Royal Mail installs first red postbox featuring King’s cypher

The first red postbox bearing King Charles III’s cypher has been installed, the Royal Mail has announced. The historic round pillar box, considered a British classic, is on the High Street in Great Cambourne, south Cambridgeshire. Youngsters from Vine Inter-Church Primary School in Upper Cambourne helped unveil the addition to …

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Royal Mail unveils first King Charles postbox

While more than half currently carry the late Queen’s EIIR crest, some 15 per cent still display the mark of George V, who reigned from 1910 to 1936, while others are said to date back to Edward VII and even Queen Victoria’s reign. The King’s cypher features his initials, CIII, …

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Royal Mail installs first red postbox featuring King’s cypher

The historic round pillar box, considered a British classic, is on the High Street in Great Cambourne, south Cambridgeshire. Youngsters from Vine Inter-Church Primary School in Upper Cambourne helped unveil the addition to the village on Friday and posted the first letters into the freestanding stainless steel structure – handwritten …

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Royal Mail to install first postbox with the King’s cypher

The historic round pillar box, considered a British classic, is on the High Street in Great Cambourne, south Cambridgeshire. Helping unveil the new addition to the village, youngsters from Vine Inter-Church Primary School in Upper Cambourne gathered at the postbox and posted the first letters into the freestanding stainless steel structure …

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