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Sub-sub-fonds
Post Office: Inland Air Mail Services
Catalogue reference: POST 13
What’s it about?
This record is about the Post Office: Inland Air Mail Services dating from 1935-1971.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at The Postal Museum.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at The Postal Museum.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POST 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office: Inland Air Mail Services
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1935-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records related solely to inland air mail services. It comprises reports on the night air mail service, and agreements with airlines.
Please see The Postal Museum's online catalogue for descriptions of individual records within this series.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Catalogue entries below series level were removed from Discovery, The National Archives' online catalogue, in November 2016 because fuller descriptions were available in The Postal Museum's online catalogue.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arranged chronologically
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For overseas air mail records see POST 50
For air mail records during the war see POST 56
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The Postal Museum
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Air transport
- Communications
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The first air mail service within the United Kingdom was from Hendon to Windsor in 1911, to mark the coronation of King George V. The few letters that were carried bore the post-mark 'First United Kingdom Aerial Post'.
A major advance in inland services came in 1934 with the introduction of the town-to-town service with routes nation-wide.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11744/
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270 records
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Within the fonds: POST
Records created or inherited by the Royal Mail Group plc and predecessors
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Post Office: Inland Air Mail Services
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