Pop it in the Post

Join Mansfield Museum, The British Postal Museum & Archive and Big Wheel Theatre Company to take part in free drop-in activities for all ages, and explore our Pop It In The Post exhibition which reveals how the Penny Black stamp changed life in Britain. Meet Rowland Hill, inventor of the world’s first stamp the Penny Black, and listen as he brings the story of the stamp to life. Dress up as a Victorian letter carrier. Make your own top hat or write an old fashioned letter and use our Victorian post box to send it to someone you know.

Suitable for
5-6
7-10


Website
http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/events/?type=Event


Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000053?id=EVENT539876


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