Registered mail

Depending on the country, additional services may also be available, such as: Traditionally, registered mail was a manual process which gave rise to a great variety of distinctive postal markings, like handstamps, and usage of registration labels.

With computerization and barcode technology, much of the logging once done manually has become simpler and leads to greater options for the sender and receiver alike to access the status of their shipment via the internet.

[2] The earliest reference to a mail registration system dates to July 1556, during the reign of Mary Tudor, of England.

On the introduction of postal stationery registration envelopes in 1878 the string was replaced by printed blue crossed lines.

[7] On 25 November 2015 a preliminary reading of an amendment to Postal Law that forces the sender to mention his name on an item sent via registered mail, was passed.

[11] There is an optional added service called Personal Delivery (Swedish: Personlig utlämning) where only the recipient can collect the letter and denies all else, including couriers and power of attorney.

Another optional added service is Advice of Delivery (Swedish: Mottagningsbevis) where a form signed by the receiver is sent back to the sender.

[12] Registered Mail will be delivered to one of PostNord's service points, often a grocery store, where the identity of the receiver, and any courier, can be verified and logged before handing over the letter.

Since autumn 2017 Postnord no longer requires a signature when delivering registered mail from China Post.

Certified mail began in 1955 after the idea was originated by Assistant U.S. Postmaster General Joseph Cooper.

It can also substitute, essentially, a proof of mailing form when a Postmark and/or scanned receipt is obtained at a Post Office.

Contrary to popular belief,[dubious – discuss] Tracking is not accepted as proof of mailing in nearly all legal situations.

[15] Certified mail can be combined with (for an additional fee) or without "return receipt requested" service, often called "RRR."

USPS now offers Return Receipt Electronic (RRE) as an alternative to the traditional mailing back of the PS Form 3811 card.