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Olympic & Paralympic Gold Post Boxes

During the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, the Royal Mail celebrated each Great Britain gold medal by painting a post box gold in the home town of each gold medal winning olympian and paralympian.

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by Oast House Archive

Created: Sun, 12 Aug 2012, Updated: Fri, 2 Nov 2012


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SD9851 : Gold Post Box  (BD23 153) by Gerald England
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NJ9406 : Castlegate, Aberdeen by Malc McDonald
2023
NN7801 : Gold postbox, High Street by Oast House Archive
2019
SK0680 : Gold Post Box (SK23 51) for Anthony Kappes by Gerald England
2018
SJ8481 : E II R Gold postbox (SK9 6) by Gerald England
2017
SO1409 : Mark Colbourne Gold Pillarbox inscription, Tredegar by Jaggery
2017
SU8486 : Golden Postbox by N Chadwick
2017
NT2573 : Hunter Square by Richard Croft
2016
TQ1570 : Teddington: plaque on the gold postbox by Chris Downer
2016
C5220 : Eglinton: plaque on the gold postbox by Chris Downer
2016
TL3602 : Cheshunt: postbox № EN8 29, Elm Drive by Chris Downer
2015
ST8499 : Olympic Games 2012 plate on a golden postbox, Nailsworth by Jaggery
2015
SU9566 : Sunningdale: postbox № SL5 17, London Road by Chris Downer
2014
NT2573 : Gold post box in Hunter Square by Basher Eyre
2014
SZ3295 : Lymington: gold postbox plaque by Chris Downer
2014
SU4806 : Gold painted postbox in Hamble-le-Rice by Jaggery
2013
TL4410 : Gold Post Box Post Office Road Harlow by PAUL FARMER
2013
ST6316 : Sherborne: an Olympic gold postbox by Chris Downer
2013
SK0500 : Gold postbox on the High Street by John M
2012
TQ3063 : Wallington: detail of the gold postbox in Mollison Square by Chris Downer
2012
TQ3296 : Charlotte Dujardin's Gold Post Box by Oast House Archive
2012
SJ8398 : Gold Postbox outside the Slug & Lettuce by Gerald England
2012
TQ2863 : Wallington: postbox № SM6 106, Woodcote Road by Chris Downer
2012
SP8539 : Greg Rutherford's Gold Post Boxes, Silbury Boulevard by Oast House Archive
2012
TQ3296 : Charlotte Dujardin's Gold Post Box by Oast House Archive
2012

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