postbox
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BBC NI went to Newtownabbey, County Antrim, where there is a newly upgraded postbox.
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
Royal Mail has also trialled a new postbox that can take small parcels.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 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
On some days, I wish I could stay inside my postbox, with a tiny pillow made from a stamp with a flower on it.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
The postboxes for each household bear stickers put there after the attacks three years ago: red indicates those killed, and black those taken hostage.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Downey added that he preferred the older postboxes as he could just drop a letter in and go.
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
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
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
