The British Postal Museum & Archive
The British Postal Museum & Archive
Freeling House
Phoenix Place
London
Greater London
WC1X 0DL
England
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Telephone
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020 7239 2570
Fax
020 7239 2576
The British Postal Museum & Archive cares for the visual, written and physical records of over 400 years of postal development. We are responsible for managing The Royal Mail Archive on behalf of Royal Mail Group plc. and own the former National Postal Museum object collections, a donation from Royal Mail Group plc.
The entire collection of the British Postal Museum & Archive
is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum, Archive
Additional info
The Royal Mail Archive is open for the public to use and enjoy. We also have a small exhibition area at The Royal Mail Archive to show highlights from our philatelic collections. You can visit the exhibition for free whenever the archive is open.
The entire collection of the British Postal Museum & Archive is a Designated Collection of national importance.
The archives relate to the operation, policy, development and social impact of the British Post Office from 1636 to the present day. The collection is outstanding in terms of its evidential, historical and cultural value and represents a comprehensive and complete coverage of the role the Post Office in employment history, overseas expansion, communications and community cohesion.
We are a combined Museum and Archive...an internationally important resource for social - and postal - history.
The Royal Mail Archive is open to the public 5-6 days a week. It contains records of The Post Office and Royal Mail from the seventeenth century to the present day.
The British Postal Museum Store houses objects ranging from the desk of Rowland Hill (founder of the Penny Post), to Mobile Post Office vehicles and an astounding assortment of letter boxes. The store is open to the public on various dates throughout the summer (PLEASE CALL OR SEE WEBSITE FOR DATES).
Collection details
Trade and Commerce, Toys and Hobbies, Social History, Science and Technology, Photography, Music, Literature, Land Transport, Industry, Film and Media, Design, Costume and Textiles, Aviation, Archives
Key artists and exhibits
- Penny Black
- Great Britain Stamps
- Phillips Philatelic Collection
- Letterboxes
- Postal vehicles
- Postal uniforms
- Sorting machines
- Hand stamps
- Posters
- Artwork
- Photographs
- Documentary films
- Family History sources
- Designated Collection
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