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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Correct Address - Post Office

Date released

13 Aug 1942

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

688A

NoS ID

012400

Story no

2 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Post Office Trailer - GPO. SHOTLIST: Postman walking along street to house where mother & daughter are waiting for post. Interior shot of GPO showing how post is sorted. Shot of map...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Post Office Telegram

Date released

11 Dec 1941

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

653A

NoS ID

012070

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trailer. "Post Early". DESCRIPTION: Post early for Christmas. SHOTLIST: Various shots of a trailer issued for the GPO exhorting the public to "Post Early for Christmas".

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Gpo Art

Date released

3 Aug 1959

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

240

NoS ID

120760

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows artwork commissioned by the Post Office for posters and telegrams.

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At Home & Abroad: Travelling Post Office Centenary

Date released

31 Mar 1938

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

460A

NoS ID

008658

Story no

2 / 14

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: GPO Centenary. SHOTLIST: Major Tryon and Sir Josiah Stamp are present at the centenary celebrations of the travelling post office. Major Tryon speaks, Sir Josiah blows the whistle, and...

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Gpo Underground

Date released

12 Jan 1948

Series name

New Pictorial

Issue no

174

NoS ID

118306

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

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GPO

Date released

1 Oct 1936

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

382A

NoS ID

006881

Story no

9 / 12

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: GPO, Mobile Post Offices Scour Country in Search of Clients. DESCRIPTION: Mobile Post Offices scour country in search of Clients.

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GPO Sorting

Date released

9 Dec 1926

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

64

NoS ID

047758

Story no

2 / 7

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How the General Post Office Deals with the Christmas Rush

Date released

24 Dec 1931

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

152

NoS ID

138409

Story no

1 / 9

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Postal Painters

Date released

25 Nov 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2060

NoS ID

027640

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Postal Painters. DESCRIPTION: The fracas of the Fivepenny post is only one of the burdens being borne by the Post Office. Many of the Staff - including the Postmaster General - escape...

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Telegraph Pole Planter

Date released

19 Aug 1965

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

556

NoS ID

121679

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Hours of back-breaking spade-work have been saved by a Post Office machine which plants telegraph poles with push-button ease. Only two men are needed to operate the corkscrew drill, which...

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