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Postal

10 Post Offices Worth Writing Home About

Mail hubs big and small still do the essential work of connecting folks.

Isaac Schultz June 9, 2020

Morton, Illinois

'Spirit of Communication'

A Depression-era sculpture by Charles Umlauf survives in a small suburban post office.

Appreciating America's Overlooked, Forgotten, and Discarded Post Office Murals

Painted during the Great Depression, they're lingering expressions of civic pride.

Winnie Lee April 7, 2020

The Joy of Collecting Stamps From Countries That Don't Really Exist

"Bogus Cinderellas" can come from micronations, outer space, or parallel dimensions.

Winnie Lee February 6, 2020

Traverse City, Michigan

Old Mission General Store

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

Edinburgh, Scotland

'Center of Edinburgh' Bollard

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

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

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon Central Post Office

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Cashiers, North Carolina

Grimshawes Post Office

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

Rovaniemi, Finland

Santa Claus' Main Post Office

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

Chicago, Illinois

Newberry Library Postcard Collection

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

Tintagel, England

Tintagel Post Office

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library's Maps Division

We wish you a mappy Christmas.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 11, 2017

Bridegroom's Oak

This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.

Manchester, England

The Undamaged Red Post Box

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

See London’s Underground ‘Mail Rail,’ Then and Now

It's like the Tube, but for post.

Anika Burgess July 27, 2017

Behold the U.S. Postal Service's Groovy New 2017 Solar Eclipse Stamp

It changes from an eclipse to a moon when touched.

Lex Berko June 20, 2017

Mossel Bay, South Africa

The Post Office Tree

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.