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| 1. The Rt. Hon. Lord Stanley, K.C.V.O., C.B., M.P. | Frontispiece. |
| 2. The Old Post House in Dolphin Street, Bristol | 7 |
| 3. The Bristol Post Office, 1750–1868 | 9 |
| 4. The Bristol Post Office as enlarged in 1889 | 15 |
| 5. A State Coach of the period of King Charles I. | 23 |
| 6. The Bath and Bristol Waggon | 25 |
| 7. John Palmer at the age of 17 | 27 |
| 8. The Old Letter Woman | 29 |
| 9. The Old General Post Office in Lombard Street, London | 31 |
| 10. Anthony Todd | 35 |
| 11. John Palmer at the age of 75 | 44 |
| 12. Medal Struck in honour of Ralph Allen | 49 |
| 13. Mail Coach Tokens | 51 |
| 14. Birthplace of Sir Francis Freeling | 53 |
| 15. The Old Bristol Post Office in Exchange Avenue | 60 |
| 16. How the Mails were conveyed to Bristol in the days of King George IV. | 69 |
| 17. The Bristol and London Coach taking up Mails without halting | 72 |
| 18. The General Post Office, London, in 1830 | 74 |
| 19. Mail Coach Guard's Post Horn | 90 |
| 20. Avon Trimobile Motor Van | 92 |
| 21. Mural Tablet to John Weeks | 95 |
| 22. The Old White Lion Coaching Inn, Broad Street, Bristol | 107 |
| 23. Mr. Stanley White's Coach | 108 |
| 24. Mr. Stanley White's Motor Car | 108 |
| 25. Bagstone Turnpike House | 111 |
| 26. Charfield Turnpike House | 112 |
| 27. Wickwar Road Turnpike House | 114 |
| 28. Wotton-under-Edge Turnpike House | 116 |
| 29. St. Michael's Hill Turnpike House | 117 |
| 30. Stanton Drew Turnpike House | 119 |
| 31. The White Hart Coaching Inn, Bath | 132 |
| 32. Old Post Office, Westbury-on-Trym | 136 |
| 33. Primitive Great Western Railway Train | 143 |
| 34. Bristol and Exeter Train, 1844 | 145 |
| 35. Great Western Railway Engine: "La France" | 148 |
| 36. Horton Thatched Post Office | 152 |
| 37. Early Bristol Post Marks | 154 |
| 38. Sir Alfred Jones, K.C.M.G. | 160 |
| 39. The "Port Kingston" | 161 |
| 40. The "Port Royal" | 162 |
| 41. Mr. F.P. Lansdown | 171 |
| 42. Mr. J. Paul Bush, C.M.G. | 174 |
| 43. Elton Mansion | 177 |
| 44. Sir Abraham Elton | 184 |
| 45. Lady Elton | 185 |
| 46. Gargoyle in Elton Mansion | 188 |
| 47. Ancient Chimney-piece | 191 |
| 48. Edward Colston | 192 |
| 49. Charles II. | 193 |
| 50. King Charles, Flight of | 194 |
| 51. Columbia Stamping Machine | 198 |
| 52. Postmaster of Bristol (The Author) | 211 |
| 53. Quaintly Addressed Envelopes | 224 |
| 54. Prudent Man's Fund Receipt Note | 231 |
| 55. Address to the King | 241 |
