James Perrott, Founder of Letterboxing
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
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South West England, United Kingdom
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Mr. Perrott would like to visit letterbox hybrid caches around the world.
The hobby of Letterboxing was founded in 1854 in Dartmoor, England (now Dartmoor National Park). The first box was at Cranmere Pool, placed by a tour guide named James Perrott. Originally, he had the idea of trading calling cards, but it was later changed to exchanging letters and postcards.
How the letterbox worked is someone who found the box would leave a self-addressed envelope or postcard in the box. Then the next finder would write a letter about their adventure, where they are from, and maybe something interesting about themselves; and they would mail the letter and leave a new self-addressed envelope or postcard for the next finder - hence the name "Letterboxing."
The actual container was changed out over the years, but eventually a concrete structure with a metal box was constructed, which still stands today.
Eventually, the idea of exchanging letters was changed to having a stamp in the box that finders can stamp into their personal logbooks, along with a logbook in the box into which finders can stamp their personal "signature stamp."
There are now over 3000 letterboxes in Dartmoor National Park, and letterboxing is a popular outdoor activity worldwide, similar to geocaching.
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