British Post Box
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Monday, May 1, 2023
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London, United Kingdom
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In #1 Christmas perennials Home Alone.
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Visit many Letterboxes :-) I want to know, where the letters are finally going to.
Besuche viele Letterboxen. Ich will doch wissen, wohin die Briefe gehen.
A post box (British English; also written postbox; also known as pillar box), also known as a collection box, mailbox, letter box or drop box (American English) is a physical box into which members of the public can deposit outgoing mail intended for collection by the agents of a country's postal service. The term post box can also refer to a private letter box for incoming mail.
In Britain, the first red pillar post boxes were erected in Guernsey in 1852. Roadside wall boxes first appeared in 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes, especially in rural districts. In 1853 the first pillar box in the United Kingdom was installed at Botchergate, Carlisle. In 1856, Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar box for use in London and other large cities. In 1859 the design was improved, and this became the first National Standard pillar box. Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes. Between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal Penfold post box became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour. The first boxes to be painted red were in London in July 1874, although it would be nearly 10 years before all the boxes had been repainted.
Ein Postkasten (britisches Englisch; auch Postbox geschrieben; auch bekannt als Pillar Box), auch bekannt als Sammelbox, Mailbox, Letter Box oder Drop Box (amerikanisches Englisch) ist ein physischer Kasten, in den Bürger ausgehende Post einwerfen können, die von den Postbeamten eines Landes abgeholt werden soll. Der Begriff Postkasten kann sich auch auf einen privaten Briefkasten für eingehende Post beziehen.
In Großbritannien wurden die ersten roten Säulenbriefkästen 1852 in Guernsey aufgestellt. Wandbriefkästen kamen erstmals 1857 als billigere Alternative zu den Säulenbriefkästen auf den Markt, vor allem in ländlichen Gegenden. Im Jahr 1853 wurde der erste Briefkasten im Vereinigten Königreich in Botchergate, Carlisle, aufgestellt. 1856 entwarf Richard Redgrave vom Department of Science and Art einen verzierten Pfeilerkasten für London und andere Großstädte. Im Jahr 1859 wurde das Design verbessert, und dies wurde der erste nationale Standardbriefkasten. Grün wurde als Standardfarbe für die frühen viktorianischen Briefkästen eingeführt. Zwischen 1866 und 1879 wurde der sechseckige Penfold-Postkasten zum Standarddesign für Briefkästen, und in dieser Zeit wurde erstmals Rot als Standardfarbe eingeführt. Die ersten rot gestrichenen Briefkästen wurden im Juli 1874 in London aufgestellt, obwohl es noch fast 10 Jahre dauern sollte, bis alle Kästen neu gestrichen waren.
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The Cuthies & Max placed it in #1 Christmas perennials Home Alone.
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The Cuthies & Max took it to A Fine Pair # 1797 ~ Blackwell
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The Cuthies & Max took it to A Fine Pair # 1797 ~ Blackwell
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The Cuthies & Max took it to #6 More Christmas Perennials Chris Rea.
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