10th February 2016 | administrator A = Anonymous Pillar boxes manufactured by Andrew Handyside between 1879 and 1883 omitted the words POST OFFICE and the VR royal cipher, and these boxes are known as Anonymous as a result. When the omissions were pointed out the situation was immediately rectified, but not until Anonymous boxes had been produced for five years. Letter Box Study Group 2016-02-10T15:57:16+00:00 Pillar boxes manufactured by Andrew Handyside between 1879 and 1883 omitted the words POST OFFICE and the VR royal cipher, and these boxes are known as Anonymous as a result. When the omissions were pointed out the situation was immediately rectified, but not until Anonymous boxes had been produced for five years. https://lbsg.org/testimonials/a-anonymous/