I'm feeling a bit that this is going to the entire list and is not bulb-related. I usually go to Snopes to check out factual info. All those 1, 5, 10, and 20 dollar bills would not be allowed to be mailed in birthday cards (with most of the US committing a crime as a result). It is, as stated, that you can't send cash for a prohibited purpose, such as lotteries, or cash laundering. http://www.snopes.com/legal/postal/sendcash.asp Lesley On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 4:32 PM, penstemon <penstemon@q.com> wrote: > > This is a common misconception. It is *not* prohibited (by law) to mail > US currency unless the purpose you are sending the money for is itself > illegal. It's not wise to send cash since you have no recourse if it never > arrives, but it is entirely legal. > > Just came back from the post office. On the screen, list of prohibited > items, currency. Confirmed by another person working at the post office. > Bob > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >