Here is the mailbox that inspired this blog. It was in Columbus, Ohio, on Dublin Road north of Trabue Road - no longer accepting mail, as a new cousin stands across the road. Send in your pictures of rusty mailboxes to join it!

RustyMailBoxes@gmail.com

Monday, June 28, 2010

RM # 195 and #196

Mary Lou Rutledge sends these two found in Williamsburg, Virginia.

RM #195
You can even see this pair that is still in use at Google Maps Street View.

RM #196
This one is just being used by birds.

Thanks, Mary Lou!

RM #194

Erika Murphy shares this one. She likes how they dressed up their old rusty mail box with a glass knob. Her comments: "I found this beauty while touring The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill (that is the actual name...what a mouthfull). Located in Slinger, Wisconsin."

Thanks, Erika!

RM #193

Daniel Jurin found this one outside of Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia.

Thanks, Daniel!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

RM #192

Holly Amlin of Hollt Amlin Photography and Design sends us this one found in Keizer, Oregon.

Thanks, Holly!

RM #191

Rebecca Batty shares this photo of a pair of rusty mailboxes found in Wallpack Center, New Jersey. It's an interesting little town - more information can be found here.

Thanks, Rebecca!

Friday, June 25, 2010

RM #190

Joanne Fitzgerald found this one at the Bulman Airport that is east of Katherine in the Northern Terriotory, Australia.

Thanks, Joanne!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

RM #189

Robert Ore shares this one near Fyfield in Essex, England. I think it's kind of unusual as the post boxes in Britain are usually kept up pretty well.

Thanks, Robert!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

RM #188


Robert Magina shares this one on Plum Island, Massachusetts.

Thanks, Robert!

RM #184, #185, #186, #187

Chris Anderson shares four rusty mailboxes:


RM #184This one is in Dallas, Texas.

RM #185
Dallas is home for this one, also

RM #186
This one can be found in Casey Key, Florida.

RM #187We go back to Dallas for this one.

Quadruple thanks, Chris!

RM #183


A Flickr member who goes by Animal Lover 1628 shares this one from Pacific Palisades, California.

Thanks, Animal Lover!

RM #182

Kathie Thomas shares this one from Selby, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Thanks, Kathie!

Monday, June 21, 2010

RM #181 - A New Continent Heard From!

Keith Lyle sends us the first rusty mailbox from Africa! It's in Capetown, South Africa.

Thanks, Keith!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

RM #180

Korey Chandler shares the mailbox for city hall in the village of Dryden, New York.

Thanks, Korey!

RM #179

Kyle Hovey sends us this one found in Stowe, Vermont.

Thanks, Kyle

Saturday, June 19, 2010

RM #177 and #178

Don Baird shares these two -

RM #177
This storage box is in New Brumfells, Texas.


RM #178
This one is in Denton, Texas. The post is a large electric insulator.

Thanks, Don!


Friday, June 18, 2010

RM #176

David Reed shares this one that's in Union County, Georgia.

Thanks, David!

RM #175

Cheryl Buchanan told us about this one, while we were out we went by and captured it. It's on Olentangy River Road, in Columbus, Ohio.

Thanks, Cheryl!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

RM #174

Patrick Dirden - another railroad photo fan - sends this one from Simms, California.

Thanks, Patrick!

RM #173

Karen Guinan found this one in upstate New York - somewhere along the rural stretch of route 104 East that runs along Lake Ontario.

Thanks, Greta!

Monday, June 14, 2010

RM #172


Elizabeth Moraux shares this one from Clifton Beach, Tasmania, Australia.

Thanks, Elizabeth!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

RM #171


Karen Thornton-Smith sends us this very interesting rusty mailbox. It may not look unusual at first glance but it is. That's because this mailbox with "U.S. Mail" embossed lives in England, southeast of London at at Jockey Farm, Rusthall, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Wouldn't it be great to know the whole story of that emigration.

Thanks, Karen!

Friday, June 11, 2010

RM #170


Wayland Kramer sends us this one saying, "Just outside of Washington, D.C., in the once rural community of Damascus, Maryland, a little bit of country can still be found. This mailbox is still in use by the USPS and a seasonal family of wasps." Not much of this mailbox can rust but the part than can is certainly doing the job.

Thanks, Wayland!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

RM #169



Chuck Wilkson sends us pictures of this unusual mailbox - well, the "post" sure is unusual! He says, "This mailbox is between 5 & 6 foot high and on the corner of Airport Road and Buffalo Grass Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The rust is working nicely."

Thanks, Chuck!

There is a different view - check out RM #853.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

RM #168


Lucy Culverhouse sends us this one from Northampton, England. This is our first one from England!

Thanks, Lucy!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

RM #167

Dinesh Rao shares another from Okemos in "that state up north."

Thanks, Dinesh!

Friday, June 4, 2010

RM #166

Elizabeth Moraux shares this one found in Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, saying: Richmond is a village that has a lot of well-preserved colonial buildings and people there are conscious of the heritage value of their surroundings. This letterbox is inset in a modern door; the rust has been retained and presumably is appreciated by the owner, as patina should be.

Thanks, Elizabeth!

RM #1 Revisited Again


We've noted that RM #1 is looking a little more dented. Perhaps more trimming of vegetation has happened.