The United States Postal Service (USPS) offers consumers a variety of service level shipping options, including First Class Mail, Parcel Post, Priority Mail, Priority Mail, Media Mail, and the Mail Library. Each service level has its own pricing and shipping time frame and some are eligible for add-on options such as delivery confirmation and signature confirmation.
USPS Priority Mail is a level of service that provides a guaranteed two- to three-day delivery, along with a tracking service. USPS Priority Mail tracking can be done online with little effort.
Instructions
- 1 Find the tracking number on the USPS Priority Mail waybill. The tracking number (also known as the label identification number) is made up of about four letters and nine numbers and is located below the barcode at the bottom of the waybill/address label.
- 2 Go to the official website of the United States postal service (see Resources). On the official USPS website, the Track and Confirm tab/link is located at the top right of the navigation bar (there is also a direct entry field for tracking USPS Priority Mail on the official USPS website).
- 3 Enter the Tracking Number/Tag ID number in the Track and Confirm input field. Once the tracking number has been entered, click “Go” and the electronic system will find and collect all the updated information it has about the particular express mail package. Updates for USPS Priority Mail packages are made daily or as system updates as new information becomes available.
Tips and Warnings
A sender can choose to print and pay for a USPS Priority Mail label online from any computer with an Internet connection.
USPS Priority Mail does not provide a guaranteed delivery time or date; instead, it provides a delivery date range of two to three days.
USPS signature confirmation
Can you live without a signature? Many people actually can’t! While it’s nice to have a signature on your documents, what is it worth to you? Signing with a signature–no matter if it’s a legal or a notarized document–is actually a service that’s offered by the United States Postal Service. When you put your name on a document and mail it to someone, they’ve agreed to serve and protect that person. So why wouldn’t they want to make sure the person who sent the letter signed it?
A few weeks ago, the postal service posted a sign stating that you must have a signature on your packages to be delivered as soon as possible. While this may seem like a small thing, it is actually quite important because if you do not have a signature on your package, it may take up to 7 days before it can be delivered.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has created a new service called mail-in-proof (MIR) that is somewhat similar to the Postal Service’s signature confirming service, although it’s not the same. This service allows you to write the name, mailing address and phone number on the outside of your letter. The USPS then sends the letter with a request for a signature and will mail it back to you. If a person does not pick up the letter, the USPS will notify you so you can pick up the letter and return it.
Most of us use the USPS to get things delivered to us. Whether it’s the local post office, shopping on Amazon, or anything else. The way that we send packages to ourselves has been undergoing a lot of changes in the last few years, with the increase of ecommerce, shopping on your mobile, and the use of international packages.
