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Originally Posted by terjung
Registered is definitely the most secure, but it can take a long, long time. The Hope Diamond was delivered to the Smithsonian via registered mail.
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I heard the Hope Diamond story some time ago and wondered how they did that. The USPS caps insurance for registered mail at $25,000, so the Smithsonian must have lined up some private insurance.
Brian is correct in the registered mail can be very very slow. One expensive package took over three weeks to go from California to the East Coast. We knew the registered package was secure, but to have the package float around out there for three weeks made me very uncomfortable.
I prefer USPS overnight with additional insurance.