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Edward VIII pillar box
Key Words :- letter box
Address :- Winchmore Hill Road, Southgate, London, Greater London, N14
Grid Ref :- TQ 29760 94350
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.633003 , Long -0.126516
Local Authority :- Enfield London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Description and History of Site:-
Enfield Local List (260):
Post boxes with this Royal cipher are rare, as Edward VIII reigned for less than a year from 20 January 1936 to 11 December 1936. After his abdication some post boxes bearing his cipher were modified or replaced. 161 were pillar boxes were made with the 'EVIIIR' cipher, but it is estimated that only about 130 still survive.
Further Reading and References:-
https://bowesandbounds.org/profiles/blogs/the-rare-pillar-boxes
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Grid Ref :- TQ 29760 94350
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.633003 , Long -0.126516
Local Authority :- Enfield London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Enfield Local List (260):
Post boxes with this Royal cipher are rare, as Edward VIII reigned for less than a year from 20 January 1936 to 11 December 1936. After his abdication some post boxes bearing his cipher were modified or replaced. 161 were pillar boxes were made with the 'EVIIIR' cipher, but it is estimated that only about 130 still survive.
https://bowesandbounds.org/profiles/blogs/the-rare-pillar-boxes
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