Hong Kong collection box
National Postal Museum

Hong Kong collection box

c. 1952-1997

metal (cast iron); plastic; asphalt
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Street pillar letterbox from former British Colony of Hong Kong has the royal insignia for Queen Elizabeth II and the traditional form of British Royal Mail post boxes. Its color scheme for use on streets has a red body and black lower portion. The dual lingual schedule in black in white indicates there were morning and evening collections on weekdays. The mailbox is marked No. 111 and was manufactured by Carron Company, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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