There is no door-to-door mail delivery within Carmel-by-the-Sea, so everyone rents a P.O. box … if you get a lot of mail, you can rent a P.O. drawer. Some boxes have keys; others have combinations. The post office is a true hub of community activity: big bulletin board, flyers for upcoming theater programs, lots of meeting and greeting.
The houses along Scenic Drive are in unincorporated Carmel, which does have mail delivery. We spotted several extraordinary mailboxes. I am seriously kuhntemplating sending mail addressed to “Fortunate Occupant” to ask about the inspirations for these mailboxes.
Alyson Kuhn encourages you to learn more about Dan Cosgrove and his stamp art.
Photos by Vinz Koller; U.S. stamp design © 2009 U.S. Postal Service, all rights reserved.
Nice piece, nice art, nice stamps. You should definitely contact the fortunate occupants, I bet they’d love to tell the story about their unique mailboxes.