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A big George V wall box being emptied - these trolleys are used around the town's pedestrianised area.

Collecting the mail.

A99ii + Min AF 70-210/4

Here is a rare, probably unique, set in Windsor a few yards from the Castle. On the left is a stamp dispenser; these have not been used for a long time - you still find them around, often in walls where it's easier to leave them and just paint over them. In the middle is a Type A box from the recently ended reign of Elizabeth II - still in use. On the right is a George V era (1910-36) Type B box with a double 'collection plate holder'; this, and the blue paint, indicate that it was an airmail box (I think this may be the only example outside of a museum).

Windsor triptych.

A99ii + Min AF 35/2

An older letterbox at the Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands

Sony A7r4 | Sony/Zeiss 55/1.8 | f/8 | 1/250s | 100iso

A letterbox in Toulouse full of graffiti/stickers, but still in use.




Sony ILCE-7M4
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f/4.0
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1/100s
100iso

Edited by Harm vb - 14 August 2022 at 11:48

Old and new in Melbourne, Australia.
The Victorian era cast iron model clearly a carry over/import from the Mother Country. I remember some of them did carry the VR (Queen Victoria), E vii R (King Edward VII), G v R, G vi R (Kings George V and VI) and finally E ii R (Queen Elizabeth II) castings. Back then it was the Postmaster-General's Department, GPO and Royal Mail. In 1975 it became a Corporation and renamed Australia Post. The remaining cast iron pillar boxes are sealed off and unused - perhaps kept as part of heritage streetscape?

Letterboxes, old and new by Joe Lewit, on Flickr

Old letterbox door handle by Joe Lewit, on Flickr

Cast iron Royal Mail letterbox by Joe Lewit, on Flickr

Royal Mail by Joe Lewit, on Flickr

A Belgian letterbox, specifically dressed up for your letters to Santa


A7ii + Tamron FE 28-200 Di III RXD, obviously not a recent shot

alanfrombangor wrote: Two pleasing and contrasting scenes of boxes in the countryside. Phil's at first glance seems to be floating, the red line to the right gives away its well camouflaged post. Howard's features the kind of stone wall often seen near me.

It's not a wall, the box was attached to a telegraph pole. When the pole became redundant they just cut it off above the post box. The red lines are the big U-bolt/bracket thingies that attach box to post.

VR & VRoom


A00ii / KM 17-35