Certified Mail 5555723 225273017 2008-07-12T20:41:00Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes '''Certified [[Mail]]''' is a type of Special Service mail offered by the [[United States Postal Service]] and other postal services which allows the sender proof of mailing, as well as proof of delivery.<ref>[http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/extraservices/certifiedmailservice.htm United States Postal Service: Certified Mail]</ref> Certified Mail also provides the sender with a copy of the recipient's signature, which is obtained at the time of delivery, by the Postal Service. Certified Mail is only available for [[United States Postal Service#Priority Mail|Priority Mail]] and [[United States Postal Service#First-class mail|First Class Mail]]<ref>[http://pe.usps.gov/text/DMM300/503.htm#3_2_2 USPS: Eligibility for Certified Mail]</ref> letters mailed within the [[United States]] and its [[Territories of the United States|territories]] (including [[Military mail|APOs and FPOs]])<ref>[http://pe.usps.gov/text/DMM300/503.htm#3_3_2 Available USPS Destinations for Certified Mail]</ref>. Each piece of certified mail is assigned a unique tracking number. This number serves as both an official record of mailing and receipt of the item by the Postal Service. ==Modern Usage== Today, Certified Mail is primarily used for important business mailings {{Fact|date=October 2007}}. It is also acceptable to send [[Classified information in the United States|U.S. Government classified information]] that is labeled [[Classified information in the United States#Confidential|"Level 1: Confidential"]] or lower, using the Certified Mail service. Since Certified Mail provides both proof of mailing and proof of delivery, a copy of each Certified Mail transaction is kept on file by the United States Postal Service. Certified Mail is recognized by the old-fashioned green Return Receipt card<ref>[http://pe.usps.gov/text/DMM300/503.htm#3_3_3 USPS Forms]</ref> that is returned to the sender as proof of delivery. Today the USPS new Return Receipt Electronic (RRE) provides electronic proof of delivery information. When the letter reaches its final delivery destination the letter carrier captures the signature of the person that accepts the letter and the information is electronically stored. Any person can sign for the item ==References== {{Reflist}} ==See also== * [[Delivery confirmation]] * [[Priority mail]] * [[Registered mail]] [[Category:United States Postal Service]] [[Category:Postal system]] [[ca:Correu certificat]] [[es:Correo certificado]]