Another cache in what has the potential to become a National Numbered Series of Letterbox Hybrid caches, placed to mark one of a diminishing number of post boxes placed in Queen Victoria’s reign and still in use for regular collections by Royal Mail.
The self-inking rubber stamp in the cache is NOT a trade item, and must remain in the cache!
A few simple guidelines will apply to the series (subject to amendment):
- The post box must carry the Royal Cipher of Queen Victoria (in whatever format)
- The box must have regular collections by Royal Mail
- The box must be in the British Isles (so United Kingdom and adjoining Crown Dependencies).
- Any style or colour of box are valid as long as the above all apply
The cache is not at the published co-ords, where you will find a Victorian Post Box, but you need to visit there to obtain some values.
You need the Postbox Number, which is TSab cde.
To obtain the co-ordinates (and a hint as to the hide) you will need to solve the puzzle - and do the subsequent calculations.
The self-inking rubber stamp in the cache is NOT a trade item, and must remain in the cache!
If you know of an eligible post box and would like to add to this series, please apply to Team Hippo for a series number, giving the following:
- Location as in place name (and street if applicable)
- Location in Lat Long format (DD MM.MMM)
- Postbox number
Please note that featured post boxes should comply with the guidelines above. Caches should be Letterbox Hybrid type (and therefore contain a LB stamp), whether placed at the published co-ords, or a simple offset multi, or multi-stage multi, or more of a puzzle style format.
My thanks to Madster9109 for discovering yet another Victorian post box for me - and for his continued push to get me to set this cache!
My grateful thanks to Forestry England for their kind permission allowing me to place this cache in their woods.