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 Clerkwenwell, London
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We'll remain on X to share museum news & updates. But if you enjoy learning fun facts, hearing stories from our archives and gaining a different perspective on our collections, make sure to follow on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok. Find them below. 4/4 👉 bit.ly/3uW5vYP
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Congratulations to new NPO @thepostalmuseum which was nominated for ‘Shop of the Year’ in the @MandHShow Awards 2024 and received a ‘Highly Commended’ recognition. Learn more 👇#ACEsupported 📷 The Postal Museum ©

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£5.4 million in @ace_london for 15 organisations, including new NPO @thepostalmuseum, who will improve the accessibility of their amazing Mail Rail ride and make strides towards their environmental sustainability goals 🤩👏 📷 The Postal Museum ©
A child at the Postal Museum. Text reads: '£5.4 million awarded to 15 organisations in London.'

ALT A child at the Postal Museum. Text reads: '£5.4 million awarded to 15 organisations in London.'

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Two #ACEsupported London NPOs are up for Museum & Heritage Awards (@MandHShow) this year!! 😊 Congratulations to the @FoundlingMuseum, who are nominated for Team of the Year, and @thepostalmuseum, nominated for best shop! 🥳 awards.museumsandheritage.co…
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We're delighted to announce the second cohort of cultural attractions that have earned accreditation with our #FamilyCafeStandard 🍴⭐ Congratulations! bit.ly/42NrE8r 📸 @thepostalmuseum
The Postal Museum cafe - a room filled with small tables with wooden and orange chairs. Post related objects can be seen at the far end, including a hanging sign Parcel and a postbox.

ALT The Postal Museum cafe - a room filled with small tables with wooden and orange chairs. Post related objects can be seen at the far end, including a hanging sign Parcel and a postbox.

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We want to wish all of our followers a Happy New Year with our last #PostboxSaturday of 2023. A VR wall box spotted in St Leonard's on Sea. Perfectly poised on a garden wall. But that's not all. 1/4
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And of course, #PostboxSaturday is far greater than us. Make sure you're following @letterappsoc the creators of this wonderful movement that's inspired countless numbers of people across the country to notice and engage with the history behind the humble postbox. 3/4
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Is a tour of the Mail Rail tunnels on your 2024 bucket list? Our Tuesday Tunnel Walks return from 16th January and advance tickets are on sale now. 👉 bit.ly/48dqN2u
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However, or wherever you're spending the day, we want to wish all our followers a very Merry Christmas! We'll see you again on 27th December when we'll be open again after the festive break. 🎨 1985. POST 110/0198.
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It's just a couple of days before Christmas but we thought we'd share a present early for today's #PostboxSaturday. A magnificent Victorian penfold pillar box found in Bath a couple of months ago by one of our team.
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🎄💫 New Festive Blog Post! 💫🎄 Find out all about the fascinating history behind Christmas Cards, from the archive collections of @thepostalmuseum 💌 ⬇️ exploreyourarchive.org/prett… #EYAFestive #ExploreYourArchive
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Is this the worlds best travelled piece of paper? This remarkable item from our archives shows a postcard that has been posted back and forth numerous times. It was sent between Doncaster and Brazil, and even once to France, over the course of eight years, from 1910 and 1917.
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As you can see from the second image, small pieces of paper have been stuck on the card, with some words and messages still readable. The colourful array of stamps makes this a true time capsule of the early 20th century.
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It was a pleasure to host Lord Parkinson this morning for a tour of the museum on the last posting day before Christmas. His letter to Santa should make it to Reindeerland just in time. 🎅📮🦌
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🎁✉️📮 It’s the last posting day before Christmas, so Lord Parkinson visited @thePostalMuseum to learn about how @RoyalMail has delivered festive cheer down the centuries — and to post a special Christmas card🎅🏻🎄
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Some of the Christmas cards delivered this month will likely feature images of snowy pillar boxes, a robin delivering the mail in a snowy scene or even a postie themself. But how and why did these become popular scenes on Christmas Cards? 1/2
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For the answers to these questions, join senior curator Corrinne as she journeys all the way back to the earliest Christmas cards in our latest blog below. 2/2 👉 bit.ly/48gS83A
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Did you know that December marks the anniversary of the opening of the Post Office Railway? After being delayed for several years the railway finally opened on 5 December 1927 between Mount Pleasant and Paddington. Here's what our Mount Pleasant Mail Rail depot looked like then.
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On 19th December the line between Mount Pleasant and Liverpool Street Station opened, before the final part of the jigsaw was added when the line to the Eastern District Office in Whitechapel was completed. This map from 1937 shows how the original railway looked.
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Fancy something spicy? There's something rather appropriate about spotting this George VI postbox next to a sign advertising Bloody Marys given their matching colours. 📸 Oxford
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