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Postbox collections of Singapore

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These postbox collections of Singapore, from the British Colonial days until the present.

po box collection 01

1950s

po box collection 02

1970s

po box collection 03

1980s

po box collection 04

1990s

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  1. lilyboat
    February 28, 2013 at 12:47 am

    I love the 1970 one! Of course because I LOVE YELLOW so much! I like the simplicity of all them all. They are beautiful!

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  2. Charron's Chatter
    February 28, 2013 at 2:49 am

    and I like the red one best. It reminds me of the phantom toll booth!!

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  3. Opalla
    February 28, 2013 at 3:13 am

    The red one of the 50s is classical. They were in Hong Kong too.

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  4. heylookawriterfellow
    February 28, 2013 at 4:45 am

    Between the 1950s and the 1970s those boxes were robbed of a lot of charm.

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  5. keiththegreen
    February 28, 2013 at 5:04 am

    So no new post office boxes since the 90s?
    I enjoy the pictures and the history though. :)

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  6. dearrosie
    February 28, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    Wow this is so interesting. Why did they change the nice red box? I don’t like the one from the 1990′s

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  7. CK
    February 28, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    I like the 1950s the most, has the feel… hehe

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  8. Long Life Cats and Dogs
    February 28, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    What a pity they moved away from the 1950′s ones. They were lovely

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  9. melanietoulouse
    February 28, 2013 at 10:26 pm

    Awesome, possum! :-) Last September, there was a postbox exhibition in the airport of Taipei, Taiwan… I did take some pix and I’ll try to post them… :-) Thanx-shee-shee-nee for your constant “likes”, my very best and good night in S’pore! :-)

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  10. mydailyminefield
    March 1, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    What a cool idea for a blog! Very creative. I can’t think of the last time I saw a mail box that wasn’t located outside a post office. I need to be more observant!

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  11. guttermutt
    March 1, 2013 at 10:09 pm

    How interesting! I love the 1950s one.

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  12. evilnymphstuff
    March 2, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    Wow the evolution of things… everything – is always so interesting!

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  13. sarahlouisek
    March 4, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Son interesting….I’m guess the British red, which matches their phone booth color in England, disappeared as the monarchy’s control over Singapore lessened?

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  14. littledoglaughed
    March 17, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    Great photos-it is interesting how *tastes* change over the years even with something as simple as a mailbox. Very interesting too for the decreasing design aesthetic too from the 1950s on-

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