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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.
41.9000, -87.6301
Added by jessicahester1
Rear garden behind the post office
Tintagel, England

Tintagel Post Office

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
50.6634, -4.7516
Added by lewblank
The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library's Maps Division
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The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library's Maps Division

We wish you a mappy Christmas.
December 11, 2017
You must climb a ladder to place your letter in the Bridegroom's Oak.
Eutin, Germany

Bridegroom's Oak

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.
54.1361, 10.5559
Added by frauhuber
The red post box.
Manchester, England

The Undamaged Red Post Box

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.
53.4835, -2.2434
Added by MamaGoose
See London’s Underground ‘Mail Rail,’ Then and Now
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See London’s Underground ‘Mail Rail,’ Then and Now

It's like the Tube, but for post.
July 27, 2017
Behold the U.S. Postal Service's Groovy New 2017 Solar Eclipse Stamp
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Behold the U.S. Postal Service's Groovy New 2017 Solar Eclipse Stamp

It changes from an eclipse to a moon when touched.
June 20, 2017
The 600-year-old milkwood tree.
Mossel Bay, South Africa

The Post Office Tree

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.
-34.1803, 22.1422
Added by adamrodman
How Sears and Montgomery Ward Changed American Shipping
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How Sears and Montgomery Ward Changed American Shipping

In the 19th century, if you wanted a package delivered and you didn't live in a big city, you were pretty much out of luck.
February 21, 2017
Abandoned Jerome Post Office
Jerome, Arizona

Abandoned Jerome Post Office

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.
34.7585, -112.1239
Added by Levi Sylvester
Vanuatu's Underwater Post Office.
Vanuatu

Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post office is definitely one of a kind.
-17.6970, 168.2632
Added by bertshetler
The mailbox, with lots of graffiti from visitors.
Alamo, Nevada

The Black Mailbox

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
37.4572, -115.4827
Added by zackofalltrades
The Pilots Who Risked Their Lives to Deliver the Mail
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The Pilots Who Risked Their Lives to Deliver the Mail

Being an airmail carrier was one of the most dangerous jobs in America.
June 16, 2016
The site of the old Post Office as it is today
Keeseville, New York

Ausable Chasm

This sandstone gorge in Upstate New York is known as the "Little Grand Canyon of the East."
44.5237, -73.4606
Added by thomasharper
The Strategic Penpals Who Play Chess by Mail
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The Strategic Penpals Who Play Chess by Mail

Despite all technological advances that allow real-time play, correspondence chess is still going strong.
March 10, 2016
Fleeting Wonders: New Jersey Turkeys Go Postal On A Postal Worker
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Fleeting Wonders: New Jersey Turkeys Go Postal On A Postal Worker

February 17, 2016
Englewood Post Office
Chicago, Illinois

Englewood Post Office

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.
41.7795, -87.6404
Added by Paul Dailing
Where U.S. Mail Went to Die
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Where U.S. Mail Went to Die

October 28, 2015