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"On February 19, 1914, May Pierstorff, just short of her 6th birthday, was “mailed” from her parents’ home in Grangeville, Idaho to her grandparents’ house about 73 miles away for just 53-cents worth of stamps. May’s parents were taking advantage of parcel post service, which began just the year before. In the early years of this service, customers and postal officials were still getting used to how the service could be used. But mailing children?"
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@ COL Mikel J. Burroughs SFC William Farrell PVT James Strait GySgt Melissa Gravila MSgt George Cater SFC George Smith Maj Marty Hogan Capt Jeff S. Capt Seid Waddell PO3 Donald Murphy CPL Crystal Pettway, MBA Sgt Kelli Mays CPT Gabe Snell SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint Cpl Mark A. Morris CSM Charles Hayden LTC Trent Klug ] SGT (Join to see)
Very Special Deliveries
Posted from postalmuseumblog.si.edu
USPS
Children
What Would You Do
Delivery
Mail Clerk
Posted >1 y ago
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There is still a bunch of things that are mailed, and not so... normal. On my route, we had live chickens and ducks pretty frequently, and occasionally mice and other lab animals. Not to mention the live animals on the route.
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I order my chicks through the mail sometimes... lol... if I could mail my kids to Oregon I don't if I would... lol
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