[header] How to track a usps package [title] Set up a trackable form of shipment via the usps. [step] Not all letters or packages can be automatically tracked through the postal system, so make sure that the method you are using does allow for tracking. Some tracking requires a wait of 45 days for lost mail. 
[substeps] Domestic first class and media mail shipments do not automatically include tracking. You must request tracking be added, for which there is an additional charge.