The company sells scores of designs _ from pelicans to gators, stucco to wood, trains to painted redbirds. Schnekenburger, 48, went into the mailbox business without any woodworking skills or tools.

A swastika and the word "Cox," apparently a reference to Republican gubernatorial candidate Del. Dan Cox, were spray painted on a stone mailbox holder Thursday in the heart of the Green Spring Valley.

Card designs have evolved to reflect society’s traditions and trends such as those summarized here by the trend watchers at Hallmark Cards Inc., the nation’s leading producer of greeting cards.