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What wild loophole did American parents briefly abuse when the US Parcel Post began in 1913?

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What wild loophole did American parents briefly abuse when the US Parcel Post began in 1913?

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What wild loophole did American parents briefly abuse when the US Parcel Post began in 1913?
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