I guess in here where Snow White post her letters.

And maybe also the Smurfs? (No, wait: their mailbox has to be blue, of course).

Actually, the god Mercury, the messenger god, is really Hermes

(he was Greek, ya know before the Romans adopted him :-)

Swifted "winged" and all that...

Hermes (Mercury) appears on the yellow Greek "letterboxes" 

(they are MAIL boxes, for Mail Art, right ? )

I love it! It's like an American "She Shed," but for mail! It's so serene. Send me mail! Bonniediva

Some mail boxes have "wings"...of an Eagle :-)

You can see Alan's photo and many photos of MAIL boxes,

add a few of your own, at the group:

Post boxes

The perfect mailbox???  ...the one that's relatively convenient & well serviced by the post office---fortunately that is the norm for most of us. 

See Hermes (Mercury)w ith the Greek mailman?

Yes, res, the Greek "post man" in the ol' days did not knock twice,

he "blew his horn" to say "You have Mail"!

That "postal horn" is everywhere...

here as a symbol for German Post:

Back to our Postal Friend ...Hermes:

A reprint in 2011 of the first Greek postage stamp of 1861:

a very nice series of Hermes:

most likely what C.T. Chew used on his 2015 poster?

15.03.20 Dare Mister Alan Brignull, ...& so, with the possible pandemic shutdowns of multiple post offices-- your "THE PERFECT MAILBOX" can easily serve as a memorial site. ...& your caption: "Like a wayside shrine to the gods of the postal system" has proven to be prophetic.  SinCelery, Richard Canard

Dire Monsieur Canard … could this now be the most commented photo on IUOMA?

This is beautiful!  Is this near where you live?  Thanks Alan, for posting it. 

Hermes and Hellenic Post:

Drempt, the Netherlands