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RIVER POSTGIRL

Post by aukepalmhof » Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:12 pm

River postmen used to operate in several areas of Britain, including on the River Thames from 1980 until 1952 delivering mail to ships. This photograph of an unnamed river postwoman is one of a collection by Horace Nicholls, held by the Imperial War Museum, featuring women taking up a wider range of employment during World War I.
Source: Royal Mail.

Although the job was mainly done by men, during the First World War, Doris Beaumont was a river post girl on the Thames. She delivered letters to the houseboats along a seven mile stretch of river at Staines.
By 1919 it was said that she had rowed 2,500 miles. She became a bit of celebrity gaining publicity from around the world. She was recently honoured in a series of special edition Royal Mail stamps.

Great Britain 2016 First class mail sg?, scott?
Source: https://isleofdogslife.wordpress.com/20 ... s-postmen/
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