postbox
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June Sheridan didn't realise the postbox was there and ended up taking her small parcel into the shop.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
"I really don't know what an automatic postbox is," said Ralph Boyd.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
"Our message is clear, if you have a Royal Mail label on your parcel, and it fits, put it in a postbox and we'll do the rest," Mr Clarkson said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Two designs were trialled in the pilot, including one where the entire round lid of the postbox was black.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
We make a huge Valentine’s Day postbox out of a cardboard box covered with pink crepe paper and red hearts with paper doily edging.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Last week, Royal Mail said it would roll out 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK to enable customers to deposit small parcels.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
In the new design, solar panels on the top of the postboxes power a digitally-activated drawer, allowing customers to deposit small parcels.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Royal Mail is introducing 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK, altering the iconic look of the red pillar boxes that have punctuated Britain's streets for nearly two centuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Emma Gilthorpe, Royal Mail chief executive, called it an "historic change" to give postboxes "a new lease of life".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
Across the country that day, the ballots for year-end honors in Thoroughbred racing began arriving in journalists’ postboxes.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
