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
- Coltharp exploited postal rates, shipping individually wrapped bricks in 50-pound boxes to build his Utah bank.
- In the early days of America's Parcel Post system it seemed everything that could fit within the rules was fair game for delivery.
- Farmers sent crops, families sent food and household goods, and businesses soon discovered that the postal network could be an unexpectedly cheap alternative to traditional freight.
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- Coltharp exploited postal rates, shipping individually wrapped bricks in 50-pound boxes to build his Utah bank.
- In the early days of America's Parcel Post system it seemed everything that could fit within the rules was fair game for delivery.
- Farmers sent crops, families sent food and household goods, and businesses soon discovered that the postal network could be an unexpectedly cheap alternative to traditional freight.
Sources: Times of India