RM #731

Rachel Peska sends us this one from Newton, Iowa. She writes, "It is located in Newton, Iowa on my parent's farm. It was actively receiving mail until a few months ago when my mom replaced it."

Thanks, Rachel!

Three Contributions!!

"Sheky" CEvanson from the Virtual Stamp Club (Stamp collectors notice mailboxes, for sure!) contributed these three with comments. Thank you VERY MUCH for being the first contributor to Rusty Mailbox!

Your post tweaked my interest.

Rusty mail boxes huh? Well, I mused ... here in the boondocks of Iowa ... rusty mailboxes must be all over the landscape.

So this afternoon, I took a quick drive around my small town with camera in hand to find some. Only to find that I was mistaken. Those ugly plastic Rubbermaid mailboxes are the norm around here. I never really paid much attention to the mailbox population

But, I did find three. Here are some drive-by car window photos

RM#2 This one is just a couple of blocks from my house in an area where the houses are about 25 years old. This is the street where the neighbors really go all out decorating with Christmas lights each year ... except for the guy in this house. The house is freshly painted and well maintained, but 25 winters have taken their toll on the mailbox.

RM#3 This mailbox is a Sears Roebuck and Co. product that was sold probably back in the 1970s. (I used to work there) Again, the house is well maintained but, the winter snow has done its work here. There's a good three feet of snow covering the post.

RM#4 This box is on a paved farm road just outside of town. This box has a new freshly painted wood post that the old box was reattached to. I guess they wanted to save the weathered patina finish on the old box to preserve its antique value.