Victoria's Post Box #214 - Little Eversden
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 (so United Kingdom and adjoining Crown Dependencies).
- Any style or colour of box are valid as long as the above all apply
This is a letterbox hybrid cache and IS NOT at the published coordinates.
The cache is a 60ml pot.
To find the cache:
At the published coordinates you will find a postbox. Check this out.
The number of letters in the first word on the first line underneath the word Services is A.
The number of letters in the second word on the first line underneath the word Services is B.
The number of letters in the fourth word on the first line underneath the word Services is C.
The number of letters in the sixth word on the first line underneath the word Services is D.
Final coordinates:
N 52° (B-B)(A+D).(C+C)(A+A)(C+D)
E 000° (B-B)(B-B).BBC
Checksum of all digits in the coordinates = 45
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.