Parcel post
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Parcel post is a United States Postal Service method of shipping. Parcel post is generally one of the most inexpensive ways to ship, and often one of the slower methods. It is often associated with heavier packages; according to the US Postal Service website, items mailed via parcel post can weigh up to 70 pounds. This system was started by US President William Howard Taft.
Mailing human beings has been forbidden by regulation since 1914. This was done following the delivery of at least three people, including a two year old boy mailed from Oklahoma to Kansas for 18 cents.[1]
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- ^ Alison McLean (November 2006). "Around the Mall". Smithsonian 37 (8): 38.
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