Since the commonality of the mailbox in the United States, which began in the middle of the 19th century, there have been 158.7 million rural mailboxes beaten to a pulp with a ball bat.  Many mailbox assualts go unreported in remote areas.  Don’t let your box be the next.  Join Americans for Mailbox Rights.  A letter is a terrible thing to waste.

(The history of it all……….In 1863, with the creation of Free City Delivery, U.S. postal carriers began delivering mail to home addresses. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, mailmen knocked on the door and waited patiently for someone to answer. Efficiency experts estimated that each mailman lost 1.5 hours each day just waiting for patrons to come to the door.   Slowly, homeowners and businesses began to install mail slots (letterboxes) to receive mail when they were either not at home or unable to answer the door.)

The postman rings twice.