National Postal Museum
Parcel Post Service Inauguration commemorative trophy cup
January 1, 1913
Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock mailed this engraved trophy cup from Washington, D.C., to New York City Postmaster Edward M. Morgan. Hitchcock mailed the cup at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 1913, one minute into the first day of Parcel Post service.
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