Record revealed
Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
Recently rediscovered, this letter offers new archival evidence into Britain and Portugal's shared history.
Sub-sub-fonds
Post Office: Inland Mails: Organisation Circulating and Sorting
Catalogue reference: POST 17
What’s it about?
This record is about the Post Office: Inland Mails: Organisation Circulating and Sorting dating from 1797-2008.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at The Postal Museum.
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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 17
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Title (The name of the record)
- Post Office: Inland Mails: Organisation Circulating and Sorting
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1797-2008
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers and publications relating to the inland mail handling cycle, from collection to delivery. The bulk of material relates to sorting and processing operations, including the introduction and development of mechanised and automated mail sorting methods. There is also considerable material relating to the introduction and usage of postcodes.
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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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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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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
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11748/
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Catalogue hierarchy
270 records
This record is held at The Postal Museum
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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 Mails: Organisation Circulating and Sorting
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