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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1488054, member: 38849&quot;]A quick note about shipping valuables, not just for OP but for everyone.&nbsp; &quot;Registered&quot; mail has a maximum indemnity of about US $45.&nbsp; That&#039;s right, $45 MAX.&nbsp; Mail can be insured up to $25,000 I think, but the rates are less if the mail is Registered.</p><p><br /></p><p>So for the best protection at the least price, you use a combination of Registered and Insured, which is perfectly acceptable to USPS.</p><p><br /></p><p>The break-even point is currently about $1300 of value.&nbsp; Below $1300, it is generally cheaper to simply insure the item.&nbsp; Over $1300, you can still &quot;insure&quot; only, but it costs less if you Register too.</p><p>See the USPS website for details.</p><p><br /></p><p>People who think Registering a parcel or letter protects them from loss are wrong, wrong, wrong.&nbsp; $45 MAX.&nbsp; The Postal Service finds Registered mail is VERY profitable, so unless you persist with the counter clerk, you will not be told the whole story.&nbsp; Also, incoming foreign mail that is Registered only has protection until it is delivered to the US postal system -- it is not signed for by each new mail-handler, signed for only the recipient (and sometimes not then).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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