Mail Facts

Mailing buildings through the U.S. Postal Service was effectively banned in 1916 after a Utah businessman mailed 37.5 tons of bricks to construct the Bank of Vernal, exploiting parcel post rates that were cheaper than freight shipping.

Austria was the first country to use postcards.

The United States Postal Service handles 44% of the world's mail volume, making it the largest postal service on Earth.

Each year, Canada Post receives a million letters addressed to "Santa Claus, The North Pole, H0H 0H0". They reply to every one.

In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.

In 1964, an Australian man successfully posted himself in a crate from London to Perth via air freight, which took a total of three days.