Changes in Japanese Mailbox (5/9)

Postal Mailing Box
Number 3 Postal Mailing Box
Number 4
(Mailbox Exclusively for Special Delivery Mail)
A square sheet iron mailbox
with a large container was
designed to accommodate
the growing number of mail
articles.
It was used on a trial basis
at the beginning of 1951 and
was officially adopted in
December of the same year.
From 1948 special delivery
mail was to be posted in
mailboxes along with
ordinary mail. The first
mailbox exclusively for
special delivery mail
articles appeared in 1956.
It was a light blue, round,
iron mailbox. The mailbox
shown in the photo above
dates from 1965.

Postal Mailing Box
Number 8 Postal Mailing Box
Number 9
This new mailbox starting
appearing in August 1966.
It was used in areas where
relatively small amounts of
mail were posted. Its
container was smaller than
that of the Number 7 mailbox
and had a more efficient
structure. This new mailbox had a pillar
but functioned like a
suspended mailbox. It was
designed for use in locations
where a suspended mailbox
could not be installed. It
was suitable for areas
where the mail volume was
light or in the residential
areas of modern city suburbs.
It was adopted in 1974.

Postal Mailing Box Number 3	Postal Mailing Box Number 4 (Mailbox Exclusively for Special Delivery Mail)

A square sheet iron mailbox with a large container was designed to accommodate the growing number of mail articles. It was used on a trial basis at the beginning of 1951 and was officially adopted in December of the same year.	From 1948 special delivery mail was to be posted in mailboxes along with ordinary mail. The first mailbox exclusively for special delivery mail articles appeared in 1956. It was a light blue, round, iron mailbox. The mailbox shown in the photo above dates from 1965.

Postal Mailing Box Number 8	Postal Mailing Box Number 9

This new mailbox starting appearing in August 1966. It was used in areas where relatively small amounts of mail were posted. Its container was smaller than that of the Number 7 mailbox and had a more efficient structure.	This new mailbox had a pillar but functioned like a suspended mailbox. It was designed for use in locations where a suspended mailbox could not be installed. It was suitable for areas where the mail volume was light or in the residential areas of modern city suburbs. It was adopted in 1974.