If you’re looking to send mail that provides proof of mailing via a receipt to the sender, then Certified Mail® is the USPS service for you. With electronic USPS tracking, the sender is notified when the mail piece was delivered or that a delivery attempt was made.

Return Receipt and Restricted Delivery provide evidence of Certified Mail delivery with a signature. There two ways to get signatures. The traditional way is a postcard signed by a recipient at the destination address that is then mailed back to you, the sender. There is another option called Electronic Return Receipt where the sender receives an electronic copy of the recipient’s signature rather than the post card. In addition to eliminating all of the manual steps to create and track Certified Mail, Electronic Return Receipt also saves you $1.48 on every Certified Mail piece.

PitneyShip makes it easy to prepare, send, and track Certified Mail and the eliminate the need for cumbersome forms. With PitneyShip, there is no need to handwrite Certified Mail forms and green cards any longer. PitneyShip automatically stores all the information, including Certified Mail tracking number, certified delivery date, and the certified mail recipient signature, in an easily accessible and searchable database. You then save $1.48 using one of the options for Electronic Return Receipt in PitneyShip.

Getting started is easy! Simply follow the steps laid out in this helpful support article where you’ll also find a brief video where you can follow along.