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    • Stamp cancelling machine, 1948

      POST 118/1872
      A teaser image for Stamp cancelling machine, 1948
    • 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
    • Post Office Home Guard, 1941

      POST 56/83
      A teaser image for Post Office Home Guard, 1941
    • Tibs the Great, 1954

      M3/0W
      A teaser image for Tibs the Great, 1954
    • 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
    • Ships Div’n, Mount Pleasant, 1945

      POST 118/1546
      A teaser image for Ships Div’n, Mount Pleasant, 1945
    • Van at crossroads, 1934

      POST 118/1094
      A teaser image for Van at crossroads, 1934
    • Travelling Post Office, 1881

      POST 118/792
      A teaser image for Travelling Post Office, 1881
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