I'm a big supporter of registered mail. I've sent a thousand packages that way and not one was ever lost. As far as putting any claim in with the post office, even on a package insured for $50, you need some proof of its value. An invoice is typically sufficient. I've made two claims in the last few years for lost first class insured packages, and I was paid in full for both. One was extremely slow, and with the other I was paid in a couple of weeks. I believe the post office stands by its policies. I don't know about the other carriers. If you told fedex you lost baseball cards in transit I suspect they would not pay.
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