Sunday, March 6, 2011

NZ mailboxes

As we traveled about, I began to notice the NZ mailbox style. For one thing, people often posted notices requesting no junk mail, which I assume were honored. Here's an example from Sumner.
 
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This is a good example of the house style of mailboxes, spotted as we biked between wineries.
 
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People clearly have more fun than we usually do in creating their mailboxes. Here's a collage of what they looked like in suburban Nelson. (Click on it to enlarge.)

 
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The top left gets high marks for its minimalist style. We dubbed the one at bottom left the Weber Grill mailbox.

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