For those of you who insure your collections with Collectibles Insurance Services, note this recent change for USPS insurance. Under Collectibles Insurance Class 2 coverage, policy holders are insured for shipping items up to $2500 as long as there is a USPS delivery signature. Previously, this meant insuring for $100 with USPS to get the signature on delivery. Under the new USPS insurance structure, there is no signature requirment unless a package is insured for over $200 ($200.01 and up).
I was unaware of this USPS change until today. If you follow the old assumptions about your collectibles policy and only insure for $100, there is no signature requirement. Therefore, in this instance Collectibles Insurance will only provide up to $200 coverage.
I thought this info might save someone from an unanticipated big hit for a lost or damaged insured item in the future.
[This message has been edited by Pablo (edited 08-31-2007).]