Stelling Minnis Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the bulletin board inside Stelling Minnis Post Office. ‘Free cookies for anyone who can guess what this old stamp means,’ read the note. No one knew until an elderly regular recognized it as a rare commemorative from 1983. Soon enough, everyone in town was trying their luck with the mystery stamp. Even the grumpy old baker joined in, bringing fresh bread if someone guessed correctly. Finally, after weeks of guessing, a neighbor pointed out that it looked like a dog licking its nose—a common sight around here. The whole place erupted into laughter, realizing they’d been so focused on the stamp’s significance they missed the obvious.

2. At dawn one foggy morning, a mail carrier pulled up to Stelling Minnis Post Office and found an old shoe sitting right outside the door. Curious, he picked it up and noticed an old note attached: ‘Forgot my other shoe here last week.’ A regular customer popped his head out of the door and smiled, saying, “Guess I’ll be picking up two pairs next time!”

3. A curious neighbor stopped by every afternoon to check the latest mail deliveries. One day, as she approached the counter, she noticed an envelope addressed simply to ‘The Person Who Might Need This Most.’ Curious, she opened it and found a single sheet of paper with a smiley face drawn on it and the words: ‘Just in case you’re having a bad day.’ Turns out, it was signed by none other than the local postmaster, who had been secretly observing her afternoons for weeks.

4. At dusk one autumn day, an elderly lady arrived early for her weekly stamp collection meeting. As she parked her car near Stelling Minnis Post Office, she noticed something odd in the mailbox next to the entrance—a small envelope addressed simply to ‘The Next Person Who Opens This’. Curious, she opened it and found a single sheet of paper with a handwritten note: 'Dear Friend, please deliver these stamps to Mrs. Jones down the street.' Turns out, someone had accidentally left their mail inside. The elderly lady smiled, shook her head, and walked into the post office—ready to help out another local.