A post box (British English; also written postbox; also known as pillar box), also known as a collection box, mailbox, letter box or drop box (American...
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A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a...
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winners at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, various post boxes in the home towns of the medal winners around the United Kingdom, plus...
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A post box topper is a crochet or knitted hat or bonnet for a pillar box designed as a tribute, commemoration, or for public enjoyment. In the United Kingdom...
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A pillar box is a type of free-standing post box. They are found in the United Kingdom and its associated the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas...
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business. For outgoing mail, post boxes are often used for depositing the mail for collection, although some letter boxes are also capable of holding outgoing...
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The post office box was a Wheatstone bridge–style testing device with pegs and spring arms to close electrical circuits and measure properties of the...
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An Post (Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˈpˠɔsˠt̪ˠ]; literally 'The Post') is the state-owned provider of postal services in Ireland. An Post provides a "universal...
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but the police pillars/posts were usually one of three successive models provided by the General Post Office (GPO). Police boxes continued to play an important...
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