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Envelope for rubber catheter

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937-1938

Envelope containing eleven pearl buttons, England, 1920

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1920

Paper envelope for metal lice comb, 'Derbac' brand, England, 1930-1940

Public Health & Hygiene

1930-40

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1969

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1969

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1969

The Finest Xmas gift - A blood donaation

Public Health & Hygiene

1962

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1969

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1969

Paper envelope to contain circular slide rule to calculate nuclear bomb effects

Mathematics

1962

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1969

Envelope addressed to Alex Forbes Esq, Great Northern Railway, Kings Cross, postmarked London SW, with penny red stamp, 18th January 1877.

envelope addressed to alex forbes esq

Railway Stamps & Covers

1877

Envelope for Polyphotos posted from Selfridges Ltd, Oxford Street, 1960s.

Envelope

Photographs

1960s

Envelope, commemorative, showing drawing of locomotive heading through hills to Jerusalem and legend "Jerusalem 73, Railway Branch Post Office", International Stamp Exhibition Tel Aviv Jerusalem postmark, and commemorative stamp, 17 November 1982.

commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1982

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope, Various offices, Embossed, (Other IDs 76/25/472).

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope, Various offices, Embossed, (Other IDs 76/25/472).

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Autographed envelope, Angus McBean, for 1985 Christmas card.

Autographed envelope

Photographs

1985

Envelope, commemorating the opening of the National Railway Museum on 27 September 1975, addressed to Dr J A Coiley at the National Railway Museum.

envelope commemorating the opening of the national railway museum

Railway Stamps & Covers

1975

Air Mail envelope. Great Western Railway. Envelope with a 3d Green GWR Air Mail Stamp addressed to New Malden, Surrey, Per GW Railway Air Service Plymouth - Birmingham. Franked Plymouth (North Road), 5 June 1933, and Erdington, Birmingham, 6 June 1933. 137 x 79mm.

Air Mail envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1933

Envelope addressed to Mr. Carmichael Stopes associated with abortifacient pills, unmarked, 1941

Envelope addressed to Mr. Carmichael Stopes associated with abortifacient pills

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1941

Envelope, postmarked Glasgow, September 13th, 1865 and stamped with Victoria Regina 1d red stamp, addressed to Henry Oakley, Great Northern Railway, Railway Terminus, Kings Cross, London, paper, handwritten.

envelope addressed to henry oakley great northern railway

Railway Stamps & Covers

1865

Envelope, commemorative, produced by H & J Milne, Linton Railway Station, on the occasion of opening of the National Railway Museum; with commemorative Post Office stamps bearing railway designs; franked National Railway Museum, York Opening 27 September 1975.

commemorative envelope re opening of nrm

Railway Stamps & Covers

1975

Envelope, commemorative, celebrating the centenary year of Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants and The National Union of Railwaymen 1871-1971; with postmark of NUR badge and drawings of Metropolitan District Railway Beyer Peacock 4-4-0 tank engine built 1871 and the Advanced Passenger Train, includes card with brief details of formation of society and LNER London-Kings Cross Flying Scotsman roundel.

commemorative envelope re asrs centenary

Railway Stamps & Covers

1971

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope, Various offices, Embossed, (Other IDs 76/25/472).

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope, Various offices, Embossed, (Other IDs 76/25/472).

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Green card envelope for gelatine filter. Ilford Limited

green card envelope

Photographic Technology

18 envelopes - 15 new - for a wooden plate holder, made by Houghton's.

Envelope for a plate holder

Photographic Technology

Envelope, commemorative, showing drawing of diesel locomotive and legend "90 Years of Railway in Eretz Israel", Israel State Railways postmark, and commemorative addition to stamp, 28 March 1974.

commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1974

Envelope, commemorating the inaugural run of the Silver Jubilee Train, 8 June 1977, Newcastle upon Tyne, No 0403 of a limited edition of 5,000, handed to passengers and posted on the commemorative train.

silver jubilee commemorative cover

Railway Stamps & Covers

1977

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope, Various offices, Embossed, (Other IDs 76/25/472).

