Research Sources
UK Post Offices by County - Ken Smith's county lists of POs, showing dates of opening and closure
Gloucestershire Postmarks - Colin Fountain and John Hine's illustrated lists of postmarks. A work in progress - additions welcome!
Somerset Postal History - Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group
Postal History Organisations
The Postal Museum (formerly British Postal Museum & Archive)
East Anglia Postal History Society
Great Britain Philatelic Society
Midland (GB) Postal History Society
Postal Mechanisation Study Group
Railway Philatelic Group - for collectors of railway-related stamps and postmarks
Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group
UK Meter Franking - including downloadable "Meter News"
Postal Operations (including Philatelic Bureaux)
Post Office Ltd - a publicly-owned company running Post Office branches, mostly franchised to retailers, throughout the UK
Royal Mail plc - a shareholder-owned company running letter and parcel services throughout the UK
Page updated October 2024