How did the postboxes with the Royal Insignia survive to this day?

Tabnabs · 08-07-2013 3:09pm

If you're offended by my post, the report button is your friend. I'm not a mod on this forum and have no more power than you have. I was simply pointing out the irony of your wording...

Fratton Fred · 08-07-2013 4:26pm

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Local An Post postman still uses a set of postbox keys with a brass key fob labelled 'Royal Mail' to this day!

TBH the old Victorian and Edwardian postboxes are a lot nicer looking than the modern sheet steel ones.

And a visit to the local sorting office reveals all the Royal Mail post bags as well! I think royal mail post boxes painted green is a nice representation of an Post!

on a serious note, what surprises me most is that no one has pulled these post boxes out and sold them. I'm sure a VR embossed post box must be worth a few quid.

gobnaitolunacy · 08-07-2013 4:56pm

Fratton Fred wrote: »

on a serious note, what surprises me most is that no one has pulled these post boxes out and sold them. I'm sure a VR embossed post box must be worth a few quid.

It's happened in the uk with some organisation behind it and boxes ending up on ebay, it's not unknown to happen here.

tac foley · 08-07-2013 5:50pm

Tabnabs wrote: »

If you're offended by my post, the report button is your friend. I'm not a mod on this forum and have no more power than you have. I was simply pointing out the irony of your wording...

Write a response to a post with your MOD header and to me you're a moderator.

To me it's no more 'ironic' than the fact that in spite of having your own language, you are writing on this thread in English.

We move on.

tac

da_hambo · 08-07-2013 11:01pm

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Local An Post postman still uses a set of postbox keys with a brass key fob labelled 'Royal Mail' to this day!

TBH the old Victorian and Edwardian postboxes are a lot nicer looking than the modern sheet steel ones.

Great thread op.

On the subject, I notice that An Post use Royal Mail sacks in their sorting offices. Ive spotted this over the years in Cork and on the east coast.

Does it cost that much to make up sacks with An Post on it?

As a Brit born Corkman it doesnt bother me at all, but noone else seemed to notice this.

gobnaitolunacy · 09-07-2013 7:54am

da_hambo wrote: »

Great thread op.

On the subject, I notice that An Post use Royal Mail sacks in their sorting offices. Ive spotted this over the years in Cork and on the east coast.

Does it cost that much to make up sacks with An Post on it?

As a Brit born Corkman it doesnt bother me at all, but noone else seemed to notice this.

I'm assuming they come over here with post from the uk, and they just use them...one sack is as good as another.

Have a P&T bag with lettering in French on one side, so they do get around.

who the fug · 09-07-2013 8:07am

going off topic but has any spotted any of these that pre date 1923 and would they have any markings

gobnaitolunacy · 09-07-2013 8:30am

who the fug wrote: »

going off topic but has any spotted any of these that pre date 1923 and would they have any markings

Seen an RIC plaque once, but never a lantern.

Victor · 09-07-2013 9:35am

Walking around Cambridge and Peterborougha few months ago, the red ones are a lot more noticeable as pieces of street furniture - being green is a nuisance. In France and several other countries, they are yellow.

who the fug wrote: »

going off topic but has any spotted any of these that pre date 1923 and would they have any markings

The first one I ever saw was in Blackrock about 23 years ago. Most are much more modern than that.

Jawgap · 09-07-2013 9:37am

who the fug wrote: »

going off topic but has any spotted any of these that pre date 1923 and would they have any markings

Did they use laterns like that for RIC or DMP stations?

One thing they did bring back and then get rid of was the President's Mounted Escort also known as the Blue Hussars.

The official reasons for the disbandment were the cost of uniforms and that motorbikes would be more impressive than Irish horses!!!......makes you wonder why over 90% of the horses used by the Household Cavalry come from Ireland.

The unofficial reason seems to be related to the then Department of Defence's aversion to formations that were a bit too British. Their uniforms were a variation based on those of 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars: blue tunic & breeches, yellow frogging & lace, and black sealskin busby with yellow-orange plume.

I'd say they should be brought back - 80 troopers on Irish chargers clippity-clopping down O'Connell Street on a sunny day.........that would be impressive!!

SpaceTime · 09-07-2013 9:42am

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

I'm assuming they come over here with post from the uk, and they just use them...one sack is as good as another.

Have a P&T bag with lettering in French on one side, so they do get around.

Sounds like a Luxembourg Post bag. They still have a P&T to this day.

P&T or PTT were common in Europe at one stage including in Ireland right to until the early 80s

I think the French PTT brand is gone for a long time at this stage.

gobnaitolunacy · 09-07-2013 9:45am

SpaceTime wrote: »

Sounds like a Luxembourg Post bag. They still have a P&T to this day.

P&T or PTT were common in Europe at one stage including in Ireland right to until the early 80s

No, it's got 'P&T' and 'DUBLIN' on t'other side.

(and I think it has the Irish ampersand that looks like a '7')

SpaceTime · 09-07-2013 9:51am

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

No, it's got 'P&T' and 'DUBLIN' on t'other side.

That's pretty ancient then

At one stage French used to be used a lot for postal stuff though. Possibly still is.

who the fug · 09-07-2013 10:40am

Ah P & T

Back in the day when they chucked junior infants out at two to wander the road home, my regular bids for freedom where interrupted by the postman and was delivered home to the mother in the back of a P&T van

Renault four vans if I remember correctly

tac foley · 09-07-2013 10:41am

Victor wrote: »

Walking around Cambridge and Peterborough a few months ago

Shame on you! You should have dropped in on us - we only live a few miles down the road, between both places.

tac

gobnaitolunacy · 09-07-2013 11:41am

Judgement Day wrote: »

As an aside, I have a rare collectable Irish pillar box for sale on Adverts.ie here: http://www.adverts.ie/other-antiques-collectables/irish-post-box-rare-miniature-collectable/3378075

Not quite Irish. Early pillar boxes were originally painted green, they changed to colour to Royal Mail red, reportedly as people tended to walk into them.

Besides an Irish box would have a BI-LINGUAL collection plate.:D

Judgement Day · 09-07-2013 11:43am

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Not quite Irish. Early pillar boxes were originally painted green, they changed to colour to Royal Mail red, reportedly as people tended to walk into them.

Besides an Irish box would have a BI-LINGUAL collection plate.:D

Pedant!

ardmacha · 09-07-2013 2:09pm

You could have a bit of both
this might be useful in the 6 counties, you could post in the green one with Irish stamps and get the cheaper post.

tac foley · 09-07-2013 2:37pm

ardmacha wrote: »

You could have a bit of both
this might be useful in the 6 counties, you could post in the green one with Irish stamps and get the cheaper post.

Can't fool ME, Sir. That image comes from West Bengal, NOT Falls Road.

tac

pedroeibar1 · 09-07-2013 3:43pm

who the fug wrote: »

Ah P & T

Back in the day when they chucked junior infants out at two to wander the road home, my regular bids for freedom where interrupted by the postman and was delivered home to the mother in the back of a P&T van

Renault four vans if I remember correctly

Yes, R4's in dayglo orange with a white band. My b-in-law bought an ex P7T one when he was a student in UCG.
And while we are off-topic on trivia, the only right hand drive car that is legal in the USA is the postal service van.

How did the postboxes with the Royal Insignia survive to this day?

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