4 ms·
There is already registered mail via USPS. The Hope Diamond was delivered to the Smithsonian via registered mail.
by clSTophEjUdRanu 7y ago
There is already registered mail via USPS. The Hope Diamond was delivered to the Smithsonian via registered mail.
- ficklepickle 7y agoI wasn't aware of that story, thanks for mentioning it! For anyone else that is curious, it was in 1958 and here[0] is a link to a PDF [0] https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/hope-diamond.pdf https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/hope-diamon...
- devilbunny 7y agoIt's still the preferred shipping method of jewelers, last I checked. The government takes the security of the mail very seriously, and you can insure registered mail packages for up to $50k.