If you are not interested in some irreplaceable item going away and only having the insurance money (maybe) for compensation, sent it REGISTERED mail. It costs the priority mail rate plus the registry fee which is about $10.00 and that includes a bunch of insurance. Is it worth $10.00 is the question. Douglas Houston wrote: > I once had that happen with Greyhound freight. I sent a couple of engine > parts for a classic car somewhere. Evidently, the insured value was printed > on the small package. The recipient sent the box back to me. It had been > cut neatly along an edge with a sharp knife, probably a razor blade, and > was empty. A small box with a high value.....? must surely be jewelry, or > something like that!! > > Possibly, it could be better to double pack the object. That way, it would > be harder for the carrier to deny that the theft happened in his care. Be > sure to pack the primary box with plastic popcorn, so that the thief will > make a mess opening it. > > Like Bert Williams once sang: "You just can't trust nobody; none of the > time!" > >