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.
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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.
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.
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Each post box honours significant figures in the uk s black community.
Royal mail said the boxes in london glasgow cardiff.
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.
Four royal mail post boxes in different areas of the uk have been painted black as a way of celebrating black history month.
The postboxes have been designed to honour black britons and to pay tribute to royal mail staff.
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 has unveiled four new black postboxes to mark black history month this october.
Royal mail also painted a sheffield post box gold after local jessica ennis took gold in the 2012 olympics.
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