“The mailbox is private property and so are the yards.”
Yard, yes. Mailbox - it appears that the U.S. Government owns it. Yes, I know you bought it but it’s their’s now.
After all, it’s not a federal crime for someone to pilfer your property but they’d better not mess with the U.S. Mail.
http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/gg97085.pdf
Thanks for the info. I thought the federal government owned in the INSIDE of your mailbox, but not the outside.