SHOW MENUThe 9th Postal Union Congress Official Stationery
Introduction
As well as a set of five commemorative stamps, the Congress used unique franking and registration labels on mail sent from its dedicated Post Office within the building; two sizes of official headed notepaper; official envelopes of various sizes and colour; and crested note cards for the use of the delegates. The Post Office was not open to the public (as the letter on page 2 highlights) and dealt with all mail received and sent by the delegates. Although staffed by the Post Office it seems to have been fairly lax in franking; many stamps being postmarked to order on envelopes, notepaper and note cards and some of these marks being undated or having incomplete wording. The Post Office did not close until July 3rd 1929.
This display shows some of the various official postal documents and frankings used by delegates attending the Conference in London from 10th May until 28th June 1929.
