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TPO ephemera postcard pack
Travelling Post office ephemera – posters, plans and notices
Ephemera means items designed for a short lifespan; but those that survive in an archive can reveal unexpected parts of the past.
These postcards reproduce a variety of original archive documents relating to Travelling Post Office mail train operations. There’s the whimsical (“I’m a rubber band, don’t fly me” 1970s safety bulletin) and the classic (original Night Mail film poster). There is also a design for a Midland Railway Parcel Sorting Van, and a diagram showing the correct way to prepare a mail pouch for high-speed transfer.
Also available are the TPO photographs postcard set and the DVD Night Mail