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Mail Carrier's Memorial Statue.
Payson, Arizona

Camp Verde to Payson Mail Route Memorial

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.
It's good to be the first First Lady.
objects of intrigue

Martha Washington Used a Government Perk to Cancel Her Newspaper

Just four of her "Free Franks"—letters delivered without postage—are known to survive.
Matthew Taub May 6, 2019
Center of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland

'Center of Edinburgh' Bollard

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Tecopa, California

Dumont Dunes North Pole

Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.
The porron featured prominently on these pages.
postal

For Sale: Relics From a Circus Musician’s Life on the Road

Outside the big top, this artist did a lot of sightseeing.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 13, 2018
<em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquitoes can transmit disease.
insects

How to Mail Mosquitoes

It involves a syringe.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 7, 2018
Saigon Central Post Office.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon Central Post Office

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.
Grimshawes Post Office.
Cashiers, North Carolina

Grimshawes Post Office

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Leaning mailboxes.
Taipei City, Taiwan

Leaning Mailboxes

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.
Tropico post office today.
Glendale, California

Tropico Post Office

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.
Santa's village.
Rovaniemi, Finland

Santa Claus' Main Post Office

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.
Melbourne, Australia

Mailbox Art Space

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.
Inside Newberry Library is America's largest public postcard repository.
Chicago, Illinois

Newberry Library Postcard Collection

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.
Delivered fresh daily.
islands

The Bygone Baguette Mailboxes of French Polynesia

Like birdhouses, but for bread.
Paula Mejia April 25, 2018
Mr. Rogers often replied directly to his fans.
celebrity

All the Charming Things Your Childhood Heroes Sent You

Heartwarming correspondence between Atlas Obscura readers and the famous people they admire.
Eric Grundhauser April 13, 2018
Have you ever received something from one of your heroes?
celebrity

Did Your Childhood Hero Ever Write You Back?

We want to see the treasured letters or artifacts you've received from your idols!
Eric Grundhauser April 3, 2018
David Peterman and one of his muses.
infrastructure

This Man Took a Photo With Every Mailbox in Seattle

David Peterman spent about a year on this valiant quest.
Cara Giaimo March 21, 2018
A Mailmobile in use, 1977.
television

The Final Ride of the Mail Robots

On the scene of a retirement party for Rasputin, Mom, and three other Mailmobiles.
Chris Dart January 11, 2018