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Post O ce Books of
Remembrance donated to BPMA
Two books of remembrance listing all postal workers killed in the
two World Wars have been donated to The British Postal Museum &
Archive (BPMA) for accession into its permanent Museum Collection.
The books were handed to the BPMA by The Post Office
Fellowship of Remembrance at a special ceremony of remembrance
held in the Dumbleton Hall Hotel near Evesham on 11 November.
The books provide the only known complete record of post office
employees who served and fell in the two World Wars. They will be
available to view on request at the BPMA’s archive in London.
The Post Office Fellowship of Remembrance was established after
the Second World War to support postal workers affected by the war.
The two books of remembrance were created under the terms of its
establishment, and have been held by the Fellowship ever since.
Chris Taft, Head of Collections at the BPMA said: ‘We are
honoured to be asked to permanently safeguard these books of
remembrance – important records of our social and military history.
The General Post Office was a massive organisation during both
World Wars, involved in fighting on all fronts as well as keeping
lines of communications open. In this, the second year of the First
World War Centenary, it is important that we remember those
normal people who fell in the line of duty, either on the front line, or
undertaking their duties as employees of this vital organisation.’
Alan Bealby, Chairman of the Post Office Fellowship ofRemembrance, stated: ‘These unique books record the 12,830 men
and women of the GPO who gave their lives in two World Wars
and we are privileged to have looked after them for 58 years. They
now move to the BPMA who we know will look after them and
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exclusive news, articles, competitions and offers. Sign up at: http://www.stampandcoin.co.ukThe BPMA’s Chris Taft views one of the books of remembrance at Dumbleton Hall Hotel,
near Evesham. The books will now be held in the BPMA’s museum collectionGrosvenor Philatelic Auctions recently celebrated
their landmark 100th auction with a series of
sales that realised more than £2 million.
Launched eighteen years ago, the London-
based auction firm has offered up nearly
150,000 lots, selling for over £70 million, and
has become one of the UK’s leading specialist
philatelic auction houses. The centenary of
sales was marked with a week of four special
auctions held in London last month.
Grosvenor’s Andrew Williams said: ‘Such was
the response to this special week of auctions
that firm conclusions regarding the current
state of the market should not be drawn,
although a fear that there is an increasing lack
of support in depth for the “classic” stamps of
particular countries must be acknowledged.
The next Grosvenor auction will be that of
the Kiddle Brothers Collection on 24 February,
and will present a fascinating range of unusual
material – from Australian States revenues to
Mexico express mail.
See page 16 for more auction news. Visit the
Grosvenor website at: http://www.grosvenorauctions.com100th sale for
Grosvenor auctions
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