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Why do we spell out "box" in P.O. Box?

Asked by Allie (17551points) July 30th, 2009

This question led me to wonder why we spell out the “box” part of P.O. Box? Why don’t we just write P.O.B.? Does P.O.B. stand for something else in Post Office lingo?

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