1905 Card Notice, "LETTERS AND PARCELS FOR EXPRESS DELIVERY ACCEPTED HERE", for displaying in Post Offices, 229x196mm, two light vertical folds.

Charing Cross Automatic Box Experiment. 1892 Printed "Post Office Express Delivery" envelope on red paper, with printed lines for the time of sending, senders name and address and the amount to be paid for express delivery, telegram or reply service, all to be completed by the sender, also with the instruction "to be placed in this envelope in cash or postage. N.B - The enclosed envelope and card are for the convenience of the public in sending the express letter or telegram". Also present are the enclosed message card and white envelope, which has the printed heading "Express Delivery" and lines for the address. The outer red envelope backstamped with oval "CHARING CROSS / AUTOMATIC BOX" and "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / PAID", and a "WEST STRAND B.O / W.C" c.d.s (May 3), the white message card also bearing the oval "CHARING CROSS / AUTOMATIC BOX" handstamp. The only recorded items from this trial of December 1891 until May 1892, when a Mr Everett sold stationery at a stall at Charing Cross Station, which was linked by wire to the Strand Post Office across the road allowing messages to be sent almost instantly from the station. (3). Photo on Page 120. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image1)

1912-29 KGV Lettercards sent by express delivery, with 1912 1d card franked KEVII "Harrison" 3d sent within Worcester, tied by Broad St. c.d.s and bearing large red "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS" label; 1913 1d card franked 3d from London W. to Luton with red "POST OFFICE / EXPRESS / (M.-No. 55)" label; and 1929 11/2d card franked 6d from London S.W.1 to Shanklin, Isle of Wight, with unusual small oval framed "EXPRESS" handstamp. (3).

Underpaid Mail. 1938-78 Covers with 1938 registered express cover franked 1/2, handstamped "3d To Pay Posted Out of Course", crossed out as the cover was already overpaid 31/2d; 1956-74 covers all with framed or unframed "EXPRESS FEE PARTLY PAID / Charge of ........d to be / Collected on Delivery" handstamps (8, three with postage due stamps); 1963 express cover franked 9d, manuscript "6d More To Pay Express Fee P.O.O.C" with 6d due tied Douglas, Isle of Man c.d.s; and 1978 cover from London to Liverpool franked 9p, strangely bearing express, special delivery and air mail labels, boxed "EXPRESS FEE / NOT PAID / 60p TO BE / COLLECTED / ON DELIVERY" with 10p + 50p dues. A scarce group, underpaid express mail rarely seen. (11).

1946 Tie-on parcel tag with printed address "The Principle, Bill Office, Bank of England, London E.C.2" with red Express label, the reverse with 2d pair + 3d pair + 2/6 tied by Registered Edinburgh datestamps; and an undated stampless tie-on parcel tag to Midland Bank in Leicester with red oval Express cachets and an unusual unframed "EXPRESS" handstamp with large first "E". (2).

1951 Express Service "E" form bearing KGVI 7d + 2/6 + 5/- tied by N.W District Office c.d.s, 9/- prepaidfor a message carried the 18 miles to Hatfield by P.O Messenger (at 6d per mile) of which 11d was applied to the letter and 8/1 to this E form. A scarce item as these forms were supposed to be destroyed. Photo on Page 124. (Image1)

1980-93 Royal Mail Special Delivery covers including 1980 (July 28) first day of service cover with C.O.P, incorrect use of obsolete "Express" labels (2), official mail, various rates with some first day uses, P.O training school cover, sheets of unused labels, cachets including "LATE ACCEPTANCE / NO REFUND / TO BE MADE" (2), "E.C.D.O / POSTED OUT / OF COURSE / NO REFUND DUE", 1990 "Enter the Special Delivery New York Jet-Away Competition" special C.O.P, T.P.O late fee use, refund letter for late delivery, label for redirected M.Ps mail, official cover with "ER" royal cypher cachet, registered and Recorded Delivery mail, etc. (62+).