If I may- when you do these things, it would be nice to have some kind of idea as to which name goes with which image in the above layout. A number key, or something. Otherwise you kind of have to click on a bunch of links to discern what's what, especially when, as above, there aren't really clear horizontal or vertical rows.

Apologies, I am an information design geek. I'll be shutting up now.

stonelake,
we do try to do that...we follow the order of the photos by rows from the top left.

we'll give your number idea a try soon though, thanks for the suggestion!

"we follow the order of the photos by rows from the top left."
I think if you had just put that explanation in the text that would have been fine.

I saw these in Dwell a few months ago: http://letterboxes.co.nz/

Are there any others that can go out at the curb?

I dont know, that company mailboxworks above seems a bit sketchy. Just found this comment about them:

I purchased a column mounted mailbox online on Jan. 9th for almost $300. I received the order about a week later and was surprised when I opened the box and only the front piece of the mailbox was included. When I called the company, I learned that the remainder of the mailbox was an 'accessory' that I needed to purchase for an additional $290. This information is not easily seen on the webpage. After some discussion, I decided to go ahead and purchase the second piece. While taking my order online, the rep. stated that my total included a $50 shipping fee. The website clearly states that this mailbox has free shipping. I asked why I was being charged $50 shipping and they said that this item was an accessory ...despite the fact that I had to order seperately from the mailbox because of their unclear website! I am really unhappy with their service and would NOT SHOP with them again. When ordering, be very careful! L. Calaway

Actual Review

I am sure there are better companies out there to deal with.

Unfortunately many of the 'post' designs shown above (e.g. the Premier) are imported from Australia and New Zealand and they are not suitable for US mailboxes for multiple reasons.

Firstly, the mail carrier cannot easily pick up outgoing mail from the front as they only have a slot in front. The USPS is very picky about spending time futzing with mailboxes and this will be an issue. I tried, and my local postmaster was adamant that I couldn't use a non-approved design. The reason for this btw is that Aus/NZ postal services don't pick up outgoing mail from your mailbox.

Secondly, and this is only a minor nit, but they have no flag on them, so your outgoing mail might just sit there if you have no new mail coming in.

Finally, 'metric sizing' isn't ideal for a US mailbox, or the quantity of mail here, which is far higher than any other country I've lived in.

It blows my mind that a country of less than 20 million people (Australia) has more cool mailbox options than a country of 300 million people (US).

One US made post option you didn't list is the HouseArt Davinci but it's over $1000 including the post which is a bit pricey for my tastes.