Credit:- WOVEN IN SILK BY THOMAS STEVENS, STEVENGRAPH WORKS,COVENTRY. Timeline History of The Royal Mail 1516 Henry VIII appoints Sir Brian Tuke as his Master of the Posts. Tuke is responsiblefor seeing that the King's mail is carried safely on the main routes in and out ofLondon and arranging temporary posts for the King's travels. The Mail is almostexclusively the King's. Use of the service by the public is not encourage Courtesy:- You can click on most images to see larger images or more information. We wish to buy Stevengraphs. One at a time or collections. We also seek photos, brochures or any item of related history. Malcolm J Roebuck, Copyright © 1999-2019 Stevengraphs Bookmarks & Postcards Etc.