Swing Away Mailbox Post

A swing away mailbox post, comprising:

• a base part for in ground installation in the form of a 1st length of pipe nipple having a 1st diameter, with a coupling mounted on an upper end thereof, said coupling top surface edge including a beveled cut keyway notch that, upon installation, shall orient an at rest mailbox position in a predetermined direction, a lower end of said base encased in soil with said upper end including said coupling being set at approximately a finished grade of said soil;
• and,
• a stem part in the form of a complimentary 2nd length of pipe nipple of smaller diameter than said base part 1st length and which fits within said 1st length, said second length being attached to a plate at an upper end thereof, said plate connecting to and supporting a mounted mailbox post, said plate further including a screw mounted to said plate and oriented so that a head thereof is downwardly directed and protrudes from an adjacent downwardly oriented surrounding surface of said plate,
• such that when said stem part is inserted into said base part, said stem freely swivels inside said base part, and said screw head engages in said beveled cut keyway to create an at rest position between said respective stem and base part.