In 2001 had an art quilt that won a ribbon in AZ at the state guild show in PHX and was later juried into an art gallery in Ft. Collins, CO. When mailed back to me after 4 months, it was stolen from the local PO!!! While I had it insured for $3000. I would never have received that amount except that I had a ribbon, profession photos (for Louisa Smith's Strip 'n Curves book) AND the papers for the juried show. THE USPS will take your dollars, but unless you have some proof of value (an appraisal, for instance) you will only get back "replacement" value. In my case... maybe $6-700. BEWARE! Once I realized (after a month) it wasn't going to show up I advertised it on the website "Missing Quilts", but it's never come back to me.