The Man for the Post Finish:10-pack 8th December 1976

8th December 1976

whilst the sleeping man in the foreground is oblivious

The Stade in Hastings

shows figures with fishing rods on the river bank

The caption describes the location as being the proposed site for the Wellington Monument

The Man for the Post Finish:10-pack 8th December 1976'The Man for the Post', 1882. This cartoon depicts the blind Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett, weighed down with parcels containing all sorts of objects and of all shapes, sizes and weights. This relates to the recently announced details of the Parcel Post whereby the Post Office would handle parcels under a fixed weight for a fixed charge, irrespective of distance. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 15, 1882.