In 1913, Ohio couple reportedly mailed their baby for just 15 cents
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In the year 1913, the US Postal Service unveiled Parcel Post, permitting the mailing of bigger packages. Ingenious parents even started shipping their small children to reduce travel expenses, gaining notoriety when six-year-old May Pierstorff was dispatched 73 miles away. This p...
In the year 1913, the US Postal Service unveiled Parcel Post, permitting the mailing of bigger packages. Ingenious parents even started shipping their small children to reduce travel expenses, gaining notoriety when six-year-old May Pierstorff was dispatched 73 miles away. This phenomenon sparked national debate, leading to the ban of child parceling, although similar incidents lingered until 1915, prompting stricter postal regulations to curb such extraordinary practices.
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