tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post2413606770198742506..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Trollope, the post office and blue letterboxesCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-71806461432516370852018-12-06T13:50:11.903+00:002018-12-06T13:50:11.903+00:00there is one near porthtowan in cornwall.there is one near porthtowan in cornwall.yasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012435439263894261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-38408791599966802212010-07-06T17:11:28.756+01:002010-07-06T17:11:28.756+01:00Hels, Philip, I'm glad you liked these. And Ph...Hels, Philip, I'm glad you liked these. And Philip, <a href="http://englishbuildings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">that</a> is an amazing postbox!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-49550342424158404502010-07-06T16:46:53.924+01:002010-07-06T16:46:53.924+01:00Thanks for these unusual post boxes, Caroline, whi...Thanks for these unusual post boxes, Caroline, which I'd not seen before, never having been to the Channel Islands. I've been thinking about post boxes too, as you can see from the latest post on English Buildings.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-51068104971051722232010-07-06T11:25:01.961+01:002010-07-06T11:25:01.961+01:00Anon, yes, on the mainland blue was for airmail. I...Anon, yes, on the mainland blue was for airmail. I've never actually seen one of the airmail boxes on the street (they were only in use for a few years so are pretty rare), maybe I should visit Windsor! There's a good article about conservation of one of the boxes <a href="http://postalheritage.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/restoration-of-a-story%E2%80%A6/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-7975396912411871922010-07-06T02:04:18.853+01:002010-07-06T02:04:18.853+01:00I knew about the Trollope connection to the post b...I knew about the Trollope connection to the post boxes, even before I read all of his novels. After all, a bloke has to have a regular day job and cannot always rely on writing to pay the mortgage :)<br /><br />But I have never seen a picture of that hexagonal Guernsey postbox. Trollope, you rock!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-15332899549132218852010-07-05T22:32:13.297+01:002010-07-05T22:32:13.297+01:00There's a blue box in Windsor with a sign on i...There's a blue box in Windsor with a sign on it saying it was the first of its kind and blue signified airmail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com