The Gallimaufry Show

The Royal Mail

February 14, 2023 The Gallimaufry Season 1 Episode 26
The Gallimaufry Show
The Royal Mail
Show Notes

Where would the world be without the trusty post? The medium of many a crank, soppy poet and aggressive coupon chancers everywhere. We take a look at one of the longest running public mail systems, a national institution (quite literally), that enabled communications far and wide across Britain and beyond for half a century. It wasn't quite the world's first public system, but had some notable firsts including the postmark and the stamp. Not too shabby.