Royal Mail

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):	Royal Mail Steam Packet Co (Formerly known as) Royal Mail Lines Ltd (Formerly known as) Royal Mail Limited (Also known as) Royal Mail Group (Also known as) Royal Mail Holdings plc (Also known as)
Date:	1832-2015
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central) > General Post Office
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C217068

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1832-1853: Papers of Investment committee and letters of Executive team	The Postal Museum	2010-0142	See Annual Return 2010
2	1881: photograph (1) New Post Office, Luton	The Postal Museum	2009-0560
3	1913-1992: plans from Mount Pleasant Mail Rail stores	The Postal Museum	Acc No. 2013-0084	See Annual Return 2013
4	1932: photograph (1) interior of Ludgate Circus branch office	The Postal Museum	2009-0366
5	1958: register of all postal addresses in United Kingdom and Irish Republic covered by a post office incl amendments. Excl London postal area	The Postal Museum	POST 92/1801	See Annual Return 2010
6	c1980-1989: records incl Postcode and automation files and papers from Mount Pleasant sorting office	The Postal Museum	Acc No. 2012-0161
7	1980-1993: postage Stamp Advisory Committee minutes	The Postal Museum	2009-0651
8	1982-2013: communications material from Rathbone Place office	The Postal Museum	Acc No. 2013-0071
9	1995: postal stamp artwork, Great Britain	The Postal Museum	2009-00130	See Annual Return 2009
10	1922-1991: Security and Investigation Services registered files	The Postal Museum	Acc No. 2014-0025	See Annual Return 2014
11	2015: 'Courier' and 'Voice' and inserts	The Postal Museum	E15199 and E15212
12	1991-2002: minutes of and visuals for meetings of Stamp Advisory Committee	The Postal Museum	2015-0104
13	c1900-1999: Plans of Cheltenham Rail Terminal and Rail Contracts	The Postal Museum	E15247
14	plan of Mount Pleasant Parcel Yard	The Postal Museum	E15270
15	2015: Legacy boxes created by Company Secretary, Royal Mail	The Postal Museum	E15289
16	2015: 'World Class Mail', 'Courier News Flash', with special editions and inserts	The Postal Museum	E15284
17	1997: papers rel to the production of self adhesive red definitive stamp book	The Postal Museum	E15323
18	c1999-2000: Periodic Inspection Reports and papers for registered files	The Postal Museum	E15341
19	1998-2002: minutes of the National Postal Museum Board, minutes of the Heritage Board; Post Office Heritage Board Executive Reports	The Postal Museum	E15429
20	1891-1892: Bridlington Quay acceleration of morning delivery: corresp to be sorted in Hull Sorting Tender, cost £126, Treasury Authority No. 13,916 dated 6 September, 1892	The Postal Museum	E15384
21	c1943: 'Second Post Office Relief Fund' posters	The Postal Museum	E15381
22	1976-2005: Royal Mail Group Company Secretary's Office registered files	The Postal Museum	E15348
23	2014: booklets (3)	The Postal Museum	Acc No: 2016-0006	See Annual Return 2016
24	c1988-1991: educational stamp material	The Postal Museum	Acc No: 2016-0012	See Annual Return 2016
25	1988: Post Office calendar	The Postal Museum	Acc No: 2016-0052	See Annual Return 2016
26	1984: publicity leaflets	The Postal Museum	Acc No: 2016-0053	See Annual Return 2016
27	c1901-2000: BT posters	The Postal Museum	Acc No: 2016-0081	See Annual Return 2016
28	c1920-1940: General Post Office (GPO) publicity photographs	The Postal Museum	Acc No: 2016-0085	See Annual Return 2016
29	1980-2000: microfilmed pensions records	The Postal Museum	E16108
30	2023: Royal Mail Group media coverage	The Postal Museum	POST	See Annual Return 2023

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Category of relationship
1	General Post Office	Predecessor body	Associative
2	Royal Mail Lines Ltd	Predecessor body	Associative
3	Royal Mail Steam Packet Co	Predecessor body	Associative