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POST EARLY TRAILER

Post Early Trailer (1941)

A trailer encourages the British public to post early for Christmas.

POST EARLY

Post Early (1940)

Title card advising people to post early for Christmas.

POST EARLY FOR XMAS TRAILER

Post Early For Xmas Trailer (1946)

This trailer tells us to post early for Christmas.

POST HASTE - TRAILER

Post Haste - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of information film urging people to send their Christmas mail on...

SPEED, EFFICIENCY & SAFETY

Speed, Efficiency & Safety (1934)

Parcel Sorting Office under pressure as the Christmas approaches.

TOMMY ATKINS GIVES A HAND

Tommy Atkins Gives A Hand (1940)

Soldiers help the post office to deliver Christmas mail.

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.

CHRISTMAS PARCEL RUSH

Christmas Parcel Rush (1937)

Porters work frantically to sort piles of...

HOGS NORTON - TRAILER

Hogs Norton - Trailer (1943)

In the battle for fuel, the order is, cease firing - says comedian Gillie...

GREETINGS FROM ITALY

Greetings From Italy (1943)

A short film showing how the Christmas cards find their way home from Italy.

FATHER CHRISTMAS TRAILER

Father Christmas Trailer (1944)

An entertaining trailer featuring Father Christmas telling us to post...

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS

Post Much Earlier This Christmas (1940)

Post office urges people to post Christmas mail much earlier...

CHRISTMAS IS COMING SPECIAL

Christmas Is Coming Special (1949)

Lovely animated film advising people of the last posting dates for...

POST EARLY - CYRIL FLETCHER TRAILER

Post Early - Cyril Fletcher Trailer (1948)

Ministry of Information film urging people to post early...

OPENING OF ROYAL AIR MAIL SERVICE

Opening Of Royal Air Mail Service (1934)

Royal Air Mail service opens at Croydon Airport, Surrey.

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1933)

German plane shows off its new design of retractable undercarriage.

AIRGRAPH LETTERS

Airgraph Letters (1941)

With help of new delivery system letters from soldiers in Middle East are...

GENERAL ELECTION NIGHT

General Election Night (1929)

Thousands of people gather in Trafalgar Square on General Election night...

MAIL DAY IN ICELAND

Mail Day In Iceland (1942)

Touching item shows a US soldier in Iceland receiving parcels of cookies from...

ATLANTIC AIR MAIL SERVICE RESUMED

Atlantic Air Mail Service Resumed (1940)

The Air Mail service to America resumes after a short break.

BRITONS PLAN BRIGHT XMAS FOR USA

Britons Plan Bright Xmas For USA (1949)

Christmas card factory in London sells cards to the American...

SHOPPING BY POST

Shopping By Post (1940)

A look at all the processes involved in mail order shopping from receipt of...

NEW POSTAL PLANT

New Postal Plant (1968)

Item showing automated postal plant at work in Amsterdam, Holland.

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.

POSTAGE STAMPS FOR CHRISTMAS aka POSTAGE STAMPS FOR XMAS

Postage Stamps For Christmas AKA Postage Stamps For Xmas (1968)

Artist Rosalind Dease, stands by...

GPO RAILWAY

GPO Railway (1970-1979)

The Post Office run an underground railway for moving post around London.

AIR POST TO COLOGNE

Air Post To Cologne (1919)

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

FIRST AERIAL  AIR MAIL  POST

First Aerial Air Mail Post (1911)

Pilot Mr Hamel takes letters from Hendon to Windsor in his...

POST EARLY

Post Early (1937)

Sir Harry Twyford, Lord Mayor, encourages Londoners to post Xmas mail early.

CANDY CARDS

Candy Cards (1956)

Edible birthday cards are the latest novelty.

FRENCH MAIL PLANE CRASH

French Mail Plane Crash (1933)

A French mail plane crashes into a factory in Beauvais, France.

GENERAL ELECTION NIGHT

General Election Night (1931)

Trafalgar Square is jammed with people waiting for General Election...

KING GEORGE V APPEAL FUND

King George V Appeal Fund (1937)

Appeal for donations for King George V National Memorial Fund.

MAIL TRAIN

Mail Train (1930)

How mail is transported and sorted on a train.

TOWARDS 100%

Towards 100% (1937)

The London Efficiency Exhibition shows us the latest machines for opening letters,...

THE MAILS GO THROUGH

The Mails Go Through (1941)

Sailors at sea receive letters from home.

AIR MAIL SERVICE FROM AUSTRALIA

Air Mail Service From Australia (1938)

The first return trip of a new air mail service from Australia...

LORD MAYORS EXAMPLE POST EARLY

Lord Mayors Example Post Early (1938)

London's Lord Mayor makes an appeal for people to post their...

LETTERS FROM HOME

Letters From Home (1942)

Workers of the American Army Post Office distribute mail to GIs in Northern...

WRAPPING PARCELS - TRAILER

Wrapping Parcels - Trailer (1949)

A Short Trailer film encouraging people to wrap their parcels...

RURAL MAIL AIRBORNE

Rural Mail Airborne (1948)

Helicopter used in the experiment to speed up mail deliveries in remote...

FATHER CHRISTMAS JOINS PRODUCTION DRIVE

Father Christmas Joins Production Drive (1948)

Toys and Christmas cards are getting ready for...

FRANCE - STRIKE STRANDS BRITONS

France - Strike Strands Britons (1953)

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

CHURCH POST OFFICE issue title PLAY SONG AND PATTER

Church Post Office Issue Title Play Song And Patter (1937)

Church in Margate is used as post...

POSTMAN'S SHOES issue title - SAFE AND SHORE

Postman's Shoes Issue Title - Safe And Shore (1938)

A postman from Dungeness attaches flat square...

LIGHTHOUSE AND POSTMAN issue title - OHMS

Lighthouse And Postman Issue Title - OHMS (1938)

Footage of postman climbing numerous steps to...

VALENTINES

Valentines (1939)

Valentine cards from the past.