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The Post Office aboard the Titanic
On this day in 1912 the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sunk less than three hours later, killing more than 1,500 people. Amongst the dead were five postal workers, British...
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Guglielmo Marconi and the Post Office
Previously on this blog we wrote about the connection between the Post Office aboard the Titanic, and the telegrams held in our collection concerning the sunken ship. Also on the Titanic was wireless...
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Two new ways to get involved with the BPMA!
by Deborah Turton, Head of Access & Development A significant part of the British Postal Museum & Archive’s work is ensuring the ongoing preservation of the collections we hold. Our Archive...
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Ten Collections – One Collector
A social-thematic philatelic display and talk by Dane Garrod There are so very many themes, countries and periods that any philatelist, stamp-collector, or even social historian, can collect and...
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Telegraphs and mass communication
Barely a day goes by when we do not see more evidence of the way in which mass communications can quickly bring together a group of like-minded people for a common purpose. The Arab Spring, the Occupy...
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Royal Mail Ship Titanic – centenary 2012
The centenary of the Titanic’s sinking is a good opportunity of reminding the world about the fascinating material concerning the ill-fated Royal Mail Ship in The Royal Mail Archive. Three years ago...
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Delegation from China visit BPMA
On Wednesday 18 April, the BPMA were delighted to welcome a delegation from China, including Lu Xinghua, Deputy Director of China Post Literature & History Centre, Song Yunli, Curator of China Post...
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Disaster at Sea!
We have recently uploaded a new podcast, a recording of our Curator Julian Stray’s recent talk Disaster at Sea! In his talk Julian Strays looks at the handful of mail ships (and one mail train) which...
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Seasons greetings by radio
In the lead-up to Christmas we are sharing with you 12 Posters of Christmas, a dozen classic postal posters from the Royal Mail Archive. Today’s is… Poster advertising radio telegram service; featuring...
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