Mail Coach Collection

The Holyhead and Chester mail coaches stuck in show at Heckley Hill near Dunstable, 1837
5912965 The Holyhead and Chester mail coaches stuck in show at Heckley Hill near Dunstable, 1837. Driver of four-horse coach falling in deep snow near another mail coach.Color print after an

Four in hand. Four-horse stage coach racing along a dusty country road, 1820s. Color print after an engraving by J
5912973 Four in hand. Four-horse stage coach racing along a dusty country road, 1820s. Color print after an engraving by J

The arrival of the mail coach, 1837
3083162 The arrival of the mail coach, 1837.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

The Mail Coach in a Flood, 1827. Creator: F Rosenbourg
The Mail Coach in a Flood, 1827. A female passenger lifts her skirts out of the water as a dog swims alongside

Changing Horses. Creator: Papprill, Henry A. (1816-1903)
Changing Horses. Private Collection

The Mail Coach Changing Horses, c. 1825 (engraving)
5933131 The Mail Coach Changing Horses, c.1825 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraved by G Reeves); English, out of copyright

West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly, c1830, 1943). Creator: Unknown
West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly, c1830, 1943). Coaches carrying mail between London and counties in the south-west of England

Postal station, 1862. Creator: Znamensky, Mikhail Stepanovich (1833-1892)
Postal station, 1862. Found in the Collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

The Spanish Mail Coach in Toledo, (oil on canvas)
827288 The Spanish Mail Coach in Toledo, (oil on canvas) by Wagner, Alexander von (1838-1919); 121.3x241.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish Mail Coach in Toledo)

"The Cambridge Telegraph", White Horse, Fetter Lane, 1825 (engraving)
3620737 " The Cambridge Telegraph", White Horse, Fetter Lane, 1825 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the Highgate Road - "The Woodman"(colour litho)
3620735 On the Highgate Road - " The Woodman" (colour litho) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Postilions, carriage and mail coach, Netherlands, 19th Century (colour litho)
3620678 Postilions, carriage and mail coach, Netherlands, 19th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postilions, carriage and mail coach)

Mail coach, coach of the Royal Dutch courier service and carriage, Netherlands, 19th Century (litho)
3620676 Mail coach, coach of the Royal Dutch courier service and carriage, Netherlands, 19th Century (litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mail coach)

Royal Dutch Mail coach, cabriolet, wine wagon and coal wagon, 19th Century (litho)
3620675 Royal Dutch Mail coach, cabriolet, wine wagon and coal wagon, 19th Century (litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Dutch Mail coach, cabriolet)

North Country Mails at The Peakcock, Islington, 1838 (engraving)
5933129 North Country Mails at The Peakcock, Islington, 1838 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mail-Coach Leaving the Post-Office (colour litho)
5209431 Mail-Coach Leaving the Post-Office (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mail-Coach Leaving the Post-Office)

Mail coach (litho)
1765578 Mail coach (litho) by French School, (19th century); BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

The Mail Coach in a Flood (colour litho)
1037438 The Mail Coach in a Flood (colour litho) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mail Coach in a Flood)

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North American Indians attacking a Mail Coach (engraving)
1591189 North American Indians attacking a Mail Coach (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: North American Indians attacking a Mail Coach)

"The Cambridge Teelgraph", White Horse, Fetter Lane, London (engraving)
5933135 " The Cambridge Teelgraph", White Horse, Fetter Lane, London (engraving) by Pollard, James (1792-1867); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Mail Coach in a Storm of Snow, 1825 (engraving)
5933132 The Mail Coach in a Storm of Snow, 1825 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraved by G.Reeves); English, out of copyright

"By Authority. Persons and Property Protected", pub. by S. W
XJF121253 " By Authority. Persons and Property Protected", pub. by S.W. Fores, 1785 (etching) (b&w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Mail Coach Changing Horses (coloured engraving)
3638368 The Mail Coach Changing Horses (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mail Coach Changing Horses)

An Army Mail Ambulance, from Harpers Weekly, pub. 1890 (colour litho)
3664602 An Army Mail Ambulance, from Harpers Weekly, pub.1890 (colour litho) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Royal Mail (engraving)
2799871 Royal Mail (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Mail. Illustration for Walks In and Around London by Uncle Jonathan (Charles H Kelly)

The Mail Coaches (engraving)
1617860 The Mail Coaches (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mail Coaches. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 January 1849)

The Post in the Snow (engraving)
1618680 The Post in the Snow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Post in the Snow. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 January 1854)

Heroic Deeds in the Matabele War, defending the Mail Coach from a Body of Kafirs on the Salisbury Road (litho)
1036761 Heroic Deeds in the Matabele War, defending the Mail Coach from a Body of Kafirs on the Salisbury Road (litho) by Dadd

Royal Mail Coach (coloured engraving)
3638153 Royal Mail Coach (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Mail Coach.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Arrival of the Mail Coach (engraving)
663704 Arrival of the Mail Coach (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrival of the Mail Coach)

