"The Postcode Connection", A 1970s documentary about how the Post Office deliver post. F450

An interesting short documentary made by the UK Post Office about how the post code helps, and is used to sort and deliver mail. This dates to the late 1970s. There is also a theme concerning the introduction of new advanced technology to help with this, and educating people about this.

[@essexandy189]

I Loved my job as a Postman 79-2002 Fantastic job had such a laugh

[@elo_4ever634]

Thanks for uploading, takes me back to 1977 and my time as a Postman in Sheffield :)

[@TS-1267]

... STRONG LEGS FOR SHEFFIELD EH?… PHEW!!! 🏔️

[@TS-1267]

... Hyacinth Bucket Telephone Vouce 🌺 🪣 14:57

[@amycorbett4664]

Fellow Sheffielder here! Thank you for your service!

[@paulblatch01]

Happy days when Post OfficeTelephones( now BT) and Royal Mail were part of the same government body.

[@jackwiegmann]

Thank you for posting this online! I really appreciate it!

[@GizmoDuck_1860]

Brand new Postie here, been doing it for 6 months. Really enjoy it. This was fun to watch

[@ApfelFlix]

Look at those shined shoes! 🎉

[@carlybishop6160]

I am guessing that they didn't imagine that postcodes would be used less on letters are more for using Satnavs and finding places for the first time. Although, they did mention routes as a possible other use

[@silondon9010]

Royal Mail now being turned into a gig economy job by Simon Thompson CEO of Royal Mail 😢

[@CARLIN4737]

Parcel Force?

[@Sameoldfitup]

Those were the days 🇬🇧🇳🇺

[@CARLIN4737]

indeed.

[@CARLIN4737]

Magical

[@11carbuff19572011]

Watch out Noel Cronin & Mike Read...we've gotta batch of Footage Detectives somewhere around the UK. These original film clips are bound to turn up on the programme of the same name.

[@CARLIN4737]

Great Britain

[@MrDannyDetail]

14:37 The woman on the phone sounds like Janet Ellis.

[@rapman5363]

Pip Pip Cheerio
Bob’s your Uncle

[@tok1964]

It’s much more high tech now, more machinery, less people…..

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

Page 409
1840 Sir Rowland Hill reformed British postal ser-
vice. Established rate of 1 penny for all dis-
tances within Great Britain.

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1848 Street postboxes introduced in Belgium. Intro-
duced in Paris, 1850; England, 1855; United
States, 1858.

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1861 British Post Office Savings Bank established.
French National Savings Bank, under post office,
founded 1881; United States Postal Savings,
1911.

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1911 Airplane first used for mail, in England, at time
of coronation of George V. Irregular until 1919.

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1918 First regular airmail service in United States,
New York to Washington. First in England, 1919;
Paris to London, 1919; France, 1918; Germany,
1920; Australia, 1922; Italy, 1926; Canada, 1928;
Japan, 1929.