The Postal Museum - April Post 📮

 

Donate Looking forward to reopening We are looking forward to welcoming you back to The Postal Museum soon for a safe and fun experience. Tickets are now on sale for visits from 20 May* until the end of the year, and include access to our brand new temporary exhibition Wish You Were Here: 151 Years of the British Postcard. If you have ticket credit with us from a visit previously cancelled due to COVID-19 closures, check your inbox for a message from our Box Office Team, or contact us at boxoffice@postalmuseum.org. Book a visit *Subject to government guidelines. Victorian postmistresses Read about the lives of Postmistresses in the Victorian Post Office, and the gifts they received on their retirement. By guest blogger Professor David Green. Read more House Numbering How did posties deliver mail before house numbers? Find out more on our blog and explore the history of house numbering.  Read more Royal Mail stamp design competition Millions of key workers and volunteers have kept the country going through the pandemic. Children aged 4-14 are invited to think about the heroes they would like to celebrate and design a stamp in their honour. Find out more and enter