Ps Form 3877 – Fill Out and Use

The following instructions are for the preparation and use of the irm mailing book for Adult Signature Required, Adult Signature Restricted Delivery, Certiied Mail®,

Certiied Mail Restricted Delivery, Collect on Delivery (COD), Insured Mail, Priority Mail Express®, Priority Mail® (bearing an IMpb), Registered Mail™, Signature

Conirmation™, and Signature Conirmation Restricted Delivery:

1.Complete or print all forms in ink.

2.The name and address of the sender must appear at the top of each form.

3.A complete return address must appear on each article.

4.Make sure the articles are properly packaged.

5.Enter the postage, fees, and all other services in the appropriate columns on the forms.

6.These additional extra services may also be added when available by standards

[see Mailing Standards of the U.S. Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®)

503.0] and under the following conditions:

a.Return Receipt service — The “Return Receipt Requested” endorsement must be placed above the delivery address and to the right of the return address on the article. For a hardcopy signature, you must ill in the return address and article number on the PS Form 3811 (green return receipt card) before attaching it to the article.

b.Restricted Delivery or Special Handling-Fragile service — The applicable endorsement must be placed above the delivery address and to the right of the return address on the article.

7.When the mailer describes and lists three or more individual pieces on

PS Form 3877, but does not present the pieces in the order shown on the sheets, the mailer must consecutively number each entry line on the sheet and lightly number each piece to show both the corresponding sheet and line number.

8.The total number of articles listed must be entered in the proper space at the bottom of the form.

9.Complete a duplicate form for COD, Priority Mail Express, and Registered Mail articles. One copy serves as the mailer’s receipt, the other as the acceptance Post Ofice™ copy. See DMM 215.3.0.c.

10.All unused portions of the “Addressee” column must be obliterated by drawing a diagonal line through the unused portion on each form.

11.Insured Articles:

a.Coverage ─ Postal insurance covers (1) the value to the contents at the time of mailing, if lost or damaged, or (2) the cost of repairs. It does not cover spoilage of perishable items. Coverage may not exceed the limit ixed for the insurance fee paid or the indemnity coverage if insurance is included in the product at no additional charge. The maximum indemnity payable for the reconstruction of nonnegotiable documents under Priority Mail Express

document reconstruction insurance is $100 per piece subject to additional limitations for multiple pieces lost or damaged in a single catastrophic occurrence. The maximum indemnity payable on Priority Mail Express merchandise is $100 for domestic mail and $200 for international mail, but optional insurance is available for up to $5,000 domestically and to some, but not all countries. Consult either the DMM or the International Mail Manual (IMM) for details of insurance limits and coverage online at

http://pe.usps.com/.

1.Domestic ─ Domestic insurance covers the actual (depreciated) value of the contents or the cost of repairs. The limitations on coverage include, but are not limited to the following: No coverage is provided for consequential losses, delay, concealed damage, spoilage of perishable items, articles improperly packaged, or articles too fragile to withstand normal handling in the mail. (See DMM 609.4.3 for a complete list of non- payable claims.)

2.International ─ International insurance coverage is subject to both U.S. Postal Service® regulations and the domestic regulations of the destination country. Insurance coverage varies by country and is not available to some countries. The addressee must report damage of an insured article’s contents to the delivering Post Ofice immediately. No coverage is provided for delay, prohibited articles, concealed damage, or consequential losses.

b.Filing Claims ─ Domestic indemnity claims must be iled within 60 days from the date the article was mailed. Visit www.usps.com/domestic-claims.

International indemnity claims for Registered Mail and Insured Mail may be iled after an inquiry has been completed. Visit www.usps.com/international- claims. (Inquiry must be made within six (6) months from the date the article was mailed). APO/FPO: Indemnity claims for Priority Mail Express Military Service must be iled within 180 days from the date of mailing. Indemnity claims for all other classes of APO/FPO/DPO mail must be iled within one (1) year from the date of mailing. Retain the original mailing receipt as proof of insurance until the claim is resolved. File a claim for damage or for complete or partial loss of contents immediately but no later than 60 days from the mailing date. Retain the mailing container, including wrapping, packaging, and any contents received, and you must make them available to the Post Ofice for inspection, retention, and disposition until the claim is resolved. Submit sales slips, receipts, bills, or repair estimates to substantiate your claim.

Appeals ─ Appeals of Postal Service™ decisions on claims must be made within 30 days of the date of the original decision to Domestic Claims Appeals. Submit appeals to the Accounting Service Center (see DMM 608.8.0).

c.Only customers iling online may appeal a decision online through www.usps.com/insuranceclaims/online.htm.

Senders of all domestic and international Registered Mail are required to declare the full value of articles presented for registration. Neither the Postal Service nor its postal employees are authorized to waive this requirement or to permit or condone

any violation or evasion of it.

Registered Mail Articles:

a.Avoid listing Registered Mail articles on the same form with any other non-registered articles.

b.Afix red Label 200, Registered Mail, above the address and to the right of the return address. Commercial mailers generating IMpb shipping labels must use Label 200-N or USPS-approved facsimile in lieu of Label 200.

c.Avoid using tapes that will not absorb postmarking ink to seal Registered Mail articles. See DMM 503.2.3.3.

For domestic articles, postal insurance is included in the fee for articles with a value of at least $0.01 up to a maximum insured value of $50,000. Postal insurance is not available for articles with no value ($0.00). The fees for articles valued over $50,000 include insurance up to $50,000, and increasingly higher fees for handling costs. The full value of the article must be declared at the time of mailing, as shown in DMM 503.2.2.1, and the corresponding fee must be paid.

Indemnity for international Registered Mail (except to Canada) is extremely limited, and is set by the Universal Postal Union. See IMM 333.

The maximum indemnity is $50,000 for domestic Registered Mail.

Domestically the fees for articles valued over $50,000 include insurance up to $50,000, and charges for handling costs. These charges do not increase the liability of the Postal Service.

Additional fees will be collected on domestic Registered COD Mail under the same conditions as outlined for regular Registered Mail, except that the additional fee shall be based on the amount by which the declared value of the article exceeds the limit of indemnity payable for the Registered COD Mail fee paid.

See Notice 123, Price List, for fee schedules.

The following standards are furnished as guides in declaring the value of

representative types of matter commonly sent as Registered Mail:

Kind of Mail Matter	Value to Be Declared
Negotiable Instruments	Market value.
Instruments payable to bearer,	(All values are based
including stock certiicates	on the value at the
endorsed in blank.	time of mailing.)
Nonnegotiable Instruments	No value, or replacement
All registered bonds,	cost if postal insurance
warehouse receipts,	coverage is desired.
checks, drafts, deeds, wills,	(See Note below.)
abstracts, and similar
documents. Certiicates of
stock are considered
nonnegotiable so far as
declaration of value is
concerned unless they are
endorsed in blank.
Money	Full value.
Jewelry, Gems, Precious	Market value or cost.
Metals
Merchandise	Market value or cost.
Nonvaluables	No value, or replacement
Matter not having intrinsic	cost if postal insurance
value such as letters, iles,	coverage is desired.
records, etc.	(See note below.)

Note: Mailers who do not know replacement costs should contact a person or irm familiar with such documents and determine replacement costs before the articles

are mailed.