"Cadillac" of Mailboxes

Looking for a quality mailbox of solid, heavy duty reputation? Here is the Hampton Mailbox pictured to the right in a tasteful new age bronze color.

The manufacturer of this mailbox, GDM Mailbox Company L.L.C. of Huron, Ohio, has been in the mailbox industry since 1991.

Centrally located in the United States, their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility contains the entire manufacturing process under one roof. From engineering, fabricating, powder coating, and quality control to packaging and shipping, they oversee all stages of the production process personally. This control over the compete operation allows them to surpass customer expectations in quality, service, price, and delivery.

These "Cadillac" of Mailboxes are known even among their competitors as having the highest quality in the business.

USPS Mailbox Regulations

Individuals must place mailboxes on motorized city, rural, and contract delivery service routes so a carrier can safely and conveniently serve them without leaving his or her vehicle.

The USPS states mailboxes must be on the right-hand side of the road in the carrier’s travel direction in all cases where traffic conditions make it dangerous for the carrier to drive to the left to reach the mailboxes, or where doing so would constitute a violation of traffic laws and regulations. Mailbox placement must conform with state laws and highway regulations.

Here are some basic guidelines according to the USPS:

1. Mailboxes should be installed at a height of 41–45 inches from the road surface to the bottom of the mailbox or point of mail entry.

2. Mailboxes should be set back 6–8 inches from the front face of the curb or road edge to the mailbox door.

However, because of varying road and curb conditions and other factors, the Postal Service recom­mends that customers contact their local Post Office™ before erecting or replacing mailboxes and supports.

Mailbox Improvement Week

Each year, the Postal Service designates the third full week of May as Mailbox Improvement Week to encourage customers on city motorized, rural, or contract delivery service routes (formerly highway contract box delivery routes) to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. Neat, attractive mail­boxes make a significant contribution to the appearance of the countryside and streets in suburban areas. Mailbox Improvement Week, May 19–25, calls attention to the need for providing mailboxes that are:
1. Approved by the postmaster general.
2. Designed to protect the mail from weather.
3. Safe to use.
4. Conveniently located.
5. Neat in appearance.

Mailboxes that meet these five important requirements help delivery and collection operations and improve service to the entire route.

Information Provided by the USPS

Identity Theft

Identity theft is the fastest growing white-collar crime. It happens when an identity thief obtains some pieces of your personal information. The thief then uses the information about you, without your knowledge, to commit fraud or theft. The identity thief is disguised as you, using your identity to make purchases. The trail leads back to you, which has potential to hold you liable.

Sometimes Identity Theft expenses can reach up to $10,000 - $15,000. This could take months, possibly years to correct. Thieves find mailboxes easy targets to steal information from. A locking mailboxes prevents this from happening.

Consider safeguarding yourself by securing incoming mail and shredding documents you throw away.

Identity Theft Prosecution

What's The Department Of Justice Doing About Identity Theft And Fraud?

The Department of Justice prosecutes cases of identity theft and fraud under a variety of federal statutes. In the fall of 1998, for example, Congress passed the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act . This legislation created a new offense of identity theft, which prohibits knowingly transferring or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of Federal law, or that constitutes a felony under any applicable State or local law. This offense, in most circumstances, carries a maximum term of 15 years imprisonment, a fine, and criminal forfeiture of any personal property used or intended to be used to commit the offense.
Identity theft or fraud may also involve violations of other statutes such as identification fraud, credit card fraud, computer fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, or financial institution fraud. Each of these federal offenses are felonies that carry substantial penalties ­ in some cases, as high as 30 years, imprisonment, fines, and criminal forfeiture.
Federal prosecutors work with federal investigative agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, and the United States Postal Inspection Service to prosecute identity theft and fraud cases.

You can prevent mail fraud simply by safeguarding incoming mail with an Identity Safe Mailbox. An identity safe mailbox consists of a locking mailbox in which the mail person can drop your mail into a hopper(similar to a USPS box). Mail is then only accessible by the owner through a locked door. (Make sure and choose a heavy duty steel or aluminum mailbox and not a plastic locking mailbox).
Why put yourself at risk when you can start protecting yourself now?

What Does An Identity Thief Want?

In the wrong hands, your incoming mail can be a huge resource of information about you. A bill from your credit card company, a statement from your checking account, an unsolicited offer of a new, pre-approved credit card (complete with application). And your outgoing mail may include personal checks you are sending to pay bills (containing your routing and checking account numbers). If you don't have a locking mailbox for incoming and outgoing mail, you are vulnerable. It pays to have a locking mailbox that will secure your incoming mail. If you have an important out-going mail you do not want sitting in your mailbox, it is recommended you drop it at the Post Office or use a USPS dropbox.

Cool Mailbox

I ran across this mailbox the other day and thought it was pretty cool. What a creative and unique mailbox. I really enjoy the detail on this one.

It's location is unknown. I did find the manufacturer though: The Mailbox Ranch LLC

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