Post delivery by means of a delivery document

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There are always disputes when it comes to sending important documents or messages. The alleged recipient then claims to have not received the shipment. This calamity can be avoided with the postal delivery order. The delivery of the mail is officially documented. Read how you can use the service.

Letters don't always bring joy.
Letters don't always bring joy. © Wilhelmine_Wulff / Pixelio

Provide conclusive evidence of the postal delivery

  • Whether it is dismissals, summons, requests or other important letters; litigation is always threatened if the receipt of such a document is denied. Therefore, the German code of civil procedure stipulates that relevant correspondence in a procedure must be documented. The recipient can then no longer excuse himself from not having received the letter.
  • As a rule, only authorities can be considered as the customer for a mail delivery order. If you as a private person would like to provide official proof of postal delivery, registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt is an alternative. The recipient must personally acknowledge receipt of the shipment. The receipt is accepted as evidence in court.

This is how a postal delivery takes place with a certificate

  1. You will need two separate envelopes, one inside the other. The size can be agreed individually, but is generally based on the standards in postal traffic. There are no binding regulations for the permissible weight.
  2. You address the outer envelope to the Deutsche Post distribution point responsible for Postal delivery orders. The franking takes place normally with postage stamps or with the delivery at the counter with a stamp. The shipment can be thrown into the mailbox.
  3. In the outer envelope you place the actual document, again in the sealed envelope and addressed. In addition, the delivery document, which is then taken by the official and also to be signed on the spot by the recipient. The delivery of the mail is thus documented and incontestable in the sense of the code of civil procedure.
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