Mailboxes are being deprecated in favor of cluster box units in a lot of places in the US. It's sad to see them go away because this sort of individuality also goes away, but I really do like the security of cluster boxes and parcel lockers. Centralizing the mail collection area for a neighborhood is just the right way to do it.
I love the US mailbox design. The flag is such an interesting feature to avoid having to make a trip yourself. Back when I was living overseas sending a letter meant me having to the post office or find an outgoing mailbox to send it.<p>I love the mail, I love receiving hand-written cards. Something that somebody actually had to make an effort to get a message across. I write all my Christmas cards by hand.<p>I wish USPS would adopt something like the stamp code in the Netherlands [0]. That way we can avoid using 3rd parties all-together.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postzegelcode" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postzegelcode</a>