This photo posted to Flickr by the Smithsonian Institute shows that when the post service was first launched in 1913 people tried to deliver two children with stamps on their clothes. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidden the mailing of children. This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.It must have been quite a shock to the Postmaster General when he heard people actually tried to mail their kids. You can see the Flickr entry here.
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