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January 14, 2023

Queen Victoria’s 140-Year-Old Postbox — Containing a Christmas Card — Found in English Cottage: “She Enjoyed Sending Letters”

The act of sending and receiving holiday cards is a long-standing tradition celebrated around the world — and it was a pastime that Queen Victoria appeared to partake in during her reign.  On January 5, Hansons Auctioneers announced that a 140-year-old table letter box belonging to Queen Victoria was discovered in a Surrey cottage. The […]

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A side by side composite image of the cylindrical wooden letterbox and Queen Victoria
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