102 years ago today (June 13,
1920) it officially became illegal for Americans to mail Children (or other
living things) through the US Post Office.
When the US Post Office started
their Parcel Post Service on January 1, 1913 People started mailing their
Children using this new and cheaper service.
Most Famous: Ohio Couple, Jesse
and Mathilda Beagle, “mailed” their 8-month-old Son James to his Grandmother,
who lived just a few miles away in Batavia. Baby James was just shy of the
11-pound weight limit for packages sent via Parcel Post, and his “delivery”
cost his Parents only 15 cents in Postage (although they did insure him for
$50). The quirky story soon made newspapers, and for the next several years,
similar stories would occasionally surface as other parents followed suit.
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