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Ptah

(33,974 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:14 PM Thursday

How long do you think it took to arrive?

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	3 days
	12 (29%)
	1 week
	17 (41%)
	1 month
	4 (10%)
	2 months
	8 (20%)
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I received a letter today mailed from about 60 miles away. [View all] Ptah Thursday OP

Not a fair question to ask True Dough Thursday #1

It traveled 270 land miles. Ptah Thursday #2

Also depends on the airspeed of a laden messenger pigeon. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #4

hint: It was not by pony express Ptah Thursday #3

Depends whether the address was handwritten or typed. Doc_Technical Yesterday #5

Normally, I'd say 3 days tops... malthaussen Yesterday #6

The letter was in the post office in Dragoon early Monday, Dec. 1 Ptah 2 hrs ago #7

When I moved to Colorado and my folks were in NJ Nittersing 1 hr ago #8