The Birth of the Modern British Post

The Mulreadys

Funny pages

This caricature of the Mulready envelope was published in The Penny Newspaper, a London tabloid. It was accompanied by an article describing the ridiculous characters in detail, including the bullish Britannia scattering postmen to the four winds, with a rather tame-looking lion with glasses at her feet.

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Mulready caricature from The Penny Newspaper