Manchester - London Coach in Winter, c. early 19th century (oil on canvas)
HEH416450 Manchester - London Coach in Winter, c.early 19th century (oil on canvas) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (follower of); 44.5x62.2 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum

Attack on a mail coach in Algeria (colour litho)
2819196 Attack on a mail coach in Algeria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attack on a mail coach in Algeria. Attaque d un courrier en Algerie)

Bandits attacking a mail coach on the Moroccan border (colour litho)
2795888 Bandits attacking a mail coach on the Moroccan border (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bandits attacking a mail coach on the Moroccan border)

Royal Mails starting from the Post Office, Lombard Street, 1829 (colour engraving)
5933121 Royal Mails starting from the Post Office, Lombard Street, 1829 (colour engraving) by Hunt, Charles (Snr.) (1803-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Royal Mails - Departure from the General Post Office, London (colour litho)
3620733 The Royal Mails - Departure from the General Post Office, London (colour litho) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Laden donkeys and mail coach, Austrian Netherlands, 18th Century (colour litho)
3620673 Laden donkeys and mail coach, Austrian Netherlands, 18th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laden donkeys and mail coach)

Le Mystere de Courvaillan (colour litho)
3620477 Le Mystere de Courvaillan (colour litho) by Redon, Georges (1869-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Mystere de Courvaillan. The mail coach reached the Foret de Marly)

Highwaymen attacking a mail coach bound for Lyon on the road between Lieusaint and Melun in April 1796 (colour litho)
2779355 Highwaymen attacking a mail coach bound for Lyon on the road between Lieusaint and Melun in April 1796 (colour litho) by French School

Quicksilver Royal Mail passing the Star and Garter at Kew Bridge, 1835 (engraving)
5933114 Quicksilver Royal Mail passing the Star and Garter at Kew Bridge, 1835 (engraving) by Pollard, James (1797-1867) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devonport and London coach no)

Mail stagecoach travelling along a country road (chromolitho)
6030710 Mail stagecoach travelling along a country road (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arrival of the mail coach (litho)
956172 Arrival of the mail coach (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England published by Cassell and Company Limited circa 1920)

Philatelic exhibition, Czechosolvakia, 1947 (colour litho)
982731 Philatelic exhibition, Czechosolvakia, 1947 (colour litho) by Czech School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philatelic exhibition, Czechosolvakia, 1947)

Ten Minutes to Spare (coloured engraving)
3099371 Ten Minutes to Spare (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ten Minutes to Spare. A mail coach stopped outside an inn)

Ten Minutes Behind (coloured engraving)
3099368 Ten Minutes Behind (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ten Minutes Behin. A speeding mail coach)

The Rocket is arrested in its flight by the tollkeepers drowsiness (chromolitho)
3639293 The Rocket is arrested in its flight by the tollkeepers drowsiness (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Oldsmbile, pub. 1910 (colour litho)
3467993 Advertisement for Oldsmbile, pub. 1910 (colour litho) by Penfield, Edward (1866-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coach was once King of the Road)

The Mail Coach (chromolitho)
2803150 The Mail Coach (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mail Coach. Illustration for Pen and Pencil magazine)

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"The Mail Coach: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step back in time to the bustling streets of 19th-century London, where the West Country Mails at the Gloucester Coffee House in Piccadilly served as a hub for mail transportation. This historical scene, captured by an unknown creator around 1830, takes us on a journey filled with anticipation and excitement. Fast forward to 1943, we find ourselves transported to a postal station beautifully depicted by Mikhail Stepanovich Znamensky. His artwork showcases the intricacies of this vital communication system during that era. Venturing beyond England's borders, we arrive in Toledo, Spain, where an oil-on-canvas masterpiece portrays The Spanish Mail Coach. Its vibrant colors and attention to detail bring life to this essential mode of transport within Spanish culture. Returning to England once again, we stumble upon "The Cambridge Telegraph" at White Horse in Fetter Lane. This engraving from 1825 captures the essence of early telegraph communication alongside the ever-present mail coach. As we continue our exploration through lithographs and engravings, we encounter scenes like "On the Highgate Road - 'The Woodman', " showcasing a colorful lithograph capturing a picturesque moment along this popular route. Traveling across borders yet again brings us to Netherlands' charming countryside. Here we witness postilions guiding carriages and mail coaches through scenic landscapes—a testament to their importance within Dutch society during the 19th century. Royal Dutch Mail coaches take center stage next—cabriolets elegantly transporting passengers while wine wagons and coal wagons serve practical purposes throughout this period. These lithographs provide glimpses into everyday life intertwined with efficient mail delivery services. Heading northwards towards Islington's Peacock Inn in 1838 reveals another enchanting engraving titled "North Country Mails. " This depiction highlights how these coaching inns played crucial roles as meeting points for travelers and mail carriers alike.