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Mail art by the Hungarian artist György Galantai.
art

'Mail Art' Makes a Comeback During Quarantine

All you need is an idea, an envelope, and a stamp.
Matthew Taub May 6, 2020
<em>Theme of the South</em>, by Laura G. Douglas, Camilla, Georgia.
murals

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 cuneiform tablets were taken from Ur in Iraq in the early 20th century.
archaeology

After a Century Abroad, a Collection of Cuneiform Is Heading Home to Iraq

Some will remain in Philly, but only because they might be too fragile for the trip.
Isaac Schultz December 3, 2019
The mailbox.
Edinburgh, Scotland

GVIR Post Box

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.
Fruitcake—something everyone gives, and no one wants.
prisons

The Fruitcake Prison Break That Reshaped Irish History

You'll never guess this dessert's key ingredient.
Luke Fater August 1, 2019
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.