Send Parcels Using the Registered Post

If you’re looking for proof that your mail has actually been sent rather than just lost somewhere in the USPS system, consider taking advantage of their Registered Mail service. This premium mailing option provides both the sender and the recipient with advanced tracking information that follows a piece of mail throughout its entire journey from post office to door.

The sender pays the usual letter or package postage rate plus a small fee known as the registration fee. A unique numbered label is affixed to the article and a control log is prepared by the intermediary office. It is signed at every point where the item is handed over. This enables the sender and the addressee to check the status of the article online.

In addition to online and telephone tracking USPS also offers a method of checking the status of your item via SMS text messages. The ability to get the status of your items through the use of SMS is a huge bonus and helps to reduce the chances that you will ever miss important deliveries.

As a note of caution, it’s important to understand that the primary purpose of this type of mail is security not speed. The secure transportation, the logging process and the signatures involved all add up to a service that takes more time than a normal postal delivery. For that reason, if you’re looking for super fast delivery, you might be better off with Express or Priority mail.