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In 1917, a Utah businessman found that transporting bricks by road was too expensive; he sent them through the postal system instead, until the sheer volume forced the US government to intervene

November 2, 2026
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Coltharp exploited postal rates, shipping individually wrapped bricks in 50-pound boxes to build his Utah bank.…

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In 1913, an Ohio couple sent their eight-month-old son to his grandmother through the postal service; the baby weighed just under the parcel limit and the journey cost only 15 cents

November 1, 2026
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Can you imagine sending your precious baby through post? Back in the olden days, travel wasn’t…