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
Two designs were trialled in the pilot, including one where the entire round lid of the postbox was black.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
It also features a barcode scanner, which opens a drop-down drawer that is big enough to accommodate parcels that do not fit in the traditional postbox slot.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
They can be delivered to a special postbox next to his bench until 14:00 on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
What would my pen pals say if I told them that I am standing at a detention center because I went to open my postbox for their letters?
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
Seven "postboxes of the future" are in place in Northern Ireland, of 3,500 planned across the UK.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
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
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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