Travelling Post Office
Author: Peter Johnson
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, Marketing Department, 4 Watling Drive, Hinkley LE10 3EY. Tel: 01455 233747
ISBN: 978-0860936206
Pages: 144
Illustrations: c250 monochrome & coloured
Date: May 2009
Cover: hardback with dust cover
Size: 292x216mm portrait
Price: £19.99
Index: none
Every so often a masterpiece turns up and here we have a 'classic' in the making. Tackling the ever popular subject of travelling post offices (TPOs), the author has looked at every aspect of the subject - the history, services provided, rolling stock used and its allocations, payments made by the GPO for the service provided, types of lineside apparatus and even postmarks adopted around the country and their collectability. Of particular interest to modellers is the extensive listing of the vehicles with details of what they carried and photographs of many of them. The book is a 'must' for anyone studying Britain's postal system and TPOs in particular.
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