Henry Bishop from Henfield in Sussex was the first holder of the post to be termed ‘Postmaster General of England’. He also introduced the first postmark used on mail, the ‘Bishop Mark’, which showed the date on which a letter was received by the post thus helping to ensure its prompt dispatch.
1700s John Pratt writes to John Palmer to inform him that he hasn’t been appointed to Government (August 1782), (from the private papers of John Palmer)
1900s Diary of a Prisoner of War (1941-2)
1900s GPO Motorcycle Goggles (c.1960)
1900s John Grierson (1898-1972)
1900s First airmail service
1800s Ludwig van Beethoven’s ‘immortal beloved’ (July 1812)