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Postbox Collection

Background imagePostbox Collection: Rubans de Paris - Corner of Maddox Street / St George Street

Rubans de Paris - Corner of Maddox Street / St George Street
Rubans de Paris (Milliner and Draper) - Corner of Maddox Street (39a) / St George Street, London. Date: 1930s

Background imagePostbox Collection: Interior of first postbox, London

Interior of first postbox, London
Interior of the first Post Office letter box in London which was installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill. Date: 1855

Background imagePostbox Collection: Post Office at East Chinnock, Somerset, England

Post Office at East Chinnock, Somerset, England
Post Office and T Bowyer General Stores at East Chinnock, Somerset, England Date: 1920s

Background imagePostbox Collection: Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Background imagePostbox Collection: Unique letterbox - Western side St. George's Square, PImlico

Unique letterbox - Western side St. George's Square, PImlico
Unique letterbox on the Western side of St. George's Square, Pimlico, London - now removed Date: 1954

Background imagePostbox Collection: Postcard design artwork - Posting Birthday wishes

Postcard design artwork - Posting Birthday wishes
Postcard design artwork - With lots of love, my wish I send - For a Happy Birthday Little Friend! A child posting a letter into a tall red postbox. Date: circa 1937

Background imagePostbox Collection: Woman and pillar box, Charlotte Street, London

Woman and pillar box, Charlotte Street, London
A woman walks away from a pillar box in Charlotte Street, Central London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePostbox Collection: Police on Charlotte Street, London

Police on Charlotte Street, London
Police investigate an incident at a pillar box in Charlotte Street, Central London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePostbox Collection: Young lady (off on her hols!) sends a quick postcard

Young lady (off on her hols!) sends a quick postcard
Life is short as time will show - If you don t get this, please let me know. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePostbox Collection: Girl at a post box on a Valentine card

Girl at a post box on a Valentine card. Date: circa early 20th century

Background imagePostbox Collection: The Tune we Dance to - Pacifism - Society of Friends

The Tune we Dance to - Pacifism - Society of Friends
" The Money Goes Round and Around... And it comes out here!" Pay your income tax and it ends up being fired from a gun. Pacifist postcard published by the Society of Friends (Quakers)

Background imagePostbox Collection: Young Jockey on a rocking horse posting a letter

Young Jockey on a rocking horse posting a letter
D you know that you owe me a letter? I fear you re an awful forgetter, or are you a jockey to boast how often you re passing the post? 1934

Background imagePostbox Collection: New public pillar post box 1857

New public pillar post box 1857
New freestanding public post box of 1857, set up in the streets of Metropolis, designed by A. Copper, C.E. of Great George Street and Mr. W. J Wills superintended the ornamentation. Date: 1857

Background imagePostbox Collection: DELIVERY BOY C 1910

DELIVERY BOY C 1910
An errand boy in a snowball ambush. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePostbox Collection: HUNTLEY DELIVERY BOY

HUNTLEY DELIVERY BOY
On his way to deliver a goose and a box of Huntley & Palmers Dessert biscuits, a delivery boy stops to have a snowball fight Date: circa 1910

Background imagePostbox Collection: Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Background imagePostbox Collection: First and last postbox, Lands End, Cornwall

First and last postbox, Lands End, Cornwall, with Longships Lighthouse in the distance. Date: 1940s

Background imagePostbox Collection: Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Gnome riding a mouse

Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Gnome riding a mouse
Hand-drawn Greetings Card - a Gnome (or elf) riding a mouse to post a letter of Best Wishes into a mushroom postbox (a sight often seen by those who may have had too many mushroom postboxes for)

Background imagePostbox Collection: Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Gnome riding a frog

Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Gnome riding a frog
Hand-drawn Greetings Card - a Gnome riding a frog to post a letter of Best Wishes into a mushroom postbox (a sight often seen by those who may have had too many mushroom postboxes for breakfast...!)

Background imagePostbox Collection: Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Goblin riding a hare

Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Goblin riding a hare
Hand-drawn Greetings Card - a Goblin riding a hare to post a letter of Best Wishes into a mushroom postbox (a sight often seen by those who may have had too many mushroom postboxes for breakfast)

Background imagePostbox Collection: Posting a Xmas letter

Posting a Xmas letter
Xmas greeting. Boy in a red cap with his dog, posting aletter or card into a postbox. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePostbox Collection: Dog Posting Letter

Dog Posting Letter
This dog performs the neat trick of posting a letter without human assistance. Date: 20th century

Background imagePostbox Collection: French Postbox

French Postbox
La petite Poste aux Lettres a lady posts a letter in a Paris street, a man comes hurrying to catch the post, the postman waits till its time to collect the mail Date: 1831

Background imagePostbox Collection: Recruitment poster on post box, WW1

Recruitment poster on post box, WW1
The Call to Arms - a recruitment poster pasted to a post box reminding Britains men that their King and Country needed them in 1914. Date: 1914

Background imagePostbox Collection: Two drunks by a postbox, one already collapsed

Two drunks by a postbox, one already collapsed
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting two drunks by a postbox. Fraternity - " (Hic) Can t help you, ole f la, but I ll sit down with you (Hic)." !! Date: 1894

Background imagePostbox Collection: Birthplace of William Ewart Gladstone

Birthplace of William Ewart Gladstone
Photograph of 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool; the birthplace of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), the English Liberal Statesman and British Prime Minister (1868-1894). Date: 1910

Background imagePostbox Collection: The Inn, Balerino, Scotland

The Inn, Balerino, Scotland Date: circa 1907


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