THE POST OFFICE GREEN PAPERS : A complete set of 47 issues bound into four volumes

Sir Frederick Williamson, C.B.,C.B.E. et al.

Published by General Post Office [GPO] W.C.& S.,Ltd 1934-1939

About this Item

Comprising 47 booklets originally issued in soft card covers prone to "spine roll" and stapled together, prone to rust.Here the (green) covers & staples are removed and sections sewn and securely bound into four black buckram volumes, lettered chronologically to the spines. In view of their original state the condition generally is exceptional though with occaisional signs of later restoration ( Notably number 37 on The Telephone Service where a couple of crude early Cellotape repairs have been corrected) see images
The many topics include the rapidly expanding 1930s Airmail Network and includes a transcription of King Charles I?s 1635 proclamation establishing the State Postal Service . A short history of the Telegraph tracing signaling from early maritime flags and "bush telegraphs" up to the complex electrical networks of the 20th century. Post Office publicity written by Sir Stephen Tallents, the GPO's legendary public relations pioneer and employing the talents of McKnight Kauffer & Graham Sutherland. Picture Telegraphy A technical article, focusing on the early transmission of photos over wires (the precursor to the fax machine).History of the Engineering Department (1939)One of the final booklets printed before WW2 halted the series providing a vital primary reference text for telephone and engineering historians tracking infrastructure growth. Plus post office Transport including Cycling,Directories, Fashion,Post Office Investment and Medical Services.

Seller Inventory # 7555

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE POST OFFICE GREEN PAPERS : A complete set of 47 issues bound into four volumes
• Publisher: General Post Office [GPO] W.C.& S.,Ltd 1934-1939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good