pillar boxes

British mail drops

Pillar boxes are freestanding red mailboxes found on British streets, cylindrical in shape with a domed top and a slot for posting letters.

The term is primarily British; Americans would say mailbox or collection box.

She dropped the letter into the pillar box on her way to work.

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mail collection · Royal Mail · Victorian design · red · red paint · cast iron · iron casting · communication · post office · slot · nostalgia · Edwardian style · apertures · sorting office · freestanding · street corner · correspondence · letter writing

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