Mail Postcard: Redgrave Pillar Box Postal History Museum 1857-9 1980s XT5997

This interesting postcard features a historic fluted Victorian pillar box designed by Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art. Cast by Smith and Hawkes for prominent use in major cities like London, Edinburgh, and Dublin between 1857 and 1859, the ornate design highlights early mechanical craftsmanship in British postal heritage.

This is a continental size postcard which was published by National Postal Museum, London (series 87/7). The postcard was made in the United Kingdom. This is an unused postcard.

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