Letter Box

A letter box, letterbox, letter plate, letter hole, deed, mail slot, or mailbox is a receptacle for receiving incoming mail at a private residence or business. For the opposite purpose of collating outgoing mail, a post box is generally used instead.

Letterboxes or mailboxes consist of four primary designs:

  • A slot in a wall or door through which mail is delivered (through-door delivery)
  • A box attached directly to the house (door-to-door delivery)
  • A box mounted at or near the street (curbside delivery)
  • A centralised mail delivery station consisting of individual mailboxes for an entire building
  • A centralised mail delivery station consisting of individual mailboxes for multiple recipients at multiple addresses in a particular neighborhood or community

Read more about Letter Box:  Styles and Usage

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    This is my letter to the World
    That never wrote to Me—
    The simple News that Nature told—
    With tender Majesty.
    Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

    I hate love. Hate being in love. I never want it to happen to me again.
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