IMPORTANT UPDATE: Letter Tracking

UPDATE: Letter tracking

I previously posted receipts showing that I've mailed letter-class envelopes to various zip codes.

Since mailing the STMB: Halloween swap (hosted by LadyAduial) envelopes, I was informed that I cannot get a receipt to show that I mailed them. That means no receipts to prove items were mailed.

It appears that when I have "mixed mail" like packages or somesuch, I can get a receipt BUT letter-class isn't supposed to be scanned in. That's a service. I'm assuming that half a foot of paper for a handful of letters shipped out is costly when it's .5-1' for thousands of people a month, all over the country, and USPS is looking to cut more costs.

I was told that if I want letter-sized items to be tracked, I need to pay for something like signature delivery or some other service attached, a couple dollars per letter. The $0.64 is affordable for most of us. $3.50 each is NOT. 

Sooooo... it is what it is, I guess.