Reconfigurable lighted mailbox post

A reconfigurable lighted mailbox post or other post, comprising:

• a post;
• a first dual channel member attached to the post, the first dual channel member including dual channels, where a first channel houses a strip of LEDs, and a second channel defines a channel into which an insert to be back illuminated can be inserted;
• and
• a second dual channel member also attached to the post, the second dual channel member including dual channels, where a first channel houses a strip of LEDs, and a second channel defines a channel into which an insert to be back illuminated can be inserted;
• wherein both the first and second dual channel members are attached to the post, facing one another, so that the first channels housing the strips of LEDs are positioned towards the post, while the second channels are positioned away from the post;
• further comprising an insert configured to be trans-illuminated, receivable between the second channels of the first and second dual channel members, the insert including an address number or other characters cut-out or otherwise formed in the insert, so that light from the LED strips trans-illuminates the insert when received between the second channels.