moddsey Mon, 09/22/2014 - 20:31 prevnextoldernewer Date picture taken 18 Jan 1996 Gallery 1990s Hong Kong Log in or register to post comments Comments This box is now owned by the This box is now owned by the British Postal Museum and Archive: http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=134&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27hong+kong%27%29 Apparently, it was given along with a GRV pillar and a GRV wall box to BPMA after 1997. Link to BPMA catalogue entry for the GRV pillar box from HK, which states: "Donated by the Postmaster General in Hong Kong. Arrived in the UK 13th March 1998": http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=16&dsqSearch=%28%28%28text%29%3D%27Hong%27%29AND%28%28text%29%3D%27Kong%27%29AND%28%28text%29%3D%27box%27%29%29 No similar info is given for the GRV and GRV wall boxes but since their Ref No are sequential (2002-0011/1, 2002-0011/2, 2002-0011/3) it is believed they were donated in one batch. The GRV box: http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=135&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27hong+kong%27%29 Log in or register to post comments George VI Postboxes Thanks. At least both postboxes are in good hands. Actually the postboxes were erected during the George VI era. Quite rare to find before the handover. Log in or register to post comments
This box is now owned by the This box is now owned by the British Postal Museum and Archive: http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=134&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27hong+kong%27%29 Apparently, it was given along with a GRV pillar and a GRV wall box to BPMA after 1997. Link to BPMA catalogue entry for the GRV pillar box from HK, which states: "Donated by the Postmaster General in Hong Kong. Arrived in the UK 13th March 1998": http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=16&dsqSearch=%28%28%28text%29%3D%27Hong%27%29AND%28%28text%29%3D%27Kong%27%29AND%28%28text%29%3D%27box%27%29%29 No similar info is given for the GRV and GRV wall boxes but since their Ref No are sequential (2002-0011/1, 2002-0011/2, 2002-0011/3) it is believed they were donated in one batch. The GRV box: http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=135&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27hong+kong%27%29 Log in or register to post comments
George VI Postboxes Thanks. At least both postboxes are in good hands. Actually the postboxes were erected during the George VI era. Quite rare to find before the handover. Log in or register to post comments
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This box is now owned by the
This box is now owned by the British Postal Museum and Archive: http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=134&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27hong+kong%27%29
Apparently, it was given along with a GRV pillar and a GRV wall box to BPMA after 1997.
Link to BPMA catalogue entry for the GRV pillar box from HK, which states: "Donated by the Postmaster General in Hong Kong. Arrived in the UK 13th March 1998": http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=16&dsqSearch=%28%28%28text%29%3D%27Hong%27%29AND%28%28text%29%3D%27Kong%27%29AND%28%28text%29%3D%27box%27%29%29
No similar info is given for the GRV and GRV wall boxes but since their Ref No are sequential (2002-0011/1, 2002-0011/2, 2002-0011/3) it is believed they were donated in one batch.
The GRV box: http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=135&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27hong+kong%27%29
George VI Postboxes
Thanks. At least both postboxes are in good hands.
Actually the postboxes were erected during the George VI era. Quite rare to find before the handover.