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Signature collection for inbound registered mail – a myth or a reality?

RemoteTomRemoteTom Posts: 2 ✭
edited February 24, 2023 8:30AM in U.S. Coin Forum

Why do we pay so much more to send REGISTERED MAIL letter to or within the United States if the USPS does not collect signature of the recipient? in case of a dishonest recipient they can receive it and claim they've never received it. Will USPS be held responsible?

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They do collect signatures at my house

  • dsessomdsessom Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I always have to sign for mail that is "Signature Required". I get irritated when I miss it and have to have it re-delivered. lol

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    Dwayne F. Sessom
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  • RLSnapperRLSnapper Posts: 582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My mailman never gets me to sign. Just puts it in the box. If my community wasn't gated and had heavy security I would have called his supervisor. The old Covid rules are gone...too lazy to walk to the front door. That's the USPS for you.

  • djmdjm Posts: 1,565 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RLSnapper said:
    My mailman never gets me to sign. Just puts it in the box. If my community wasn't gated and had heavy security I would have called his supervisor. The old Covid rules are gone...too lazy to walk to the front door. That's the USPS for you.

    Your letter carrier is signing for you. If you ask him not to sign for you, he will stop and leave you a notice in your box and you can get the item at the post office the next day.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 14,911 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RLSnapper said:
    My mailman never gets me to sign. Just puts it in the box. If my community wasn't gated and had heavy security I would have called his supervisor. The old Covid rules are gone...too lazy to walk to the front door. That's the USPS for you.

    My concern is that there’s now an established pattern of you tacitly accepting such behavior. What happens if or when a package is lost or stolen?

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:

    @RLSnapper said:
    My mailman never gets me to sign. Just puts it in the box. If my community wasn't gated and had heavy security I would have called his supervisor. The old Covid rules are gone...too lazy to walk to the front door. That's the USPS for you.

    My concern is that there’s now an established pattern of you tacitly accepting such behavior. What happens if or when a package is lost or stolen?

    I'm guessing that his gated, heavy security community has keyed mail boxes similar to those at the post office in various locations. However, I do recall in the old days I still had to go to the window to pick registered mail addressed to my P.O. Box.

  • 2ndCharter2ndCharter Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In over 40 years of receiving Registered Mail (and hundreds of packages), I've always had to sign.

    Member ANA, SPMC, SCNA, FUN, CONECA

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RemoteTom... Welcome aboard. I have often shipped Registered Mail, Signature Required. Aside from temporary Covid rules (now supposedly eliminated), I would expect the rule to be enforced. If it is not, contact the Post Master. Cheers, RickO

  • MetroDMetroD Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @djm said:
    Your letter carrier is signing for you. If you ask him not to sign for you, he will stop and leave you a notice in your box and you can get the item at the post office the next day.

    This.

    When the COVID rules ended, I had the same issue. A friendly chat with the carrier corrected the situation.

  • PCGS_ModeratorPCGS_Moderator Posts: 272 mod

    This has nothing to do with U.S. Coins.

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