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Pillar Box
Pillar Box
Location: Just south of the High Street ferry landing, Portsmouth, VA 23704
Visited: June 23, 2009, 3:25pm
Transcription of plaque: PILLAR BOX
A letter box from Portsmouth, England presented to the City of Portsmouth, Virginia in commemoration of our Sister City & 350th Anniversary of Royal Mail Service
NOVEMBER 30, 1985
My impressions: I have no idea whether or not Markeroni will consider this a marker or not, but it was of enough interest to me that I wanted to blog about it anyway. The first thing that caught my eye on this? The EIIR wordmark, which might have been a curiosity back in Canada but was certainly not what I expected to see walking down an American street. And then when I managed to read the plaque, it made some sense. Of course, Portsmouth, Virginia would have a sister city relationship with the original Portsmouth. And that explained why this Royal Mail box was sitting in a park in the United States. I do have to say, the pillar box is so much more stylish than the mailboxes I’ve seen used by either the USPS or Canada Post.
Markeroni status: This has not been submitted.