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5. Depends whether the address was handwritten or typed.

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 11:15 AM

19 hrs ago

The Post Office optical character reader has difficulty
reading the former.

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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 19 hrs ago #5

Normally, I'd say 3 days tops... malthaussen 16 hrs ago #6