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Geez, they're so ornate and sturdy-looking compared to American mailboxes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.210.241.6 ( talk • contribs) 20:20, February 21, 2007
I have no idea how I got here, but this article seems like it could be featured. Comradeash 05:43, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
I vaguely remember an odd-looking box in Colmore Row, Birmingham (as mentioned in the text) but can't find a pic anywhere - could someone add one, or at least point me to one so I can see if it was a Type F I remember? 86.132.140.13 23:29, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
Someone should mention the different ensigna on the boxes representing the king/queen of the time. g —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.24.123 ( talk) 19:40, August 26, 2007 (UTC)
Wasn't there a point when couriers put mice into these boxes to destroy the mail, in fear of losing business? I vaguely remember reading it somewhere, I think. Alx xlA 23:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
The picture of the carcass of the George VI box being removed from the ground makes it look about 100 feet tall. Annatto ( talk) 11:37, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
In 1932, the Air Mail service commenced in Great Britain with special services operated by Imperial Airways. To facilitate easy collection of air mail and its speedy onward transmission, a fleet of special vehicles and dedicated postboxes were introduced. To distinguish them from regular post boxes, they were painted Air Force blue, with prominent royal blue signage. The service ran successfully until the outbreak of war in 1939, when it was suspended. Although Air Mail re-commenced after the War, the postboxes and vehicles were no longer identifiable, as Air Mail could now be posted anywhere.
The above section is a bit incorrect as Airmail in GB began in late 1919 with commercial airmail flights to the continent that continued and expanded throughout the 1920s. The date cited may be correct for Imperial Airways or for the use of the Blue Boxes, but it is not the date airmail commenced in GB. -- Mike Cline ( talk) 10:58, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
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According to this article, there is an example of the First National Standard Pillar box in Havant. Does anyone know where this is, please? I may take a photograph of it and upload it here as proof of its existance so that it can be cited. UNI| SOUTH 10:42, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Following the rewrite in May 2007, it would appear that sections of this article are now a copyright violation.
For example the paragraph on anonymous boxes [1] is a verbatim copy from The Colne Valley Postal History Museum. If we have permission for this or it is written by the same original author that's OK, but I don't see any indication that that is so. -- Solipsist ( talk) 07:37, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
There is a color of Manic Panic hair dye called "Pillar Box Red" apparently named after this noun" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.16.7.181 ( talk • contribs) 03:44, July 9, 2006
Could/should the different slot dimensions be included? This can prove critical when trying to post larger letters or packets into certain boxes. Martinevans123 ( talk) 17:13, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
The history section is very detailed and interesting, but it unfortunately isn't clear which bits of it correspond to which sources as there are very few inline citations. This makes me question the Class B rating to an extent as well, as I assume the material is backed up by one of the sources listed at the end, but it would be difficult to verify as the reader would have to skim through multiple books. In particular statements like
The committee designed a very ornate box festooned with Grecian-style decoration but, in a major oversight, devoid of any posting aperture, which meant they were hewn out of the cast iron locally, destroying the aesthetic of the box.
should really have an inline citation as it is highly WP:LIKELY to be challenged. User:GKFX talk 00:42, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
The article mentions the carcass in passing, but it's very sad that there are no photos like this one: https://twitter.com/fecklessfox100/status/1522902283511545856 Isaac Rabinovitch ( talk) 03:18, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
I'm not a wiki editor, but there's a 'where/when' request for a reference on the Scottish section - would this do? https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/history/protesters-blew-up-edinburghs-first-25000095 92.237.159.77 ( talk) 08:20, 15 September 2022 (UTC)