Travelling Post Office
Available varieties of this First Day Cover - subject to stock
From humble beginnings, the UK’s railways have proved to be an efficient form of mail transportation for more than 180 years. The Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened in September 1830 and it was just two months later, on 11 November, which the first few mail bags were carried on this railway. Over the following decades, an upsurge in the use of mail trains would arise. In 1927, a special underground mail service, the Post Office (London) Railway, was introduced, which conveyed post between Liverpool Street and Paddington stations, thus avoiding the growing congestion on the capital’s streets.
By the 1970s, three-quarters of letters were carried by rail at some stage of their journey. Changes in mail circulation in the 1980s saw many letters transferred to road or air. By 2003, a total of 16 Travelling Post Offices remained, with the last running on the night of 9 January 2004. More recently, mail transported by rail is carried within sealed Royal Mail carriages.
Please note that the only actual stamp on the card is the one postmarked at the top of the front surrounded by a border. Other stamps appearing on the front and/or reverse are printed on the card.
A sort of ‘half way house’ between first day covers and business customised stamp sheets, these A4 designs are printed digitally on high quality card and look stunning.
Each has a stamp (from a new set) franked with a special first day of issue postmark.
They are printed on both sides and often show reproductions of earlier stamps relevant to theme of the card issue.
The above Royal Mail Travelling Post Office were issued on 15 February 2017 by Royal Mail and feature the following stamp designs: 1st Bag exchange; 1st Post Office undergound railway; 1st Night Mail film poster; 1st Loading mail; 1st Sorting carriage; 1st On the move. The The Night Mail first day cover with the Hemel Hempstead, Early mail sorting carriage, Special Handstamp postmark has been produced by Bradbury and features these stamps which can make a very collectible and lovely gift.
| Stock Code: | 45983 |
| Issue Date: | 15 Feb 2017 |
| Issue: | 15 February 2017 - Travelling Post Office |
| Stamp Type: | Post and Go |
| Stamp Details: | 1st Bag exchange 1st Post Office undergound railway 1st Night Mail film poster 1st Loading mail 1st Sorting carriage 1st On the move |
| Producer/Series: | Bradbury ( Commemorative Stamp Card No 29 ) |
| Postmark: | Hemel Hempstead, Early mail sorting carriage, Special Handstamp |
| Availability: | In Stock |
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