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Gold post box - Stratford

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This post bix has been painted gold by Royal Mail to celebrate Stratford, as the home of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
{Repeated in Braille.}

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E15, Broadway, Stratford

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Gold post box - Stratford

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Olympic Games - 2012

See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but...

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Gold post box - Stratford

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Royal Mail

Before the 2012 Olympics started the Royal Mail committed to turn a red post ...

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