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In the UK they were any color up until 1859 but there is evidence that the lettering was done in gold. In 1859 they then became a bronze like green kind of color.But in 1974 they then officially became red. ( not from experience ) x).

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The street post box in the UK is the color red. The color red on the post boxes became official in the year 1874. Different countries have different colored post boxes.

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