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postbox

[pohst-boks] / ˈpoʊstˌbɒks /


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BBC NI went to Newtownabbey, County Antrim, where there is a newly upgraded postbox.

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

June Sheridan didn't realise the postbox was there and ended up taking her small parcel into the shop.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2025

Today, I wish I could tell my pen pals that I was going to Birzeit to open my postbox, to meet their words.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

However, Peacock added that generally "people who use postboxes are writing letters and using stamps".

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

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

The new postboxes are being rolled out over the next few months with Royal Mail hoping it will help shore up its share of the market.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2025

Royal Mail chief executive, Emma Gilthorpe, said the move was an "historic change" that would give "our iconic postboxes a new lease of life".

From BBC Apr. 10, 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




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