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Submission declined on 14 August 2026 by Sulfurboy (talk).

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Albert Potts was an American Iron Manufacturer and inventor who received a patent for a Letter box in 1858^[1], which was the first Mailbox used by the United States Postal Service.^[2] ^[3]

Biography

Albert Potts was a Philadelphia based iron products manufacturer and merchant. He invented a Street letter box that was designed to be fastened to lamp posts, He also petitioned Philadelphia's city council for permission to install his letter boxes on local lamposts. ^[4] ^[5] Other than his invention, little is known about his personal life.

References

↑ https://patents.harnessip.com/?p=4640
↑ "Request Rejected". postalmuseum.si.edu.
↑ "Street Mailbox Patented | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center". March 9, 2023.
↑ https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/rtf/mail-collection-boxes.rtf
↑ Sathe, Mukund (March 8, 2015). "This Day in History (9-Mar-1858) – Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox".

[1] ttps://patents.harnessip.com/?p=4640

[2] "Request Rejected". postalmuseum.si.edu.

[3] "Street Mailbox Patented | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center". March 9, 2023.

[4] ttps://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/rtf/mail-collection-boxes.rtf

[5] Sathe, Mukund (March 8, 2015). "This Day in History (9-Mar-1858) – Albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox".

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