Human mail

The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia a lithograph by Samuel Rowse showing the emergence of Henry Box Brown from a packing crate.

Human mail is the transportation of a person through the postal system, usually as a stowaway. While rare, there have been some reported cases of people attempting to travel through the mail.

More common, at least in popular fiction, is the mailing of a part of a person, often a kidnap victim.

Real occurrences

Mailing children

The mailing of people weighing less than 50 pounds, i.e., children, by Parcel Post in the United States was legal during 1913 and 1914. A discussion of the topic may be found in the February 2015 Newsletter of the Central Florida Stamp Club .

In popular culture

See also

References

  1. ^ Farrier, John. "Prisoner Escapes Jail by Mailing Himself out in a Box". Retrieved 19 September 2012. 
  2. ^ Henry Box Brown, b. 1816 Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself full text of the Narrative. Accessed 30 March 2010.
  3. ^ (10 September 2003) "Federal charge filed against man who shipped himself in crate" at the U.S. Department of Justice. Accessed 3 January 2006.
  4. ^ Adams, Cecil (30 December 2005) "Special Delivery: Can a live person be packed in a shipping crate and mailed?" at Straight Dope. Accessed 3 January 2006.
  5. ^ Inmate escapes German jail in box at BBC News. Accessed 5 January 2009.
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  2. McSorley: Out Of The Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler. Roaring Forties Press. 2014 ISBN 978-1-938901-32-4
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  5. Emma Reynolds (29 August 2012). "Man posts himself to girlfriend as a prank – but almost dies when couriers lose delivery address for THREE HOURS". Mail Online. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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