pillar boxes, medals and (of course!) stamps...

Design

Stamps
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- 10 June 2016
Sharing Stories at the World Stamp Show

So how did it go? Fundraising Events Officer Rhea gives her view of New York's World Stamp Show, and some of the exciting stories we shared and heard...

Behind the Scenes

Stamps
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- 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
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- 24 May 2016
Penny Blacks in New York

As we prepare to take our most treasured possessions abroad for the first time, Fundraising Events Officer Rhea talks us through her own journey...

Behind the Scenes

Stamps
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- 20 May 2016
Arts & Crafts & Stamps

For many years, stamp designs have provided a showcase for other crafts. Curatorial Assistant Georgina picks a few of her favourites...

Design

Stamps
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- 13 May 2016
Postmen’s Whistles

Senior Curator Julian Stray takes a whistle-stop tour through a curious part of rural life...

Archive & Collections
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- 06 May 2016
Nuts and Bolts in Mail Rail

How do you get a hidden railway ready to open? Project Administrator Anna Keast finds out from Steve Farrow, Construction Manager for Mail Rail...

Behind the Scenes
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- 15 April 2016
Cry ‘God for Harry, England and St George!’

St George: famous for slaying a dragon and saving a Princess. To mark St George's Day we look into his pictorial impact on stamps.

Stamps
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- 18 March 2016
Putting the ‘Spring’ in Stamps

With Spring upon us, we take a look into The Postal Museum's collection to find the very best stamps of the season.

Stamps
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- 11 March 2016
A New Post, a New Passion

What’s it like to join The Postal Museum? Lesley, Director of Finance & Resources, shares what caught her imagination…

Behind the Scenes

Stamps
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- 26 February 2016
Leaflet Labyrinth: As Cool as Jools

Archivist Matt Tantony shares a blast from the past, discovering a favourite childhood character in a box of leaflets. 'Wicked!'

Archive & Collections