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(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) USPS Form 542: "Inquiry About a Registered Article or an Insured Parcel or an Ordinary Article" must be filed to trace the package. I currently have an insured package MIA to the Netherlands. I filed the form over a month ago and am still (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) That is true, but there is more to it than just that. I just called the local postmaster to confirm my understanding about how 'registered' mail is handled. Registered mail has to be signed off at each step of the way. Each office that (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) What you are getting with Registered mail is that the item is shipped in a locked container. This means only postal employees ever have any chance of handling it. It doesn't really confer any additional services (there are other services for (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Ben Roller writes: (snip) (...) Yep. Also keep in mind that the USPS has far more mailing points than either FedEx or UPS (counting counters here, not drop boxes). My 'local' UPS mailing options (less than 70 miles r/t) (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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