Old stuff, this parcels post. Been running one myself for years!
1913
Long before Amazon Prime or the modern postal service, the stork was the ultimate delivery driver. In this 1913 cover for the famous humor magazine Puck, artist Gordon Grant depicts a massive stork soaring through a snowy night sky, clutching a baby bundle in its beak against a giant full moon. The caption jokes about the newly introduced 'parcels post' service, with the stork essentially claiming seniority over the government mail system by saying it's been running its own delivery service for years. It is a charming piece of American illustration history that pokes fun at modern bureaucracy using ancient folklore.
Views: 2