First Welsh postbox with King's cypher unveiled

[TrueBlueTerrier]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq95v3lxq2o



The first postbox in Wales bearing King Charles III's cypher has been installed.

Located by a delivery office on Severn Street, in Welshpool, Powys, it was unveiled by pupils from Welshpool High School and Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Powys, Tony Evans.

The first letter was posted into the box by the children, who had been asked to write a letter to the King about what they did to look after the environment.

Royal Mail's David Gold said: "Over 115,000 postboxes throughout the UK have borne the symbols of successive monarchs since the first box displayed Queen Victoria's cypher."

The King's cypher consists of the initial of the monarch's name, Charles III, and title, Rex – Latin for King - beneath a Tudor crown.

Postboxes were introduced across the UK in 1853 after a trial in the Channel Islands.

The first in the UK bearing the King's cypher was unveiled in July last year in Cambridgeshire.

[enskied]

And someone will have to drive there and scan.

[ted_e_bear]

And someone will have to drive there and scan.

It's outside a delivery office, right next to an existing big parcel type letterbox don't think it'll be too difficult or inconvenient.

[dazzler123]

They do realise that letter will take a while to get there

[Londonsburning]

They do realise that letter will take a while to get there

Yeah about 8 days late, after being ripped open by the ILSM and flung in an apology bag then left in the DO for days on end.

[Mr Rush]

Urgh, they're hideous. They're metallic versions of those fibreglass ones they install in supermarkets. I'm aware the country is completely incapable of casting iron anymore - this is the illustrious future we've inherited.