In mail history there are some episodes which apply to be the first mention of a mail box.

In the first years of XVI century in Florence practised wooden mail boxes — so-called "platforms". They took places at the main church communities and had a crack above in which it was possible to push imperceptibly for extraneous sights the anonymous letter with charges against enemies of the state.

In London (Great Britain) express mail boxes have been created. The sender showered in such box the letter and a coin for fee and pressed the special lever with which help in the nearest post office the signal about letter receipt was given. Having received a signal, from post office sent the courier to take away the letter.

Post department of the USA has started to introduce mail boxes for correspondence gathering in 1850th years at post offices and at crossroads in large cities.

Mail boxes hung in the beginning on lampposts

In process of growth of volumes of transfer of mail post department has gradually replaced small mail boxes with models of the corresponding sizes.
Personal mail box with inscription U.S. Mail for the first time has been applied in 1894 after experience of successful application of mail boxes of such design in Canada. Mail boxes of such design quickly became habitual at crossroads of the American cities.

The American Residential Mailboxes

Unlike the Canadian mail boxes which have been painted in red colour, the American Residential Mailboxes originally were dark green colour that them did not confuse to the fire-prevention equipment, then, in 1950th years — in red and dark blue colour, and at last, — completely in dark blue colour with contrastly allocated inscription.

Mail boxes hung in the beginning on lampposts

The American Residential Mailboxes

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