📜 Ancient milkwood tree in Mossel Bay, South Africa, believed to be the country's first mailbox. 🔍 Historically used by Portuguese explorers as a de facto post office. # Why Go 📬 Send letters with a unique commemorative stamp 📜 Explore a significant historical postal site 🌳 See a 600-year-old milkwood tree 🏛️ Located within the Bartholomeu Dias Museum Complex 📜 Learn about early Portuguese exploration and postal history # Tips 📮 Bring postcards and stamps to mail letters from the boot-shaped post box. 🚶 Explore the surrounding Bartholomeu Dias Museum Complex for more history. # Cost 💰 Admission to the museum complex is free; small fee for caravel recreation.