A full list of black britons who have appeared on special stamps over the years can be found by scanning a qr code on the boxes which link through to a dedicated online gallery on the royal mail.
Black post box royal mail.
Each post box honours significant figures in the uk s black community.
Four red post boxes have been painted black to honour black britons including sir lenny henry and 19th century nursing pioneer mary seacole.
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In a historic attempt to show solidarity towards the black fraternity the royal mail post boxes which are usually red have been painted black in an effort to commemorate black history month in october in london glasgow cardiff and belfast.
Mail is deposited in pillar boxes to be collected by the royal mail an post or the appropriate postal operator and forwarded to the addressee.
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Each post box features a significant figure from the british black community and a postal stamp dedicated to them along with a social media link.
Royal mail said the boxes in london glasgow cardiff.
The postboxes have been designed to honour black britons and to pay tribute to royal mail staff.
The royal mail post boxes which are usually red have been painted black as part of black history month in october in london glasgow cardiff and belfast.
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A postbox has been installed in each uk country ahead of the start of black history month and will remain in place until the end of october.
Royal mail also painted a sheffield post box gold after local jessica ennis took gold in the 2012 olympics.
The boxes have been in use since 1852 just twelve years after the introduction of the first adhesive postage stamps penny black and uniform penny post.