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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;funkee, post: 1980451, member: 37925&quot;]<a href="http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/609.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/609.htm" rel="nofollow">http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/609.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>4.1</p><p><br /></p><p>Insurance for loss or damage to insured, COD, or Registered Mail within the amount covered by the fee paid or the indemnity limits for Priority Mail Express (under <a href="http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/609.htm#1097235" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/609.htm#1097235" rel="nofollow">4.2</a>) is payable for the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>4.1.g</p><p><br /></p><p>For stamps and coins of philatelic or numismatic value; the fair market value is determined by a recognized stamp or coin dealer or current coin and stamp collectors’ newsletters and trade papers. The date of the fair market value determination must be current and prior to the mailing date.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.1.o</p><p><br /></p><p>Except for Registered Mail, the maximum indemnity for negotiable items (defined as instruments that can be converted to cash without resort to forgery), currency, or bullion, is $15.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.1.d.6</p><p><br /></p><p>Face value of negotiable documents that cannot be reconstructed up to the amount of insurance coverage bought, but not to exceed the $25,000 maximum amount of insurance coverage available if sent by Registered Mail.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Bottom line is, use Registered Mail if using USPS. If it&#039;s valued over $25,000 I would use a private courier. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I think that FedEx and UPS are more reliable, because they have shareholders to answer to. Consumer trust is really important to sustain a profitable operation. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>But with USPS, they&#039;ll stick around as long as they get federal funding, even if the public hates their guts. </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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