Pmg Sees The Christmas Mail 1968

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London.

Various shots of the PMG (Post Master General) John Stonehouse, watching GPO (General Post Office) parcel sorters at work on a mountain of Christmas parcels. He also inspects broken and badly labelled parcels. Various shots of the second class letter sorters at work, pan to show first...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
90426
Sort Number:
UN 4408 A
Time in/Out:
01:32:27:00 / 01:36:36:00
Canister:
UN 4408 A
Film ID:
3237.15
Issue Date:
1968

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