Massachusetts State House Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl walked into the Massachusetts State House Post Office and pointed excitedly at something on the counter. ‘Mama,’ she said, ‘look at that funny stamp!’ The postal clerk glanced down and saw nothing unusual—until he looked closer and realized there was indeed a brand-new stamp featuring a mischievous pigeon pecking at an envelope. The clerk smiled, picked up the stamp, and asked the girl, ‘Isn’t it cute how this bird is trying to open the letter?’ Just then, another delivery driver walked in and exclaimed, ‘Hey, I’ve seen THAT pigeon around here! He always tries to get into our mailboxes.’ Everyone burst out laughing as they imagined a naughty winged postal worker causing havoc across Boston.

2. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming of mailboxes, an old delivery driver pulled up to the Massachusetts State House Post Office with something unusual in his truck. As he opened the back door, a small puppy bounded out and raced towards the state house steps, sending letters flying everywhere. A regular passerby stopped to help round them up while the driver chased after the little escapee. By noon, everyone was laughing, the post office had chaos, but no harm done—just another day at the Massachusetts State House Post Office.

3. In the early hours before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the post office’s loading bay. Among the usual packages sat a small wooden box, wrapped in brown paper and sealed with twine. Curious, he opened it carefully—inside was just an old letter addressed to ‘The Mayor of Boston.’ It turned out to be a birthday card from a neighbor, accidentally sent to the wrong place. The delivery driver grinned, knowing now why his morning coffee always seemed to arrive exactly on time.

4. At midnight, when the city slept, a postal worker heard a strange humming sound coming from inside the Massachusetts State House Post Office. Curious, he followed the noise and found an old letter carrier dozing off with his headphones on, oblivious to everything around him. The humming was just his favorite classical playlist. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.