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POSTAGE STAMP REVENUE - TRAILER

Postage Stamp Revenue - Trailer (1950)

Trailer item reminding people to put the correct postage...

LETTERS FROM HOME

Letters From Home

Letters travel from home to the men onboard ships.

POSTAL SERVICES

Postal Services (1955)

Woman delivering a letter & shots of letter boxes.

HER HIGHNESS 'MISS SECRETARY'

Her Highness 'miss Secretary' (1961)

German businessmen take a leaf out of America's book and treat...

REMFLEX COPIER

Remflex Copier (1952)

Footage of copying machine in use at an officer in London.

LETTER TO THE PARENTS

Letter To The Parents

Early dramatic film. A letter brings bad news to a family.

THE LETTER

The Letter (1910)

Early film comedy 'The Letter'. Invite to the theatre received by a household causes...

 

 

MAIL DELIVERY TO ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT

Mail Delivery To St Michael's Mount (1950)

a postman delivers mail to St Michael's Mount in Cornwall.

AIR POST TO COLOGNE

Air Post To Cologne (1919)

Air Mail plane takes off to deliver letters to British Soldiers in Germany,...

IMPERIAL AIR FLEET COMMITTEE - LETTER

Imperial Air Fleet Committee - Letter (1915)

Close up of a letter from the Imperial Air Fleet...

ONLY GOOD NEWS

Only Good News (1946)

Trailer warning people not to write gossip in letters to servicemen overseas.

STAGGERED HOLIDAYS

Staggered Holidays (1946)

Ministry of Information trailer urging us to take staggered holidays.

FRANCE - STRIKE STRANDS BRITONS

France - Strike Strands Britons (1953)

A nation wide strike in France strands British holidaymakers...

SILENT BUTLER

Silent Butler (1948)

Safe on house that tradesmen place their deliveries in, housewife then collects them...

 TRAILER - PAPER AND STRING

Trailer - Paper And String (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging people to address and pack their...

TRAILER: ONLY GOOD NEWS

Trailer: Only Good News (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging people not to write gossip in letters...

FIRST AERIAL POST

First Aerial Post (1911)

Hamel flies from Hendon to Windsor to carry letters.

ARMY POST OFFICE - NOTTINGHAM

Army Post Office - Nottingham (1944)

Footage of mail being sorted at army Post Office in Nottingham.

CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR TROOPS

Christmas Dinner For Troops (1944)

Troops have their Christmas dinner in a tent.

GERMAN WOMEN WAR WORKERS

German Women War Workers (1943)

German women doing their bit for the war effort - enrolling to working...

HELICOPTER TO DELIVER MAIL aka ROYAL MAIL GOES BY HELICOPTER

Helicopter To Deliver Mail AKA Royal Mail Goes By Helicopter (1948)

Various shots of helicopter...

 GPO HANDLES CHRISTMAS MAIL

GPO Handles Christmas Mail (1946)

The GPO handle Christmas parcels that have come undone in the...

 MAIL DROP TO HMS GAMBIA

Mail Drop To HMS Gambia (1960)

Shackleton plane leaves St. Mawgan, Cornwall and drops mail canisters...

 1st BATTALION IRISH GUARDS IN CYPRUS

1st Battalion Irish Guards In Cyprus (1958)

British soldiers in camp in the foothills of Cyprus.

CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR WEATHER SHIP

Christmas Mail For Weather Ship (1969)

Christmas mail was about to be dropped at weather ship but did...

CHRISTMAS PARCELS

Christmas Parcels (1970)

Various shots of damaged parcels in a postal sorting office.

IRA LETTER BOMB IN LONDON

IRA Letter Bomb In London (1970-1979)

City workers interviewed about new threat of letter bombs - news...

GPO RAILWAY

GPO Railway (1970-1979)

Point of view shot from front of GPO underground train going along tunnel.

IRISH DERBY SCENES

Irish Derby Scenes (1914-1918)

Horse racing: Footage of the Irish Derby.

GERMAN AEROPLANES PREPARE TO DEPART

German Aeroplanes Prepare To Depart (1910-1919)

Footage of German biplanes preparing for take-off....

QUEEN ELIZABETH ARRIVES AT SOUTHAMPTON aka 'QUEEN ELIZABETH' DOCKING AT NIGHT

Queen Elizabeth Arrives At Southampton AKA 'queen Elizabeth' Docking At Night (1948)

Nigh...

 MAIL PLANE

Mail Plane (1930-1939)

A Belgian mail plane sets off carrying letters to Leopoldsville in the Congo.

POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS

Post Early For Christmas (1947)

A series of cartoon drawings warning viewers on the dangers of not...

EASTERN MAIL CALL FOR THE BOYS

Eastern Mail Call For The Boys (1946)

Public information trailer calling for more family letters to be...

G.P.O. UNDERGROUND RAILWAY AND SORTING OFFICE

G.P.O. Underground Railway And Sorting Office (1948)

Mount Pleasant sorting office and underground...

POST HASTE - PAST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS.  TRAILER

Post Haste - Past Early For Christmas. Trailer (1945)

Reminder to post early for Christmas.

POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE

Postman's Nightmare (1960)

Post office sorting machine 'ELSIE' in action at Borough, London.

MISS PAMELA STANLEY

Miss Pamela Stanley (1937)

Interviews with stage actress, Pamela Stanley, as she prepares for role of...

CLIMBING THE UNCLIMBABLE!

Climbing The Unclimbable! (1934)

A saloon car climbs the steep and winding track in the village of...

THE RIVER POSTMAN

The River Postman (1933)

Nice film about a day in the life of a river postman on the River Thames,...

FRENCH HONOUR LEGENDARY DOG

French Honour Legendary Dog (1954)

Memorial service is held for legendary 'postmaster' dog Flambeau...

CHRISTMAS IS COMING - POST EARLY - TRAILER

Christmas Is Coming - Post Early - Trailer (1950)

Animated item of Father Christmas and St. Peter...

LITTLE SHIPS COME BACK

Little Ships Come Back (1940)

Minesweepers return to port to be cleaned and painted.

SNAPSHOTS FROM HOME issue title is SIDE LINE

Snapshots From Home Issue Title Is Side Line (1942)

YMCA get volunteer photographers to take snaps...

SOUTH AFRICAN POST WOMEN

South African Post Women (1943)

South African post women sort and deliver the mail in Durban.

TRAINEE SEAMEN aka BOYS TRAIN TO BE SEAMEN issue title is THE YOUNG IDEA

Trainee Seamen AKA Boys Train To Be Seamen Issue Title Is The Young Idea (1944)

Sea cadets...

BLOSSOM TIME

Blossom Time (1945)

Two girls with servicemen boyfriends walk in orchard and remember their loved ones.

STORY OF A ROSE

Story Of A Rose (1946)

Nice story about roses, London.

ARMY WIVES' HOSTEL

Army Wives' Hostel (1948)

Hostel for wives and children of servicemen on duty overseas.

ISLAND MAIL

Island Mail (1948)

Mail is delivered from Cornish mainland to Scilly Isles by boat.