Post Office Magazine
Post Office publications have run from 1850 until the present day. St Martin's Le Grand started in 1890 and was replaced by The Post Office Magazine in 1933. This in turn was replaced by Courier in 1966 which is still published today (see our online exhibition to mark the 40 years of Courier).
All Post Office publications are held in archive class POST 92 but many issues are also available on the open shelves in our Archive Search Room.
Examples from our Collection
Here are some examples of Post Office Magazines in our collection:
Article on London Postal Services War Memorial
Article describing a statue erected in memory of staff who died during World War I.
Front cover of the Post Office Magazine, February 1964
Front cover of the Post Office Magazine showing The Beatles sorting fan mail.
'Tibs the Great is no more', the Post Office Magazine, 1965
Tibs, the Post Office's number one cat, an imposing 23lb giant, died in November 1964.
'Snow Wonders!' article from Courier, February 1987
How the Royal Mail and Post Office services kept on the move during the big freeze of 1987.
You may also be interested in...
40 Years of Courier
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the newspaper for Royal Mail employees
An online exhibition celebrating the Courier's 40th birthday in 2006. Features a gallery of historic front covers.
Religious Associations
Inside the Sikh, Hindu and Muslim Associations at Mount Pleasant
An online exhibition created with help from the members of three religious association at Mount Pleasant sorting office.
Royal Mail Archive
Free and open for members of the public to use and enjoy
The Royal Mail Archive holds the written records of Royal Mail and the Post Office, as well as stamps, posters and more.
