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- 11 November 2016
The Lord Mayor’s Show 1970

Archivist Matt Tantony travels back in time to the 1970 Lord Mayor’s Show, when a giant postman lumbered through the streets of London...

Archive & Collections

Post Office
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- 04 November 2016
One Machine, Many Settings

Get up close to a marvellous machine with Archivist Matt Tantony, all through our freshly updated online catalogue...

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 28 October 2016
Spooky Stamps

No escaping it - it's the time of year for horror! Assistant Curator Georgina picks the stamps that give her goose pimples...

Stamps
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- 21 October 2016
How Do You Build a Museum?

So how exactly do you build a museum? Project Administrator Anna Keast finds out from our Site Manager, Kent Taylor…

Behind the Scenes
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- 30 September 2016
Flames, Firsts and Friends

What a month! Sparks flew as stamps and graphic novels collided, and two rock legends' albums converged thanks to our friends at the Smithsonian...

Design

Human Stories

Stamps
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- 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
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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