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An updated typology and listing of Bechuanaland and Botswana Registration Labels

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An Updated Typology and Listing of Bechuanaland and Botswana Registration Labels Registered mail is a service which provides the sender with a higher level of assurance that the letter or parcel will be received by the recipient. The mail is recorded in the post office of mailing and at each successive point of transmission and guaranteed special care in elivery.1Registered
mail was originally a manual process which gave rise to a great variety of distinctive postal markings, like handstamps, and usage of registration labels.2 In 1882, the Universal Postal Union standardized the design of registration labels. The prominent "R" and number remained largely unchanged until a few years ago, when many countries began using electronic bar coding.3 Today, the registration process is largely computerized with barcode registration labels having only a printed serial number and no large “R” replacing the traditional analog labels.4 Generally, registered mail is pre-paid with the normal postage rate and an additional charge known as a registration fee. Upon payment of this fee, the sender is given a receipt and usually a unique numbered registration label is affixed to the letter. At each point along the route of delivery, the registered mail piece is recorded. Traditionally, the passage of the mail piece was recorded at each office in a ledger and usually received a transit marking in the form of a backstamp.5 Certificate of Posting a Registered Postal Article, Bechuanaland and Botswana Registration Labels Registered mail is a service which provides the sender with a higher level of assurance that the letter or parcel will be received by the recipient. The mail is recorded in the post office of mailing and at each successive point of transmission and guaranteed special care in delivery.1Registered mail was originally a manual process which gave rise to a great variety of distinctive postal markings, like handstamps, and usage of registration labels.2 In 1882, the Universal Postal Union standardized the design of registration labels. The prominent "R" and number remained largely unchanged until a few years ago, when many countries began using electronic bar coding.3 Today, the registration process is largely computerized with barcode registration labels having only a printed serial number and no large “R” replacing the traditional analog labels.4 Generally, registered mail is pre-paid with the normal postage rate and an additional charge known as a registration fee. Upon payment of this fee, the sender is given a receipt and usually a unique numbered registration label is affixed to the letter. At each point along the route of delivery, the registered mail piece is recorded. Traditionally, the passage of the mail piece was recorded at each office in a ledger and usually received a transit marking in the form of a backstamp.