AndyBe11
View profilePostboxes barely registered on my horizon, aside from practical use, of course, until about five years ago. It was then that I spotted my first Edward the seventh box with its highly florid artwork and this set me off looking for the six cyphers then available. Luckily, my home town of Harrow is able to supply these plus a replica Penfold and after this I’ve kept an eye out for unusual boxes wherever I go. Edward the eighth is the grail for me and I’ve hunted down eight so far with a couple more in my sights as I write but I love to see the Victorian boxes and any oddities that other spotters come across. The site offers the perfect opportunity to get serious about logging your discoveries and sharing the little pieces of history that every post box has; it may not be long before they go the way of telephone boxes so now’s the time to get out and about and find them.