Oh my goodness. I have just discovered the mail of W. Reginald Bray. Hasten thee to this website.
Archive for the ‘Mail’ Category
The Postal Play of W. Reginald Bray
Posted in Art, Mail, Postcards on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sidecar Post
Posted in Art, Mail, Postcards on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From Denmark, a postcard telling us packages can be sent quickly and surely all over the nation.
Mail on Ice
Posted in Mail, Postcards on May 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A mail carrier hauls the post across the ice of Shuswap Lake in British Columbia, Canada, near the town of Seymour Arm.
A Mailbox in Berkeley
Posted in Mail on April 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
With thanks to Mary Barlow, who photographed this on her early morning walk.
Post by Boat in Spreewald
Posted in Mail, Postal History, Postcards on April 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For more than a hundred years, the mail in Spreewald, Germany, has been delivered by boat in the summer months. Homes in the marshy land are linked by eight kilometers of channels, of which there are more than 200. The postal carriers have always been punters; no motors are used on the boats, even today. [...]
A Fortunate Postage Stamp
Posted in Art, Mail, Postcards on April 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A postcard by Kathryn Elliott, an artist who was active at the beginning of the 1900s.
Happy Easter via Post, with Incense, Tea, Goats & More
Posted in Art, Easter, Goats, Incense, Mail, Postcards, Tea on April 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
An Easter dachshund! Witches having tea on Easter; I didn’t expect this one. Above and below, a series by Arthur Thiele (1860-1936)
The Post
Posted in Mail, Photography on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
While looking for a book I came across this photo of a mail slot by someone in St. Petersburg, Russia, who goes by Nigiho_Old on Flickr. I find the image magical, and wish I could tell you more about the photographer.
The Trifecta
Posted in Dogs, Japan, Mail, Postcards on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A postcard that combines my fascination with Japan and my love of dogs and the post office: two children dressed as postal carriers in Japan, circa 1918.
Russian Postman, 1903
Posted in Mail, Postal History, Postcards on March 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
And is that not the most uncomfortable mail bag you’ve ever seen?
