If you want to skip hunting around for the form at the post office, you can download PS 3806 directly from the USPS website here.
If there’s a long line, it’s best to enter the line while filling out the form. By the time you’ve finished, you’ll have moved along quite a ways. If the line is short, or if there is no line, fill out the form at the table so you don’t inconvenience the people around you by holding up the line.
The post office accepts cash, credit and debit cards, and checks (with appropriate ID). The employee should provide you with a receipt of transaction, but if they forget, don’t be too shy to ask for it — it’s the whole reason you’re paying for this service! The receipt will prove exactly when the letter was sent, so you can’t be held accountable if it doesn’t reach its intended recipient.
Label 200 is the form that requires official authorization for off-site printing. [8] X Research source This permission is generally only given to individuals who send a lot of registered mail. If this is a one-time service for you, just send it through the post office as in the previous method. This permission is only given for domestic mail. If you’re sending international mail, go to the post office.
PS Form 3806 should be printed in black and white ink, and Label 200 should be printed in color, so as to be nearly identical to the official label used by the Postal Service. Label 200 must be printed on either 1) white OCR bond, 20-pound basis weight paper (17 inches × 22 inches) with little to no fluorescence or 2) Smudge-proof Litho Label, 50-pound basis weight paper (17 inches × 22 inches), with general-purpose, permanent-type, pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on the back. Label 200 must be printed on adhesive paper that sticks to the letter directly. Don’t try to tape the label to the package being mailed.
Again, don’t forget to ask for the receipt of transaction if the employee forgets to offer it to you.
