The Greatest Postbox in the World

[The Cone of Silence]

Spotted just a few clicks south of Wilpena, SA a few weeks ago on my Simpson Desert trip.

I love it. Is the owner of the property a forum regular?

Full Simpson Desert trip report in the SA section.http://www.aulro.com/afvb/sa-reports/


Bobby

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=77213&stc=1&d=1399957233

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=77214&stc=1&d=1399957233

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=77215&stc=1&d=1399957233

[sam_d]

Pics of this postbox have been posted on here before but no-one on AULRO has ever claimed ownership of it.

I asked last year: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/180849-spotted-my-travels.html :)

[S3ute]

Hello from Brisbane.

Nice mailbox there. My first Land Rover (54 86") was the same colour - leftover paint from a bathroom in an old hut.

Thought you might be interested in another one from Africa:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/796.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/Tilly011/media/P2061883_zpsad4bdfbb.jpg.html)

Taken in Maun Botswana a couple of years ago.

Cheers,

[Marty110]

It belongs to Keith Rasheed, one of the pioneers of tourism in the Flinders Ranges. One of the first to establish private tourism before the Wilpena area was a National Park and back when it was an adventurous destination at the end of a long dirt road full of bull dust and ruts. He actually owns a pink Series Landy that the PO box at his current front gate is based on. As far as I know he is not a member here.

[Mammalalien]

Ah, I have seen that post box many times :)

We always used to go camping on a private sheep station managed by a friend right next to Wilpena Pound. I don't how long that box has been there but it might have been my whole life.

Thanks to Marty110 for the back story. Very interesting.

[jon3950]

Isn't it a beauty, and thanks Marty110 for solving the mystery of who owns it.

Hands up who hasn't taken a photo of it as they've gone past. :angel:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/759.jpg

Cheers,
Jon

[TeamFA]

Spotted this the other day, on the Beachmere Road...

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=77263&d=1400017253
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=77264&d=1400017455

[Redback]

Isn't it a beauty, and thanks Marty110 for solving the mystery of who owns it.

Hands up who hasn't taken a photo of it as they've gone past. :angel:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/759.jpg

Cheers,
Jon

:spudnikwaving::whistling:

[stevo]

here is another one

[TeamFA]

here is another one

We passed that one on the way down and back to our block in NSW at Easter time... pretty cool, though we didn't stop to have a close look.

Good friend of mine has made a 1/2 scale model. Tons of designs available on the internet to those who would like to make their own.

[S3ute]

Hell again from Brisbane.

This one from west of the Darling between Bourke and Louth has a fairly innovative means for letting the postman know there is mail to collect.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/736.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/Tilly011/media/P9291929_zpscca38095.jpg.html)

That or it's not just the hats that are bigger out west.

Cheers,

[Marty110]

looks like this is turning into a letter box thread - heres one of my favourites.

[Saitch]

Ummm, I forget where this was. 9.5 kg gas bottle.