2009

SZ0190 : Poole: postbox № BH15 301, Lagland Street

taken 15 years ago, near to Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

This is 1 of 131 images, with title starting with Poole in this square
Poole: postbox № BH15 301, Lagland Street
Poole: postbox № BH15 301, Lagland Street
This postbox is specifically for franked mail – not ordinary stamped mail – and receives its final collection at 6:30pm on weekdays and at 12:30pm on Saturdays.
Business postbox for franked mail

The distinctive business postbox for franked mail was introduced in the mid-1990s. Before the advent of such boxes, franked mail could not be posted in a letter box and thus had to be handed in at a post or sorting office unless the business had a visit from the postman. (The reason for this is that ordinary stamped mail would be sent to the sorting office and postmarked, whereas franked mail is already dated by the sender's franking machine.)

Because it is designed for business mail, it is found usually in business parks and industrial estates or in areas of town which are heavily occupied by businesses – and has relatively late final collection times.

It is opened by pulling down the black handle on the sliding opening, and when the final collection of the day is made it will be locked shut and reopened the next weekday morning (including Saturday if the box has a Saturday collection). This is because, as franked mail is dated by the customer rather than at the sorting office, it must be posted on the same day as the date indicated on the franked impression. By accepting later items which would not be collected till the following day, it would give the false impression that Royal Mail had taken a day longer to deliver the item.


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Category: Postbox
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Dorset postboxes – Poole Automatic Clusters: · Street in Poole [82] · Postbox BH15 [8] ·
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SZ0190, 578 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 19 July, 2009   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 19 July, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 012 906 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:42.9125N 1:59.0110W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 012 906
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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