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.
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.
- Any style or colour of box are valid as long as the above all apply.
The Cache Location
The posted coordinates will bring you to a Victorian Postbox at the top of Main Street in Hillsborough, an attractive town in County Down.
The Cache.
This is a Letterbox Hybrid and the final location is a short drive from the posted coordinates. You will find a stamper in the container which is not a swop. Please leave it for the next cacher.
Visit the Post Box at the posted coordinates, and note the Postbox Number. It consists of three letters and four digits. Let the digits be A, B, C & D.
The cache is at:
N54 27.(A+B)(B/C)(B-C) W006 05.BA(C-1)
Now put the solved coordinates into Certitude to obtain a further hint.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
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.