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Originally posted by GakFace
Besides, I never knew you COULDN'T mail anything you wanted. Where is this such list? (I know one of you has it  ) I remember a while ago reading about some guy that actually boxed himself up, and shipped himself to his neighbor's house. I'm pretty sure that was un-mailable too, but I don't recall him going to prison or paying a fine.
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Here's the list. It's part of Publication 52, from
www.usps.com. Explosives, compressed gases, aerosols, weapons, contraband like Cuban cigars and powdered rhino horn are some of the items on the list.
PDF format:
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub52.pdf
HTML:
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub52_print.htm
An excerpt:
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525.4 Poisonous Insects and Spiders
All poisonous insects and spiders, except scorpions under limited circumstances (see 526.5) are nonmailable. Other nonpoisonous and nondisease-conveying insects are permitted as stated in DMM C022.3.8 and in Exhibit 526.6.
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If you're wondering, the scorpion exception is that they are sent by surface mail only, within the continental US, and for medical or scientific research (i.e. antivenin manufacture), and there's very clear instructions on exactly how the scorp has to be packaged.
-Mikey