registered mail

noun

prepaid first-class mail that has been recorded at a post office prior to delivery for safeguarding against loss, theft, or damage during transmission.

First recorded in 1850–55

The Medal will be forwarded to you, by registered mail, as soon as it shall have been properly engraved.

This system of collection of cheques is about as perfect as is the post-office system of carrying registered mail.

The size of registered mail packages varies greatly, but 1000 packages for each mail bag should be a conservative guess.

You will receive a remittance for all her necessary expenses, by registered mail, in a few days.

Express books and registered mail return cards showed that most of the goods were sold to soldiers and sailors.

April 25, 2024firkin

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