Post Office Internal Posters (2)

Then there were some aimed more specifically at the working practices of postmen & postwomen.

Post Office Internal Posters (1)

At the recent sale of duplicate GPO posters by the British Postal Museum and Archive I was successful in bidding for one of the less glamorous lots, a set of 35 approximately A4 size internal posters, mainly black and white, labelled "JPC" and "IRP (H)" with a number.

A quick search revealed that they were commissioned by the GPO Joint Production Council (JPC) Internal Relations Panel (IRP) - I haven't managed to find out what the "(H)" stands for.  The series dates from 1951-1969 and was designed to instruct staff on how best to perform their jobs.  Nearly all of them are in black and white, though there are a few in colour.

The Royal Mail Archive holds a nearly-full set (number 010 is missing) of 66, from which my 35 duplicates in the lot come from, mainly being the earlier ones.

The early ones are fairly general admonitions:

Ending with an admonition to read what I assume was the internal magazine:

Bath Parcel Post

Another Bath item, from a century later than the previous one, this is a Parcel Post tag from 1913, sent from Boots the Chemists.

Early Bath Penny Post and Receiving House handstamps

The example below is from April 1813, with very early examples of both the "BATH / Penny Post" and boxed "No.2" receiving house handstamps.

Do you know of any earlier examples ?

Frome Maltese Cross

I'm looking for examples of red and black Maltese Crosses from Somerset on cover.  Here is an example of a Frome Maltese Cross in black (I'm still looking for one in red).

I'm still looking for a Maltese Cross from Queen Camel, Williton, Milverton, Weston-super-Mare, Henstridge and Milborne Port - these being towns that were issued with 1844-type numeric obliterators so might have had Maltese Crosses.

Wrington straight line

A late usage of the "WRINGTON" straight line handstamp, used in January 1826.

Bristol Penny Post No.'s 13, 15 and 17

A small selection from the Bristol Penny Post, firstly No.13 and No.15 from Pensford via Old Down.

Then an early No.15 from Old Down from October 1822.

And finally a No.17 from Chew Magna.

"B/ris/tol" handstamp 1745

A nice early Bristol handsatmp from 1745:

Missing Pension

The entire below was written on behalf of Benjamin Hillman, an outpensioner of Chelsea Hospital whose pension did not get paid at Christmas 1824.

Late use of Bath Boxed "No.3" Handstamp

The entire below has a very faint boxed "No.3" handstamp (just above the end of "Parsons") - a very late use in June 1840.  I'm not sure why it would have got it - ideas please ?