Shipping: How long can Deutsche Post take to send a letter (standard €0.85) by registered mail? Is 13 days allowed?

Hello community! As I wrote above, I wanted to ask here whether anyone has/had experience with such a situation at Deutsche Post. What about a registered letter (with signature) for €3.50? Because here you're paying for an extra service… My situation was as follows: I delivered/sent a very important letter with documents, including documents with…