Dresden mailbox

Continuing the mailbox picture series this mailbox was spotted in Dresden. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 50mm 1.8. Here are some more pictures from Dresden: Dresden

Austrian mailbox

Continuing the series of mailboxes here’s an Austrian specimen with some interesting stickers from my recent trip to Vienna. Taken with my x100t.

Belarusian mailbox

Here is a bonus mailbox from Minsk – with a view towards Victory Square. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 50mm 1.8.

Belarusian mailbox

Finally an update to the mailbox series – this time with a Belarusian mailbox from Belposhta. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 50mm 1.8.

Dutch Mailbox

Continuing the series of mailboxes here is a Dutch mailbox from PostNL from my spring trip to Amsterdam. Taken with my Canon S95.

Mailbox (Piter-4)

While walking through St. Petersburg I also came across this mailbox which seems to be the new mailbox standard except for stating that it is not part of the Russian postal service. 😉 Taken with my Nikon FE and Nikkor 28mm 2.8 AI on Kodak TriX.

Mailbox (Piter – 3)

While in St. Petersburg I saw another version of a Russian mailbox – this one was located in New Holland. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 20-35mm 2.8.

Mailbox (Bergen)

Returning to my mailbox series – this time from outside the former Soviet Union – here is a mailbox from Bergen, Norway. Taken with my Canon S95.

Mailbox (Chişinău)

And so the series of Post-Soviet mailboxes continues – this time with a mailbox from Poşta Moldovei taken during my trip to Chişinău in April 2011. Taken with my Canon S95.

Mailbox - Goritsy

Russian mailboxes – gallery

After the photoblogseries of Russian mailboxes here’s a gallery and a rapid summary of the mailboxes. The predominant part of the pictures were taken during a river cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg (and I hope to do a blog post on that trip in the not so distant future). The first stop was Uglich…Continue reading Russian mailboxes – gallery

Russian mailbox (Piter 2)

Mailbox (Piter – 2)

And for the – at least for now – final Russian mailbox. This one provides yet another mailbox form-factor.

Russian mailbox

Mailbox (Piter – 1)

Back in St. Petersburg this mailbox provides an example of the standard design. Note that the logo still is the Soviet hammer and sickle.