postbox
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Royal Mail said residents can use another nearby postbox or hand stamped letters to their postman or woman.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Boyd said he was not notified about the new postbox and didn't think it would be accessible for people of his age.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Two designs were trialled in the pilot, including one where the entire round lid of the postbox was black.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Customers procure a barcode from an app, then at the postbox they scan the barcode and drop the parcel into a drawer - this is all powered by solar panels on the box.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 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
More are on the way, hence the black plastic while postboxes are upgraded.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Downey added that he preferred the older postboxes as he could just drop a letter in and go.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
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
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
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
