Oh dear, one of my favourites is now in captivity (Doncaster) #PostboxSaturday

From our recent visit to Scarborough. I was fascinated by the unusual history booth. #PostboxSaturday

You can only pick one. Which one?

Adverse weather in Scarborough on #PostboxPreservationDay saw me reluctantly posing for #PostboxSaturday

A regular source of pleasure to dip into

Our July calendar, heralding the Flying Scotsman (in Derby next month). #postboxSaturday

A short visit to Ripley revealed this curious display outside the Co-op. #PostboxSaturday

Not really for #PostboxSaturday but I spotted this van on Thursday in Derby city centre. Is it a new livery, turning our posties into "white van men and women"?

Grab a pen! Send a letter! #PennyBlackDay ☺️🖋✉️👍

Oxford Scholar or not, wouldn’t it be lovely to know everyone was posting a letter on #PennyBlackDay. Do join in if you can on this historical day! ☺️📚🏛✍️✉️

I've made a poster to print out and put up in the real world to encourage and inspire people to celebrate the 185th anniversary of #PennyBlackDay. You're very welcome to copy and share in your neck of the woods too. Let's make Rowland Hill proud! 🥳✉️🎉 (Happy to email the image via [email protected])

Dear People of the World, Please will you help us with this simple idea to celebrate the 185th anniversary of #PennyBlackDay on 6th May 2025? If you can share this too, that would be amazing! Yours in letter writing and stamps, Dinah 🥳✍️✉️📮 thehandwrittenletterappreciationsociety.org/help-celebra...

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There seems to be a lot of 'em about.

Locally Sourced Comedy, the new material night, starts again this evening at Little Drop of Poison in Exeter. And they’ve reinstated the alphabetically themed raffle! So here is my contribution, a biologically accurate drawing of an aardvark. It’s FUN, come along if you can. Free entry. 7.30 start.

Just to let all my new, handsome followers know: I have no money; American politics are not my first interest; Crypto currency is the biggest scam ever perpetrated; and I'm too old and wise to be enticed by your questionable charms.

Friargate in Derby for #PostboxSaturday

Scoop: van, man, topper (for Sands charity) and box all for #PostboxSaturday

Review of my book Fifty Mysterious Postcards in Booktime magazine, autumn 2022. May I suggest that this makes an excellent Christmas present for someone who has everything.

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