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RESIDENTIAL MAILBOXES AND REAL MAIL
TODAY
Think of
residential mailboxes in America today and one thinks
of post office mailboxes, and rightfully so. They both go
hand in hand. Without one, there is no other. Post
office residential mailboxes today even have
regulations pertaining to what kind of residential mailboxes
we may have on your property. So in order to understand
residential mailboxes a little better, let us first understand the post
office mailbox. In the United States the post office (USPS) delivers
to our mailboxes from about 144 million different points of receiving.
Now not all of these are residential mailboxes as we would
imagine. Many are a sort of post office mailboxes. In total, the USPS
delivered over 212 billion pieces of mail in 2005.
At one
time residential mailbox delivery was free. During this time, the USPS
primarily delivered to our mailboxes to and from the major mailbox
centers only. Curbside mailboxes had to wait many years later for
the great US highway system to commence before being fully
included.
Today
the USPS is equipped with the best and
latest equipment to make the delivery of our mailbox mail a little
better than the day before. Here is one example. Over three
quarters of handwritten addresses are successfully read by
automated handwriting recognition equipment.
But the
mailboxes as we know it still remains essentially unchanged. A
decade ago, with the advent of the internet and more
specifically email, one would have thought that the age of
“real” mailbox delivery would see the beginning of its mailbox demise.
However, just the opposite has happened. The internet has only
increased our appetites for all things from catalogs to
publications, and of course online shopping.
For
more information on the United States Postal Service and
residential mailboxes please
visit the USPS site at
www.usps.com.
To learn
even more about the USPS and how they have integrated with your
own residential mailbox please visit the Smithsonian Institution’s National
Postal Mailbox Museum at
www.postalmuseum.si.edu.
Handcrafted
of solid brass or solid copper, your choice, and at 9" tall by
15" wide, these antiqued copper mailboxes and brass
mailboxes for the house are sure to get the job done.
Like our other engraved mailboxes, the decorative engravings
expose the shiny inner surface of the brass or copper. A
clear gloss lacquer is then applied to all mailboxes.
The Natural comes lacquered or unlacquered. Each
of the four hinges are of solid brass. Mounting hardware
is included with each mailbox. Your selection of
profile and material, and bracket is made during your mailbox purchase selection.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA