Set to open in mid-2017, the Postal Museum covers five hundred years of “Royal Mail.”
It’s Online catalogue has more than 120,000 records describing its collection.
Which includes this gem:
Registering for the catalogue will enable you to access downloadable content, save searches, create wish-lists, etc. Registration is free and worth the effort.
The site is in beta and my confirmation email displayed as blank in Thunderbird but viewing source gave the confirmation URL.
A terminology issue. Where the tabs for an item say “Ordering and Viewing,” they mean requesting an items to be retrieved for you to view on a specified day.
I was confused because I thought “ordering” meant obtaining a copy, print or digital of the item in question.
The turnpike road map above is available in a somewhat larger size but not nearly large enough for actual use.
Very high resolution images of maps and similar materials would be a welcome addition to the resources already available.
Enjoy!
PS: I didn’t look but the Postal Museum has resources on stamps as well. 😉