The mailbox once symbolized a connection to the outside world. Depending on how remotely a person lived, perhaps the only one. A flag turned up or down just might have meant a message from afar; a letter, a check, a beloved magazine or a long awaited package. MAIL Bonding
BY RACHEL CYR
Poughkeepsie, NY
When free delivery expanded beyond U.S. cities and into rural communities, farmers used a number of random items, such as food containers, as makeshift mailboxes. Eventually, the Post Office Department required “Rural Free Delivery” recipients to choose a mailbox from one of their approved mailbox manufacturers.
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