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Geez, they're so ornate and sturdy-looking compared to American mailboxes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.210.241.6 (talk • contribs) 20:20, February 21, 2007
That is because they are made of cast iron not thin sheel metal, and about 24" - 36", depending on the model, is buried in the ground. ww2censor05:53, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I vaguely remember an odd-looking box in Colmore Row, Birmingham (as mentioned in the text) but can't find a pic anywhere - could someone add one, or at least point me to one so I can see if it was a Type F I remember? 86.132.140.1323:29, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Someone should mention the different ensigna on the boxes representing the king/queen of the time.
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Wasn't there a point when couriers put mice into these boxes to destroy the mail, in fear of losing business? I vaguely remember reading it somewhere, I think. Alx xlA23:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A rare Air Mail box in original colour scheme, now at the Isle of Wight Postal Museum
In 1932, the Air Mail service commenced in Great Britain with special services operated by
Imperial Airways. To facilitate easy collection of air mail and its speedy onward transmission, a fleet of special vehicles and dedicated postboxes were introduced. To distinguish them from regular post boxes, they were painted Air Force blue, with prominent royal blue signage. The service ran successfully until the outbreak of war in 1939, when it was suspended. Although Air Mail re-commenced after the War, the postboxes and vehicles were no longer identifiable, as Air Mail could now be posted anywhere.
The above section is a bit incorrect as Airmail in GB began in late 1919 with commercial airmail flights to the continent that continued and expanded throughout the 1920s. The date cited may be correct for Imperial Airways or for the use of the Blue Boxes, but it is not the date airmail commenced in GB.
--Mike Cline (talk) 10:58, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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According to this article, there is an example of the First National Standard Pillar box in Havant. Does anyone know where this is, please? I may take a photograph of it and upload it here as proof of its existance so that it can be cited. UNI|SOUTH10:42, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Actually that revision was done in cooperation with Kitmaster who is the owner of The Colne Valley Postal History Museum and as discussed here. We used his sandbox User:Kitmaster/postbox for this work but that page has since been deleted but unfortunately as you are not an admin, you cannot view the deleted page. I know that he has not been active on the wiki for quite a while, but if you have an issue, I may be able to contact him offline to affirm his writing the text for wikipedia also. ww2censor (talk) 15:16, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There is a color of Manic Panic hair dye called "Pillar Box Red" apparently named after this noun" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.16.7.181 (talk • contribs) 03:44, July 9, 2006
There is a wine called "Pillar Box Red" from Australia (which has many good reviews.) "Pillar Box Red" is also referred to as a color: "..a traditional English home, with a small rose garden at the front of the property and a door painted in bright pillar-box red." (Affinity Bridge by George Mann p 125). Looking at the pictures I think it is the same color that in the US is called "fire-engine red". The term "Pillar Box Red" seems to be used for any bright red color, as in the wine and hair dye.--Bibblebabble (talk) 16:38, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The history section is very detailed and interesting, but it unfortunately isn't clear which bits of it correspond to which sources as there are very few inline citations. This makes me question the Class B rating to an extent as well, as I assume the material is backed up by one of the sources listed at the end, but it would be difficult to verify as the reader would have to skim through multiple books. In particular statements like
The committee designed a very ornate box festooned with Grecian-style decoration but, in a major oversight, devoid of any posting aperture, which meant they were hewn out of the cast iron locally, destroying the aesthetic of the box.
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