|
Stepping towards the 21st century, telecommunications such as the Internet have advanced in fast pace. The World Wide Web will eventually replace the conventional posting method. Our next generation may not know that in the past there were objects in the streets called "Post Boxes". In view of this, to retain the culture of posting, we have the spirit to build this page. We will gather all the possible information available concerning postboxes regardless of countries, races and culture for your perusal and admiration.
By exploring our web, you can access a lot of interesting information of postboxes. For examples :
- Where is the first postbox located at now?
- In US, there is a kind of postbox in which a "mouth" is extended outwards for people to put letters in without coming out of the cars. The American may not think it is anything special. However, for those who have not traveled there will be amazed.
- Russia is the largest country in the world while their postboxes are the smallest.
- China postboxes are mainly in green colour. In Beijing, however, there are some pink colour postboxes located beside post offices. Upon questioning to the local authorities, those pink mailboxes are for "love letters".
- England is the country that once had the largest number of colonies. Someone before said the Union Jack flies where the sun shines. This sentence should now be amended to a Royal Postbox stands where the sun shines. Although the colonies were handed over, the shape and design of their postboxes remained the same only with small changes.
- In South Africa, there are more than 10 different countries postboxes. Why?
- In short, every postbox has their unique story.
|
.gif)
.gif)
.gif)
.gif)
.gif)