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‘An Accomodating Fare or Gallantry before Comfort’ - Colour print

2009-0004/4 · 02 Jun 1834

A coloured print of a stormy night time scene with people running to the 'BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY LONDON' mail coach which is standing in the street. The coach has 'PATENT' and 'NELSON HOTEL BIRMINGHAM...

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‘To John Palmer Esq. Surveyor and Comptroller General of the Post Office; This Plate of the MAIL COACH is respectfully Inscribed by his obedient humble servant James Fittler’ - Engraving

2009-0062 · 01 Jan 1803

A black and white engraving of a busy scene with people and horses. The 'BATH' horse-drawn mail coach drives down the road in the right middleground and a man and two horses are in the left foregro...

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‘The Post Office. Plate 63′ - Aquatint

2009-0070/1 · 01 Apr 1809

An aquatint of the interior of the sorting room at the General Post Office, Lombard St, where letters are being sorted and stacked. Rows of desks for sorting post fill the room, men with red coats ...

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‘The Post Office. Plate 63′ - Aquatint

2009-0070/2 · 01 Apr 1809

An aquatint of the interior of the sorting room at the General Post Office, Lombard St, where letters are being sorted and stacked. Rows of desks for sorting post fill the room, men with brown coat...

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‘Quicksilver Royal Mail’ - Colour print (aquatint)

2009-0072 · 01 Nov 1835

A colour aquatint print of the 'DEVONPORT AND LONDON ROYAL MAIL' horse-drawn coach number '209'. The coach is drawn by four horses, there are four men sitting up front and the mail guard is standin...

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‘West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly’ - Colour engraving

2009-0080 · 1828

A colour engraving of the 'Exeter and London Royal Mail' coach and three other Royal Mail coaches outside 'Gloucester Hotel and Coffee House', 'Boone Hat Maker' and 'Joseph Miller Fish Salesman and...

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Military Medals of Joseph Henry Price

2003-0522/14 · c.1920

Three military medals:
1/ Military Medal.
Medal: Silver, circular shaped and is attached to the ribbon by a suspender bar without swivel.
Obverse - Coinage head of King George V, facing left with t...

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GPO plaque

2003-0522/27 · 1942-1943

Wood plaque commemorating GPO civil defence.
Dark, polished wooden shield shape plaque with metal GPO badge at the top. Badge is circular with crown at top and 'GPO' in middle. Edges of badge are ...

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Pocket knife

2003-0522/33 · 1937

Lead pocket knife, No 1. This has a rough textured exterior with one blade that is extractable.
Inscribed on one side with 'GPO 1937'.

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Plaque, newspaper article and letter

2003-0522/39 · 29 Apr 1945

1) Ceramic plaque in wooden frame with colour picture of mother and son waving flags at aircraft flying above. There is a sunset, water and buildings in the background and a barbed wire fence in t...

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