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In lugnet.general, Brian Darrow writes:
> I'd like to open a discussion on sending US currency via registered mail
> for International purchases. I sent $170.00 to Germany from Indiana
> last November (2001) and when it never arrived I began the process of
> finding its whereabouts. After filling out numerous forms at my
> friendly post office the best they can come up with (4 months later,
> plus letters to the NYC office) is they have no record of it being
> received in Germany. Isn't the whole purpose of registered mail to have
> securely delivered and if not to have it traced? And for those who
> don't know, International Registered mail can only be insured for a
> maximum of $40.45 so I'm apparently SOL. Any help on with this subject
> would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Brian Darrow
I am not an expert on this and did NOT research the facts, but I am pretty
sure
that sending US currency in the mail to a foreign country is NOT legal.
This does not mean to imply that there are any penalties--I do not know, but
it
does mean that you have no protections from the US Postal Service in regard to
cash sent to foreign addresses. That may be part of the rationale behind the
$40 limit on insurable Registered Mail.
Certainly, non registered mail can be insured for any amount, but proof of the
value of the loss (i.e. lost goods) must be provable somehow. I dunno if
proof
of cash sent can be validated or even if it is insurable.
Some research into all of this should provide the answers to all of this.
__Kevin Salm__
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