raphael vignon

Merry christmas and a happy new year! Thank you all for your support and subscribing to my website, this is what keeps me going. Let me start this new year with... My favourite thing mailed through postboxes! A lot of weird things have been delivered through postboxes (without packaging: there were multiple occassions of potatoes with stamps on them a live snake (not sure if it had a stamp :) a fresh salmon which stinked up the post office (uncollected for weeks) coconuts, again with a stamp...

On this Remembrance Day, we reflect on the postboxes that carried hope through war — steadfast symbols of connection during one of history’s darkest times. During the First World War, Britain’s network of postboxes played an essential role in maintaining communication between the front lines and home. The General Post Office handled an enormous volume of mail — at the height of the war, more than 12 million letters and parcels were dispatched each week  to soldiers serving abroad. Postboxes...

These iconic red pillars scattered across the UK are more than just mail drop points - they’re a window into history, design, and community life.