Lists any UK postboxes with a royal_cypher tag whose value is not one of: 'VR', 'EVIIR', 'GR', 'EVIIIR', 'GVIR', 'EIIR', 'crown', 'scottish_crown', 'no'.
Found 38 boxes with non-standard values.
| Box Number | Node ID | LE | Royal Cypher | Fixme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA43 22 | 773836480 | 13m | E | |
| KA9 2 | 3962747039 | 3y | ER | |
| TA12 66 | 2908251909 | 2y | ER | |
| — | 3423202044 | 2y | ER | |
| TA13 73 | 4318197498 | 2y | ER | |
| HR8 296 | 818648443 | 4y | ER | |
| — | 823670174 | 5y | ER | |
| HR8 476 | 823670181 | 4y | ER | |
| HR8 297 | 823670220 | 4y | ER | |
| PO4 109 | 851378420 | 2y | ER | |
| CV34 127 | 2998058385 | 2m | ER | |
| DE12 1118 | 828110140 | 17m | ER | |
| DE74 185 | 1284965589 | 5m | ER | |
| TN3 292 | 4318193739 | 2y | ER | |
| TN32 256 | 5746531757 | 11m | ER | |
| SG2 235 | 803451443 | 6y | ER | |
| — | 2022238144 | 2y | ER | |
| KT13 10 | 3260105793 | 4y | ER | |
| HP1 136 | 3451714211 | 4y | ER | |
| W4 41 | 4837708920 | 17m | ER | |
| SG17 11 | 6184531707 | 5m | ER | |
| IP22 7073 | 3509002579 | 4y | ER | |
| WC1X 37 | 442370629 | 12m | EVIIR;VR | |
| WC1X 237 | 442370629 | 12m | EVIIR;VR | |
| BS20 700 | 5912264804 | 8w | GIIR | |
| — | 4354921524 | 2y | GR;␣GVIR | |
| L2 756 | 618725901 | 2y | GVR | |
| HP10 124 | 3918676472 | 3y | Not␣visible | |
| — | 601121086 | 2y | VR;␣GR | |
| AB25 45 | 2959053827 | 4y | VR;␣GR | |
| TN13 53 | 410982516 | 2y | VR;␣GR | |
| LE14 52 | 1572685651 | 3y | obscured | |
| ME19 6 | 310856960 | 2y | obscured | |
| TA3 273 | 3655733341 | 2y | unknown | |
| TA4 102 | 5927354117 | 8m | unknown | |
| BN8 498 | 3541796104 | 4y | unknown | |
| WD18 81 | 4798176698 | 21m | unknown | |
| WD18 95 | 4798176699 | 2y | unknown |
Note that some Edward VII boxes actually only show an "ER" cypher, but these are relatively rare, and an "ER" value is just as likely to be an error from a mapper who's missed the small Roman numerals in EIIR.
| Cypher | No. of Boxes | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| VR | 1804 | Queen Victoria (1837–1901). |
| EVIIR | 1268 | King Edward VII (1901–1910). |
| GR | 3933 | King George V (1910–1936). |
| EVIIIR | 142 | King Edward VIII (1936). |
| GVIR | 1874 | King George VI (1936–1952). |
| EIIR | 16154 | Queen Elizabeth II (1952– ). |
| crown | 3 | Crown only; no initials. |
| scottish_crown | 1195 | Scottish Crown only; often used on modern Scottish boxes. |
| no | 444 | No cypher on box. |
| 42739 | No royal_cypher tag. | |
| E | 1 | |
| ER | 21 | |
| EVIIR;VR | 2 | |
| GIIR | 1 | |
| GR; GVIR | 1 | |
| GVR | 1 | |
| Not visible | 1 | |
| VR; GR | 3 | |
| obscured | 2 | |
| unknown | 5 |
Some mappers have also user other keys to represent the Royal Cypher:
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