Thread: Mail letter to US

So you can mail a letter from the Panama Post Office to the US. I sent one letter, and it showed up 7 days later. (Stamp cost the same as in the US).

Is this reliable? Do a lot of people use this service?

(Is this a service from the Canal Zone days, or is this normal from other countries?)

The worst delivery time from Panama to US I have experienced is about 35 days.

That would be for registered mail - postage plus 60 cents. Non-registered mail could be slower on an average.

I use it for all non-critical and non-time sensitive mailings.

Originally Posted by davidp

So you can mail a letter from the Panama Post Office to the US. I sent one letter, and it showed up 7 days later. (Stamp cost the same as in the US).

Is this reliable? Do a lot of people use this service?

(Is this a service from the Canal Zone days, or is this normal from other countries?)

i sent a letter to Canada once and it got there in 8 days , postage was real cheap and they even gave me a tracking number . i was impressed ,

Originally Posted by nakedguydb

i sent a letter to Canada once and it got there in 8 days , postage was real cheap and they even gave me a tracking number . i was impressed ,

Tracking number? Whoa - didn't know you could do that. How much extra did that cost?

Originally Posted by davidp

Tracking number? Whoa - didn't know you could do that. How much extra did that cost?

if i remember right it was under $2 to send it , DHL wanted $50 to do it overnight . nothing i send is in that big a hurry LOL