Certified mail with return receipt restricted delivery
Certified Mail service provides date and time of delivery or attempted delivery when you access www.usps.com (under “Quick Tools,” click on Tracking) or call toll-free 800-222-1811. Upon request, it also provides a postmarked mailing receipt.

- Certified Mail Restricted Delivery.
- Certified Mail Adult Signature Required (limited to online and commercial payment methods).
- Certified Mail Adult Signature Restricted Delivery (limited to online and commercial payment methods).
- Available for Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, and First-Class Package Service* mailpieces.
- The Postal Service collects the recipient’s signature upon delivery. To receive the original signature or an image of it, purchase Return Receipt service at the time of mailing.
- Print or stamp “Restricted Delivery” above the delivery address to the right of the return address, or include it in the banner text of your mailer-generated label.
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