Another cache in 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 rubber stamp in the cache is NOT a trade item, and must remain in the cache!
A few simple guidelines 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
The cache is not at the published co-ordinates which are for the post box but you'll need to visit these in order to calculate the final location.
The cache can be found at :
N51 (b) (c-d).(c-f) (d+e+e) (a-g) W000 (b) (g-f).(g-c) (e+f) (d+e)
checksum for all 15 digits is 41
From the post box
a is the Monday-Friday collection time
b is the later High Street collection time
c is the Saturday collection time
From the nearby telegraph pole
(Using the top, rectangular label)
d is the missing number from the top row
e, f, g are the missing letters from the third row converted in the usual fashion
If you 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.