On the back of a phone box

When I was a boy a stamp only cost a groat.

Great capture of all that shiny red. A well-seen composition, too.

Many thanks for dropping by, John.
I don't recall anyone ever mentioning a groat before. The only groat I have seen was a silver one my dad had on his watch chain.

I remember these.. that is scary !!

It's good to know your memory bank is still functioning.

Wow ! What a bright Red ! And a very nice composition !

Thank you, Ulrich.

That's historic:-) The 50p part looks as if it might still work, but 50p won't get your far these days;-)

Yes, Gudrun. it is a good example of inflation. The current price of one 2nd class letter in the UK is 56p....and that would have bought over 50 stamps at 1D well before 2nd class was thought of.
Thanks for dropping by.

I'd forgotten all about these. Thanks for the memory.

Thanks for looking, Jean.

Strong detail and design...plus nostalgia.Stamps? Letters? What are they?

They are what one needs to contact companies which hide their email addresses and phone numbers!

Oh wow !!! times past.

Few things stay the same in our short lives.

Excellent; also remember when I often had to run my mothers late letters round to our local post box to catch the 8.30 pm, last post collection, on a Sunday evening and the letter mostly arrived next morning.

Thanks a lot for your input, Roger. No such Sunday mayhem any longer as Royal Mail curtailed collections on Sundays, along with ending late collections from most post boxes.

A long time since I saw a stamp dispenser! Great capture of this colourful and historic artifact, Neil.

I assume they became redundant after the advent of email ....and the need to keep modifying the machines due to the annual rise in stamp prices.

I remember the ones on the left, I can still 'feel' the weight and resistance as you lifted the heavy flat that drove the mechanism to dispense the stamps

Thanks for dropping by. I hope the weight lifting made you stronger.;-)

RED as red can be !!

I'm glad it caught your eye, Jaap.

Nice find Neil...............and an interesting image! I can't remember the last time I bought a postage stamp, never mind used one!

Many thanks Keith, but do you mean you send all your letters without stamps? Shocking! ;-)