USPS? It did more than just stamp and then mail...

 

 children by mail

mailing 

One child did make the trip in a railway mail car: 5-year-old May Pierstorff was sent from Grangeville to Lewiston, Idaho, to visit her grandmother on February 19, 1914.

May was just under the weight limit at 48.5 pounds, and her parents realized that sending her by mail would be cheaper than buying her a train ticket.

They attached the postage — 53 cents in parcel post stamps — to May’s coat, and she rode in the train’s mail compartment all the way to Lewiston.

She was personally delivered to her grandmother’s home by Leonard Mochel, the mail clerk on duty.

 

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 Yes, this happened

 

Prior to 1920, it was possible to send

children through the US Postal service.

However, there were certain conditions

that needed to be met. Firstly, the

children had to weigh less than 50

pounds, and stamps were attached to

their clothing as a form of payment.

Surprisingly, it was often more cost-effective

for individuals to send their children via

mail rather than opting for train

transportation. Interestingly, during

the journey, the children would travel on

a train, specifically in the mail car, where

they were supervised and provided with

nourishment by mail clerks. One remarkable

example of this unconventional practice

involved a distance of over 700 miles,

from Florida to Virginia, covered with a mere 15 cents worth of stamps.

USPS community 

 

When my 12 year old daughter flew from Ireland to Aunt Kathleen's wedding in California, we escorted her onto the plane where she was accepted by the stewardess who cared for her. When the plane landed, the stewardess took her personally to hand her over to Grandma and Grandpa. 

I was amazed then, and now I am even more amazed.

Email is nothing.