In April of 1907, Anthony Comstock led three raids and seized 15,500 postcards which he claimed were obscene. A few months later, in the basement of Philadelphia’s Federal Building, he supervised the burning of an estimated 250,000 postcards.
In April of 1907, Anthony Comstock led three raids and seized 15,500 postcards which he claimed were obscene. A few months later, in the basement of Philadelphia’s Federal Building, he supervised the burning of an estimated 250,000 postcards.
Anthony Comstock, Postal Inspector 