People Have Joked About This Form Of Child Travel, But It Really Did Happen
Up until 1920, children could be mailed through the US Parcel Post service via the mail train, but they had to be under 50 pounds. To ensure that the proper amount of postage was met, the stamps were affixed to the child's clothes. It was cheaper for people to ship children parcel post than to put... Sign in to see full entry.