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Message:: [QUOTE="Registered Mail, post: 759709, member: 21936"]Splitting Hairs I think we are splitting hairs, and a few dollars one way or another isn’t going to matter to the mailer or the Postal Service. The Postal Service isn’t going to refuse your package unless the retail employee has reason to be suspicious. When a bank employee walks into the Post Office with a full bag a currency and tells the clerk he wants to Register it for a value of only $100,00 the Postal employee has reasonable doubt, and can question the bank employee before refusing the shipment.  Below is an excerpt from the DMM. See what it says in RED regarding filing a claim and the evidence of value. In most cases the Postal Service will pay the claim if it is within reason, but when fraud is involved, claims can be denyed and the mailer may even be required to pay back fees.  FROM DMM;What You’ll Need Claims FormDownload and complete the customer portion of PS Form 1000, Domestic or International Claim and take to any Post Office, or request a copy and complete it at the Post Office. Not needed for domestic insurance claims filed online. Evidence of Insurance:You must retain Evidence of Insurance for your claim. This includes evidence that Insured Mail, Collect on Delivery (COD), Registered Mail™, or Express Mail® was purchased for the mailed package. For insurance purchased at a Post Office or through a rural carrier, you will need the original mailing receipt that you were given at the time of mailing. This can be a sales receipt or a postmarked Insured Mail, Registered Mail, or COD receipt. For insurance purchased online you will need a computer printout from the web-based application where the label was printed and insurance was purchased. The printout must clearly identify all of the following information: Electronic Label Number Insurance Fee Paid Total Postage Paid Declared Mailing Date Origin ZIP Code™ Delivery ZIP Code Declared Value  For a detailed list of acceptable evidence check the General Filing Instructions in the Domestic Mail Manual.  Evidence of Value:Submit evidence - such as a sales receipt or invoice - showing the value of the article when it was mailed. For a detailed list of acceptable evidence check the General Filing Instructions in the Domestic Mail Manual. For Internet transactions conducted through a Web-based payment network, provide a computer printout of the online transaction identifying the purchaser and seller, price paid, date of transaction, description of item purchased, and assurance that the transaction status is completed. The printout must clearly identify the Web-based payment network provider through which the Internet transaction was conducted.Proof of Damage or Partial Loss of Contents  You must retain the damaged item(s), packaging and all contents until the claim is resolved. If you receive notification from the USPS, you will be required to bring the item(s), packaging and all contents to the Post Office.[/QUOTE]

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