"UPDATE: IMAGE BELOW WAS DETERMINED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE'S NOTE, AND S/N L00011961A IS NOT CONFIRMED TO BE STOLEN. SELLER STATED HIS SERIAL NUMBER IS L00015867A." I recently purchased this gorgeous $1,000. I got a great deal as well. The package arrived crudely taped. The inside bubble envelope was torn and there was no bill. I am fairly certain that it was stolen by a postal employee. The seller refunded me the purchase price, but he's out his money unless USPS insurance pays out. Please keep an eye out on eBay and elsewhere for the note!
That really sucks but I wonder how the mail man knew there was something good in the package like $1000 bill? Was the contents declared some where on the package? That is strange.
Ok. Aren't you supposed to call the postmaster general when a theft that obvious happens? Must have been a postal employee on drugs or a gambling habit gone sideways, idiot!!
http://www.buyuscurrency.com/notes/files/2211L/fr-2211L-1934-1000-L00011961A-thecurrencyhouse.php Idk if this has anything to do with it. If not sorry for wasting ya time but if it is glad I did something
A good reason to "hide actual postage" when printing your own labels from Paypal, etc. I wonder if the USPS gives you that option at the post office? I don't think they do...
@ funkee I'm so sorry to hear about the loss. I posted the info on the SPMC.org members forum to pass it along among the note collectors there. You might also do the same on Collectors Society in the PMG threads, or if you have an account in any other forums. You could also set up an eBay search in case it turns up there for sale. Probably the crook who got it spent it and it goes back in circulation, a loss to all collecting most likely.
looks like someone will be in hot do do =X ( matches the first post of the thread, if it was the same one stolen )
Can you even *spend* a $1,000 bill? Is it still legal tender? It would raise a few eyebrows for sure, considering I still get strange looks from high school students at drive-thru windows when I pay with a Kennedy half dollar or an Ike... ;-)
First thing, looks like it was sent " PRIORITY MAIL " next, this package should of been log-in everyday, it has a tracking number go on USPS web site, and you should be able to see where it was open, somebody should of log it in, heres what the log-in sheet looks like Search USPS.com or Track Packages Quick Tools Track Tracking Number Find USPS Locations Buy Stamps Schedule a Pickup Calculate a Price Look Up a ZIP Code Hold Mail Change of Address Skip Top Navigation Ship a Package go to Send Mail header Print a Label with Postage › Schedule a Pickup › Shipping Supplies › Calculate a Price › Look Up a ZIP Code › Submit a Domestic Claim › Get Help To: Compare Domestic Services › Compare International Services › Add Extra Services › Understand Shipping Tools › Return a Package › Recycle Through USPS › Prepare Domestic Shipments › Prepare International Shipments › File Domestic Claims › File International Claims › End of sub links Send Mail go to Manage Your Mail header Stamps › Create Mail & Postage › Calculate a Price › Look Up a ZIP Code › Get Help To: Compare Domestic Services › Compare International Services › Add Extra Services › Address Letters & Cards › Prepare International Mail › Create Mail & Postage › End of sub links Manage Your Mail go to Shop header Track › Find Locations › Change of Address › Premium Forwarding Service › Hold Mail › Schedule a Redelivery › Intercept a Package › Get Help To: Forward Mail › Reserve or Renew a PO Box › Learn About Package Intercept › Learn About Free Product Samples › Learn About Catalogs › Learn About Mailbox Guidelines › Manage Mail for the Deceased › End of sub links Shop go to Business Solutions header Stamps › Shipping Supplies › Cards & Envelopes › Personalized Stamped Stationery › Collectors › Gifts › Get Help To: Use Self-Service Kiosks › Learn About Domestic & International Money Orders › Learn About Sure Money (DineroSeguro) › Apply for a Passport › End of sub links Business Solutions Calculate Business Prices › Try Every Door Direct Mail › Get Help To: Save by Shipping with USPS › Advertise with Mail › Compare Domestic Services › Compare International Services › Add Extra Services › Learn About Return Services › Find Payment Options › Ship Orders › Ship Internationally › Government Solutions › Receive Business Mail › Get Involved & Grow › Track with Intelligent Mail › Manage Address Quality › Learn About Remittance Mail › Learn About Expanded Access › Find Customer Relations Info › End top navigation USPS Tracking™ Customer Service › Have questions? We're here to help. Only applicable to visual users. Tracking Number: 9114901230801399284422 delivered Expected Delivery Day: Friday, May 9, 2014 Product & Tracking Information Postal Product: Priority Mail 2-Day™ Features: $50 insurance included USPS Tracking™ Date & Time Status of Item Location May 12, 2014 , 4:49 am Delivered WASHINGTON, DC 20530 Your item was delivered at 4:49 am on May 12, 2014 in WASHINGTON, DC 20530. May 11, 2014 , 12:46 pm Available for Pickup WASHINGTON, DC 20530 May 11, 2014 , 11:28 am Arrival at Hub WASHINGTON, DC 20018 May 9, 2014 , 11:20 am Depart USPS Sort Facility WASHINGTON, DC 20018 May 9, 2014 , 11:18 am Processed through USPS Sort Facility WASHINGTON, DC 20018 May 9, 2014 , 5:15 am Depart USPS Sort Facility WASHINGTON, DC 20066 May 9, 2014 , 12:56 am Processed through USPS Sort Facility WASHINGTON, DC 20066 May 8, 2014 , 2:45 am Depart USPS Sort Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101 May 7, 2014 , 9:09 pm Processed through USPS Sort Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101 May 7, 2014 , 5:52 pm Depart Post Office MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071 May 7, 2014 , 10:53 am Acceptance MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071 Available Actions Track Another Package What's your tracking (or receipt) number?
Yes, you can spend them and it's not likely to raise too many eyebrows in a banking situation. However, you would probably find that the denomination would be refused by most merchants, many of whom have issues (policies against) taking anything larger than a $20 note. This is especially so when it comes to fast food and smaller retailers. A lot of places fear fake $50s and $100s and won't take them, so I'm sure they'd just refuse the $1000, besides most tills probably don't have that much cash in them, not for long anyway as they would need refreshed with smaller notes as soon as someone made change for a $1000 note.
I think if he start tracking this item, hes going to find out his mail person stole it, my wife use to buy stuff online, then it would get a tracking number, when it got mail out, to make a long story short, are mail person got fired, for stealing
Really sorry to hear this, funkee. I hate to say it, but I had a similar situation several years back, and found the USPS to be good only at covering up and delaying any investigation. I hope your results are better.
if there was a tracking number, it can be tracked at who scanned the item in ( each individual time ) ....