Sea Mail
The conveyance of mail by sea was for a long time the principal means of moving international mail. Our Archive holds records pertaining to both the movement of inland and overseas mail by sea, such as log listings, contracts by companies for the conveyance of mail, voyage records and packet boat reports.
Details of the conveyance of mail by sea appear across the Archive but principally in archive classes POST 12, POST 29, POST 39 and POST 43.
Examples from our Collection
Here are some examples of records relating to Sea Mail in our collection:
Packet service voyage records, 1893-1894
Relates to the packet service between Holyhead and Kingstown, linking Britain and Ireland.
Mail conveyance by sea contract, 1945
Contract for mail service to Mallaig, Knoydart and Loch Nevis Head.
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