mail drops

Where letters arrive

A mail drop is a location where mail can be received without revealing the recipient's actual address—typically a commercial service, post office box, or private address used for this purpose.

The term also refers to the physical receptacle where outgoing mail is deposited.

In espionage and crime contexts, a mail drop is a secret location for exchanging messages or contraband: The spy used a bookstore as a mail drop.

Related

pickup · package · anonymous · letterbox · stash · courier · handoff · clandestine · spy · rendezvous · intercept · surveillance · envelope · address · forwarding · secret · exchange · parcel

Opposites
directness of delivery

mail dropshome delivery

Goods sent to residence

doorstep delivery · direct transfer · messenger service · special delivery

covert vs overt communication

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Assembly admitting all attendees

face-to-face meeting · official channels · registered mail

anonymity of address

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Residential street designation

registered mail · certified mail · business address · physical address · return receipt

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G