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Elephant at work, Ceylon. postcard

Elephant at work, Ceylon. postcard

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Constituent letters, 1879 - Samuel J. Tilden papers

Constituent letters, 1879 - Samuel J. Tilden papers

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Constituent letters, 1876 Nov 1-7 - Samuel J. Tilden papers

Constituent letters, 1876 Nov 1-7 - Samuel J. Tilden papers

Picryl description: Public domain manuscript page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

LeasideAirExpressEaton'sPackages - A group of men standing around a plane

LeasideAirExpressEaton'sPackages - A group of men standing around a pl...

First air express delivery, at Leaside Aerodrome. First package deliveries were destined for T. Eaton Co. in Toronto.

Ulotka reklamujaca radio - Drawing. Public domain image.

Ulotka reklamujaca radio - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gorkha stamp 1907

Gorkha stamp 1907

Postage stamp issued by Gorkha Government in 1907. Public domain photograph of stamp object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1930toLatvia

1930toLatvia

Scan of 1930 airmail cover from Denmark to Latvia

Constantinople First General PO

Constantinople First General PO

Drawing showing Istanbul's first general post office dating from the 1860s. Cropped from a 1916 stamp (Scott's no 348) part of a series issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of postage... More

Post Gotha 1910, Russian Empire

Post Gotha 1910, Russian Empire

Post_Gotha_1910 Русский: Немецкая почтовая открытка 1910 г. - "Почтальон г.Гота" Public domain photograph related to German history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

POSTILLONS Leipzig, Russian Empire

POSTILLONS Leipzig, Russian Empire

Deutsch: L. Beckmann.POSTILLONS CHRISTNACHT Русский: Почтальон в Рождественскую ночь

William Goddard - Public domain portrait engraving

William Goddard - Public domain portrait engraving

Black and white photograph of pastel portrait of William Goddard. Portrait currently owned by the Rhode Island Historical Society.

Ju f13 02. Aviation of Second Polish Republic

Ju f13 02. Aviation of Second Polish Republic

Junkers F 13 Polski: Junkers F 13 należący do Aero-Targ, w barwach "Danziger Luftpost".

Pigeon Messengers (Harper's Engraving)

Pigeon Messengers (Harper's Engraving)

Engraving of "carrier pigeons" (actually probably homing pigeons), with messages attached.

Poste planche - Post, mail, historical, airmail, uniforms, in France, etc. - Public domain illustration from Larousse du XXème siècle 1932

Poste planche - Post, mail, historical, airmail, uniforms, in France, ...

Poste planche - Post, mail, historical, airmail, uniforms, in France, etc. - Public domain illustration from Larousse du XXème siècle 1932Éditions Larousse is a French publishing house specialising in referenc... More

1935 To Indochina

1935 To Indochina

Scan of 1935 airmail cover from Denmark to Indochine

Messenger (1897) by Nikolai Roerich

Messenger (1897) by Nikolai Roerich

Русский: Эту картину Н.К.Рерих представил на выпускном экзамене Академии Художеств. "Гонец" - первая картина из серии "Славяне", написанная на сюжет древнерусской истории: гонец в ладье спешит к отдаленному по... More

Congres Postal International 1874

Congres Postal International 1874

Deutsch: Congres Postal International 1874 (Das Original befindet sich im Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt)

Ancient Egypt mail - Public domain portrait drawing

Ancient Egypt mail - Public domain portrait drawing

An ancient Egyptian drawing depicting the mail service. Русский: Древнеегипетский рисунок, отображающий деятельность почты.

Houttakin postitalo

Houttakin postitalo

Français : Vue de la maison de poste à HottakiSuomi: Hottakin postitaloEnglish: View of the post house at Hottaki

Kingdom of Unyoro Handstamp - public domain postal stamp scan

Kingdom of Unyoro Handstamp - public domain postal stamp scan

Handstamp of the Kingdom of Bunyoro on a cover addressed to Bishop Arthur Tucker of the Church Missionary Society. From Robson Lowe, Robson Lowe, "The Uganda Missionaries", a supplement to The Philatelist (Aug... More

Pony Express Founders

Pony Express Founders

Painting of Waddell, Majors and Russell, founders of the Pony Express

Pony Express5 St Joseph 1860

Pony Express5 St Joseph 1860

Pony Express cover (mailing) from St. Joseph

Postcard to the Roermond postmaster 1888-06 recto. Back of the postcard

Postcard to the Roermond postmaster 1888-06 recto. Back of the postcar...

Postcard by André Stoffels, civil engineer, sent in June 1888 from the Culebra Cut construction site, to Andries Paulus van der Marck (1823-1891), head of the post office in Roermond, the Netherlands.

Resiatal Stolvizza Postbote, Italy

Resiatal Stolvizza Postbote, Italy

Postman in Stolvizza in the back Resia valley, a tributary valley of Canal del Ferro / Friuli-Venezia Giulia / Italy / EU. Deutsch: Postbote auf der heutigen Piazza Dell‘ Arrotino in Stolvizza im hinteren Ré... More

The Royal Mail's Departure from the General Post Office by James Pollard

The Royal Mail's Departure from the General Post Office by James Polla...

«The Royal Mail's Departure from the General Post Office» by James Pollard.

Post Marks 2c-Red3

Post Marks 2c-Red3

Postmark of the U.S.S. Texas, Christmas Day, 1932, Washington Bi-Centennial year