Dead Bodies by Mail
When Cremated They May be Sent for 4 Cents a Pound
Washington,
October 2 - Third Assistance Postmaster General Madden today received a
request for information as to the postage rates of cremated bodies.
Mr. Madden after
due deliberation, prepared a ruling to the effect that cremated bodies should
be classed as merchandise and should pay the regular rate of 1 cent for four
ounces.
As a result of this decisions four air tight tin canisters,
containing the cremated remains of a family shipped from New York to San
Francisco were forwarded from Washington post office, where they had been held
up pending a determination of the postage rates for the funeral journey.
October 2, 1903 Hutchinson News
