alexcandy
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What I collect: Postboxes, French & UK Stamps
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Post by alexcandy on Apr 20, 2023 6:14:26 GMT
Hi I thought I would add a few more postboxes from my collection. These are all La Poste.
Above This is one of my favourites it wasn't in great condition when I got. It was made in 1955 by Dejoie.
I'm told this style is reasonably rare and few departments ordered them. There is a photo of one in Morocco but not many photos of these in use in France
Modern box (other half hates this)
Again another modern box, nothing special and very much in as found condition. Alex p.s. I have loads more photos but I can't figure how to post them without the photo being turned on its side.
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wakeybluenose
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Posts: 282
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Jun 3, 2023 16:33:30 GMT
I find myself in beautiful Riga for a few days... So here is a Latvian post box for you!
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wakeybluenose
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Posts: 282
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Jun 5, 2023 9:38:00 GMT
Here's a bonus Latvian box from old town Riga :
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hdm1950
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Posts: 1,615
What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jun 9, 2023 13:48:07 GMT
While on a walking tour with a local guide in Copenhagen this morning we passed by this graffiti covered post box. The guide had said several times that graffiti is a major problem in Denmark. They are not unique with this problem. We did drive buy a pair of newer red brick buildings that the guide told us were for the Danish Postal Service. She was very positive about her city and country except when it came to the postal service. She said domestic service was usually 2 weeks. She questioned why the need for new digs for a shrinking market. The Danes are amongst the most digitally savvy countries on the world doing most everything on line.
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wakeybluenose
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What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Jul 23, 2023 8:28:39 GMT
Enjoying a little travel at the moment... Here are a couple of post boxes in Tallinn, Estonia. The first was in old town, the second at the ferry terminal:
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wakeybluenose
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Posts: 282
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Jul 24, 2023 13:41:48 GMT
Here's a pair from central Helsinki, Finland.... Couldn't find any variations anywhere in the city, they seem to be pretty uniform:
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cursus
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Posts: 1,774
What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Jul 25, 2023 13:33:48 GMT
Postboxes in front of the Ibis hotels in Nantes (France). Left for the Ibis Budget hotel (cheap) right for the Ibis Styles hotel (more expenssive). I was on the former...
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cursus
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Posts: 1,774
What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Jul 25, 2023 13:39:37 GMT
A "decorated" postbox, on the streets of Toulouse (France) last Friday.
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anglobob
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Posts: 2,432
What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Aug 21, 2023 16:14:52 GMT
Seen in Cuenca,an old post box from the Correos del Ecuador which was liquidated in 2020.A new company was formed ,Servicios Postales del Ecuador . This new company already has a terrible reputation .Extremely high prices and very little international mail service.They say there is mail service to the USA but I have been told by members of the local stamp club this is completely unreliable.
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wakeybluenose
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Posts: 282
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Aug 28, 2023 20:12:07 GMT
Just on a quick jaunt over to Germany, specifically Cologne (Köln) and Bonn, postboxes seem to be pretty standard and modern from what I could see... Here is an example back to back pair from Cologne:
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 24, 2023 15:26:59 GMT
Hotel Chateau Frontenac Quebec City, CanadaWhile walking around Quebec City yesterday, we made a brief visit to the historic Hotel Chateau Frontenac, which originally opened in 1893 and is today a designated Canadian National Historic Site as well as an operational Fairmont Hotel. Amongst the resplendent interior decor, I was pleased to see two original, old-style brass postboxes that are still in service with Canada Post. Bravo! Left: Solid brass postbox in the main lobby of the Hotel Chateau Frontenac. Middle: Close-up of the old Royal Mail Canada crest of the postbox shown on the left. Right: A second brass postbox was found in another, smaller elevator lobby in the hotel.
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wakeybluenose
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What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Oct 19, 2023 19:16:24 GMT
On a little road trip in the balkans at the moment, here are two Montenegrin boxes found in Kotor old town:
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wakeybluenose
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Posts: 282
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Oct 20, 2023 15:05:25 GMT
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peter
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Posts: 316
What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Oct 21, 2023 2:00:29 GMT
Getting arty with Japanese round postboxes...
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wakeybluenose
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Posts: 282
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Oct 24, 2023 14:24:31 GMT
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Oct 26, 2023 12:04:44 GMT
Three more postboxes from my travels in Japan...
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hdm1950
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Posts: 1,615
What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Nov 8, 2023 0:57:06 GMT
I saw this posted on Facebook today and thought it was cool enough to share. It is marked US MAIL. MAILBOX between ELevator Doors from the Lobby of the 570 Lexington Building (originally the GE Building), 1929-1931 Architect: John W. Cross of Cross & Cross The General Electric Building, also known as 570 Lexington Avenue, and as the RCA Victor Building during its construction, is located at the southwestern corner of Lexington Avenue and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. (Photo credit: artdecodude [IG])
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philatelia
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Nov 8, 2023 12:22:15 GMT
OMG hdm1950 - If we were to run a contest to find the most beautiful post box in the world I think the one in the pic you shared would win. The art deco masterpiece is simply STUNNING! Thank you for sharing.
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anilkhemlani
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collect worldwide stamps
Posts: 458
What I collect: Stamps from all over the world + FDC
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Post by anilkhemlani on Mar 19, 2024 10:18:28 GMT
came across a picture of this on instagram and had to share this. first time I have seen a postbox with such a colourful knit hat enjoy !! " when the post box knows spring is springing "
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madbaker
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What I collect: (Mark) General worldwide collector (to 1975 or so) with a soft spot for Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Post by madbaker on Mar 19, 2024 17:51:14 GMT
came across a picture of this on instagram and had to share this. first time I have seen a postbox with such a colourful knit hat enjoy !! " when the post box knows spring is springing " I wonder if that postbox is in Largs, Scotland. I remember a couple knit caps for the post boxes there. 🙂
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anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on May 3, 2024 17:09:02 GMT
Postbox from Correo Uruguayo,found in Colonia del Sacramento,Uruguay. A 90 minute ferry ride from Buenos Aires.Dated 1879 and sadly covered with the usual graffiti.It was also padlocked but could not tell if it was still in use. Ps Just the postbox dated 1879...I am a little newer...
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anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on May 3, 2024 18:05:26 GMT
Walking around Buenos Aires,I came across numerous British-style red post boxes.None are in use today however. Prior to 1946,the postal services in Argentina were under British ownership who probably introduced these boxes. Most of the ones I found were covered in graffiti but a few were in good shape.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on May 3, 2024 21:44:24 GMT
India : Travancore Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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