pillarbox
Red letter receptacle
A pillarbox is a freestanding public mailbox, cylindrical and typically painted red, found in Britain and former British colonies.
The term comes from their resemblance to architectural pillars.
Pillarbox red describes that distinctive bright red color: She wore pillarbox red lipstick.
Postal system items
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- postageFee for mailing
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- envelopesPaper containers for letters
postcards · correspondence · collection · delivery · postman · sorting · franking · first-class
British postal service
- redPrimary color, warm
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- cast-ironHard molded alloy
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · VR · ER · aperture · fluted · hexagonal · heritage · listed
Notable point of reference
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- quintessentialRepresenting the ideal type
- nostalgicLonging for the past
vintage · traditional · recognizable · photogenic · tourist · souvenir · preserved · historic
Postal system items
envelopes · postcards · correspondence · collection · delivery · postman · sorting · franking · first-class · second-class
Royal Mail
British postal service
- redPrimary color, warm
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- cast-ironHard molded alloy
Victorian · Edwardian · VR · ER · aperture · fluted · hexagonal · heritage · listed · pavement
landmark
Notable point of reference
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- quintessentialRepresenting the ideal type
nostalgic · vintage · traditional · recognizable · photogenic · tourist · souvenir · preserved · historic · Britishness
red
Primary color, warm
lipstick · lacquer · enamel · vivid · bold · painted · glossy
- display modesdark mode, light mode, full screen, fullscreen, windowed
- AV StandardsNTSC, PAL, HDTV, SDTV, 1080p
- screen formatswidescreen, fullscreen, 16:9, aspect ratio, 4:3
- image scalingupscaling, downscaling, resize, enlarge, shrink