Collecting registered mail can be a fascinating area of specialization or simply an enjoyable byway.
Either way, if you add a cover or two to your collection, you be having more fun.
Registered mail - first-class mail with a numbered receipt, including a valuation of the registered item, for full or limited compensation if the mail is lost.
Registered Mail—Provides the most secure service offered by the USPS. The sender receives a receipt at the time of mailing, and a delivery record is maintained by the USPS.
*Registered Mail - the most secure service provided by the Postal Service, which closely controls and records the movement of mail given this service. First offered in 1855.
Registered Mail - mail that is recorded by the post office when sent. It is also recorded along points in the route to track it. Because registered mail has often been used for valuable properties, it was often a prime target in mail robberies.
We always recommend registered mail because of the security provided by this class of mail. Those collectors who carry APS insurance should check their individual policy for coverage limits and requirements.
Red: informal term for a piece of registered mail; name came when registered mail was sent in red-striped pouches.
b 1961 Afghanistan surcharge for Red Crescent Society.
Red Band cover: indicates registered mail in China.
Registered mail are often used to mail items, or documents, considered valuable and need a chain of custody that provides more control than regular mail.
Regional: Stamp issued in specific regions.
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Registered mail: Mail which is first-class having unique IDs used for tracking etc.
Reissue: An official reprint of old stamps.
Remainders: Stocks of stamps which remain unsold.
First-class mail with a numbered receipt, including a valuation of the registered item, for full or limited compensation if the mail is lost. Some countries have issued registered mail stamps.
There was only one kind of postage stamp intended to prepay for ordinary letters. A year later, registered mail was introduced. The British Treasury ruled that 6d fee had to be paid in cash because registration was not classified as a postal service.
Backstamp. Postmark applied to the reverse of a cover (see below for "Covers") to indicate transit or receipt of mail. Oval backstamps are also used on registered mail.
The $1 - $5 stamps were the first U.S. stamps with a face value above .90¢. Unlike the smaller denomination stamps, these stamps were not priced for a specific postal product such as first class, parcel post or registered mail.
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today are the CDS's applied to Registered Mail.
- a Fancy Cancel is a form of killer that was popular for a while in the 19th century, with an elaborate design depicting an animal, a bird, a geometrical figure, etc.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Cancel, Local
  
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