Mail boxes are red here and the older ones bear the insignia of the British monarch who was on the throne when the mail box was put up. You may read more about this in my post Red and Regal. This particular post box bears the insignia of King Edward VII. Edward VII was king between 1901 and 1910, which makes this post box over 100 years old.
I never thought post boxes could be fascinating but these older ones, bearing the royal cyphers, are very intriguing. I must admit that it has become a bit of an obsession to hunt out the very old post boxes and snap some shots. It is a great way of getting back in touch with our past. In reality a post box is just an everyday object which serves an important function but just stop and think of all the letters and messages that have been mailed inside this box. Letters of hope, of love, of encouragement. Letters from loved ones in foreign lands. Happy messages, sad messages. So many secrets in one little post box.
Photographed in
Main Gate Street
Birgu
This is my entry for this week’s Ruby Tuesday. For more Ruby Tuesday posts visit Mary at Work Of The Poet.
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Great shots....well done Loree.
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as usual, a fascinating snippet of history... and this could be the makings of a great book as well! just imagine if someone could trace the letters that came through that box over 100 years. i once saw a movie about a post box that had survived from civil war times in the US, and a man discovered he could exchange letters with someone living in those past times - I guess it was a "time travel" mailbox :)
ReplyDeleteThe royal crest in the second photo simply glows!
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Yellow’s the color I wear at dawn
When dancing dewdrops spangle the lawn.
Red is the color I wear at dusk
When earth and sky are dry as a husk
And nothing stirs—not even a wing
Of bat or swallow or anything!
© 2010 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Kuan Yin Temple
Great find for ruby.
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Mine's here.
They look so romantic with their royal crest !
ReplyDeleteOur mailboxes are also red, but mostly hanging on the wall. The once like yours have disappeared over the years.
Beautifully kept. They remind me of my childhood in London when I'd go there to post letters and drawings for my grandparents!
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Terrific shot for Ruby Tuesday!! :)
ReplyDeleteSo interesting! Our mail boxes are plain blue. That King Edward VII mail box is beautiful, I love the insignia.
ReplyDeletePerfect RT shot. They remind me of the older ones here in Israel, but these days most are just ugly red rectangles, completely devoid of charm.
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Hi Loree
ReplyDeleteLove these post boxes.. I think we did have some here [being part of the commonwealth] but not sure if any are left... must check it out...
Glad you saw the eclipse.. must have been evening for you?.. it was before dawn here.. so I of course was snoring my little flu head off under the covers,.
Have a great weekend. ciao xxx Julie
What a beautiful mail box! Nothing quite that majestic looking here...as Diane said above, ours are plain blue.
ReplyDeleteRuby.. one of my favourite colours. Wishing you a beautiful week! xoxo, B
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