Eastern and Midland Railway envelope

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Envelope associated with the Wurlitzer rhythm unit, by Wurlitzer, 1959-1969

Envelope associated with the Wurlitzer rhythm unit

Acoustics

1959-1969

Commemorative envelope - rail journey, Delhi - Alwar, by Fairy Queen locomotive 1855, commemorated 18 October 1997, with decorative postmark and stamp showing the Lawrence Scool, Sanawar.

indian commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1997

Commemorative envelope - rail journey, Delhi - Alwar, by Fairy Queen locomotive 1855, commemorated 18 October 1997, with decorative postmark and stamp showing Shah Nawaz Khan, R K Sahgal, G S Dhillon and palace.

indian commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1997

Envelope addressed to H. Oakley Esq, Secretary, Great Northern Railway, Kings Cross, postmarked London EO, with penny red stamp, 2nd January 1866.

envelope addressed to h oakley esq

Documents

1866

Blue headed envelope with London & North Eastern Railway "The Silver Jubilee", embossed in silver. c.1935.

Headed envelope

Documents

1930-1940

LNER Value Parcel envelope, used for the despatch of valuable items. The envelope was used despatch from St. Ives to the Central Wages Office at Peterborough on 22 December 1966, and is sealed with the St. Ives Station seal. Envelope printed in 1947.

London & North Eastern Railway Value Parcel Envelope

Documents

1947

Envelope, plain white with 'Midland Hotel Bradford' printed on the flap, [?19-20c]. 6 items

Envelope

Documents

Envelope, Stockton and District Philatelic Exhibition, 'World's First Railway Passenger Service', with the crest of Stockton 1825, franked TPONTUP, reverse has a special stamp of locomotion "Stockton and Darlington Railway" with a picture of a working BR diesel 1959, May 1959.

Stockton and District Philatelic Exhibition Envelope

Documents

1959

Envelopes, Two, Great Western railway.

two Great western railway envelopes

Documents

Letter, William Huskisson, to J. Porter, of the Board of Trade, London, November 1825

W Huskisson envelope

Documents

1825-11

Envelope, paper, 'The Lord Bishop' & 'The Bishop Treacy' Memorial Trains, containing souvenier items from railtours and memorial service to commemorate Bishop Eric Treacy, 30 September 1978. Contains souvenir ticket from train, order of service and ticket from memorial service at Appleby Station, publicity sheet, letter from BR to passengers on the trains, and programme for the tours. The tours were organised in conjunction with the NRM, Flying Scotsman Enterprises and the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society Ltd.

'The Lord Bishop' & 'The Bishop Treacy' Memorial Trains

Documents

1978

Blue headed envelope with London & North Eastern Railway "The Silver Jubilee", embossed in silver. c.1935.

Headed envelope

Documents

1930-1940

Envelope. London & North Eastern Railway. Grand Hotel, West Hartlepool. Envelope (unused) with hotel name and LNER crest in blue on flap.

lner grand hotel envelope

Documents

1923-1948

Envelope addressed to Henry Oakley Esq, Secretary, Great Northern Railway, Kings Cross, postmarked London, with penny red stamp, 8th April 1865.

envelope addressed to henry oakley esq

Documents

1865

Envelope. London & North Eastern Railway. Grand Hotel, West Hartlepool. Envelope (unused) with hotel name and LNER crest in blue on flap.

lner grand hotel envelope

Documents

1923-1948

Envelope, paper, blank, cream coloured with flap on short edge, flap embossed with LMS logo - "London Midland and Scottish Railway" in an oval belt with "Company" in the centre. Almost certainly from an LMS hotel.

London Midland & Scottish Railway envelope

Documents

Pro forma envelope, St. Pancras (Goods) Dining and Refreshment Club British Railways Board L.M. Region c. 1950s.

Pro forma envelope, St. Pancras (Goods) Dining and Refreshme

Documents

1950

Envelope from the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway addressed to Messrs H Bramall & Son, Steel Merchant, Sheffield postmarked Manchester and dated 1883.

Envelope from the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Rai

Documents

1883

NER opening of the Forth Bridge envelope Tuesday 4th March 1890.

NER opening of the Forth Bridge envelope

Documents

1890

Barker & Co, 29 heraldic designs, cartouches, schemes for coach linings [1841-1900], and 1 envelope front with the following ink stamped inscription: 'Messrs. BARKER & Co., (Coachbuilders) Ltd., 66, 67 & 69, South Audley Street, LONDON, W.1.'

Heraldic designs for Coaches

Barker and Company (Coachbuilders) Limited

1841-1900