US mailbox

Wherever I have been, mailboxes have always been of my interest.  Their symbols are very similar on any of them: enveloppes, clarions, blasons or crowns when the country is a monarchy like Spain, Belgium, Denmark, etc.  Private mailboxes are usually regulated by law and most of them feature Post Office symbols. They use to be identical and gathered at the same place in apartments or group of residences. 



So it is where I live: all the mail is delivered at the same place and not door to door so it appears useless to have a mailbox at my entrance door... 

However, here are some pics taken along the road during my last trip across New England which actually gave me some creative ideas...

I then decided to purchase one as a additional decorative element for my outdoor entrance. Election was easy as only one model was available at the hardware store...
 

It took me a while to start this project as I was quite busy with other works but I could finally complete it; these are the pics of the whole process.
 

Anne