I've waited for as long as 100-days for a packet
from Portugal. I also mailed a packet to Michael
Knapp several years ago that took "NINE (9) MONTHS"
for it to be returned to ME saying there wasn't any
such address in Worthington, Ohio!!! That was due a
local post office problem in the
Columbus/Worthington area (or something like that).

I receive mail from Nice in less than three nights
sometimes via First Class, and Worldpost Priority
(same post office to and from) would be six nights
costing more than X 10 the postage.

Though we may not have the best postal system in the
world, we do have a system with a lot more
privacy/less restrictions than others!!!
JB