1578 – Letter from Sit Francis Walsingham, Minister of State. Letter wrapper
1578 Walsingham letter
1582 – The first regulations for the Conduct of the Posts made by Sir Francis Walsingham.
1567-1601 Earl of Essex
1589 Essex letter – A fine example of a Tudor letter – signed by Robert Devereau, Earl of Essex, favourite of Queen Elizabeth, and fastened with crimson silks and seals.
1589 Essex signature
Lord Burghley
1597 Postal Warrant
Intro to Stuart Posts
Letter of 1630 in the early part of the reign of Charles I.
1635 Witherings and Post Office
1647 Civil War Letter
1661 Bishop Mark – The first type of handstruck stamp introduced by Postmaster Henry Bishop
1670 Hancock
Sealed Marriage License on Parchment, dated 1670
1682 Suppression of Dockwra
London Penny Posts
1687 – Government – Dockwra stamp on letter of 29th June 1687
Penny Post stamp on letter of 4th June 1694
1712 PAYD PENY POST
1772 London Penny Post