Image, so called because it has no royal cipher on the front, a particular feature of boxes dated between 1879 and 1887 manufactured by the firm Handyside during this period. The positioning of the aperture implies that this box dates from before 1883, later examples having the aperture positioned lower down (e.g. see Image).."> Anonymous postbox, Englefield Green
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Anonymous postbox, Englefield Green

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The photograph on this page of Anonymous postbox, Englefield Green by Ian Capper as part of the Geograph project.

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Anonymous postbox, Englefield Green

Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 16 Oct 2011

Close up of "anonymous" post box in Image, so called because it has no royal cipher on the front, a particular feature of boxes dated between 1879 and 1887 manufactured by the firm Handyside during this period. The positioning of the aperture implies that this box dates from before 1883, later examples having the aperture positioned lower down (e.g. see Image).

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
51.424153
Longitude
-0.572274