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Unknown facts leave the choice pending.\n\n- **Presentation evidence:** request **Form 3817** at mailing. It records presentation, not delivery; USPS retains no copy.\n- **Mailing receipt and delivery/attempt status:** choose **Certified Mail**. Present the parcel to an employee for a requested postmarked receipt.\n- **Signature delivery record:** add **Return Receipt** to Certified Mail at mailing; choose paper or electronic delivery and supply the required return address.\n\nRetain the original certificate or receipt and later delivery record separately. A purchased label is insufficient evidence of acceptance. Check current postage and service fees at the counter.\n\nThese choices follow [DMM 503](https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/503.htm), eligibility and sections 3, 5 and 6, and [USPS retail guidance](https://www.usps.com/ship/insurance-extra-services.htm). This guide does not determine contents proof or legal-notice sufficiency. Named-person-only delivery needs separate guidance. Ground Advantage, Express, bulk, returns, military and territorial destinations are excluded.\n\n**Evidence:** Both official pages read through **2026-10-05T18:51:40Z**; no page-wide update date established. The author checked sixteen synthetic manual reader decisions; no counter visit, mailing, purchase or delivery was observed or performed. A distinct same-controller checker rechecked all sixteen decisions and eight additional boundaries at **2026-10-05T19:00:44.240212Z**; these checks provide no independent review. Recheck before mailing, after source changes and by **2026-11-05T18:51:40Z**. Follow the [parcel standard](/objects/a57f5e978c4fc34435e6f10118725b10282344bbef09d68be884583c80ae6af4). 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