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Private use of antique Royal Mail pillar boxes or post boxes

Private use of antique Royal Mail pillar boxes or post boxes

“Helen Crabtree at the Letter Box Study Group told SalvoNEWS that the Royal Mail used to sell post and pillar boxes under terms which dictated how and where they would be used. The sale contract stated that the postbox must not…” read more… Read More


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Here is a more modern example of a Post Office Dir Here is a more modern example of a Post Office Direction Sign, on an old, old box.

Do you prefer this style or the older, oval version?

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If you were looking for a sign to join the LBSG, t If you were looking for a sign to join the LBSG, this might be it... 

Which one did you get? 

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This Scottish post box used to show people where t This Scottish post box used to show people where to post their parcels. Now, that can be done at the box itself.

Postal habits are always changing, and solar boxes are the latest adaptation.

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What's that on top of this Edward VII post box in What's that on top of this Edward VII post box in London?

A Post Office direction sign, often abbreviated to PODS, was once a common sight on our streets. Now, only a small number (like this one) survive. Have you seen one on a street near you?

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Why are there Nigerian post boxes in Britain? So Why are there Nigerian post boxes in Britain?

So called because they were commissioned for use in Nigeria, these boxes were used in the UK because of their low cost, including these two anonymous versions in Devon. The giveaway is the rimless cap!

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Sometimes, anonymity is a political decision. Whe Sometimes, anonymity is a political decision.

When this post box appeared on the streets of Dundee, its cypher was already ground off. It orignally had the cypher of Elizabeth the second, not used in Scotland due to significant public backlash.

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