Collecting stamps stamps of approval

The decimal switch was surprisingly smooth, despite the centuries of tradition that came before it

The establishment books are a rich source of information on Post Office staff. They are held in series POST 59 in The Royal Mail Archive on the first floor of The Postal Museum in Central London (post

Collector Simone Daiber presses an antique wax seal stamp into a blob of soft, red wax. As she gently lifts the stamp, a shiny button-like seal is revealed: Je ne chante que pour vous (I sing only for

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Thousands of workers stepping off their morning train has become an enduring image of the railway. But the custom of commuting has constantly evolved, as CHRISTIAN WOLMAR reports

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