After you approve and pay, your letter is typically processed and handed off for mailing within **1–2 business days**. From there, most letters arrive in about **3–5 business days** with First-Class. Certified Mail takes about the same time — it adds tracking and a delivery record, not speed.

Actual processing and delivery times can vary and are not guaranteed. Printing, posting, and delivery are handled by our print-and-mail provider and the postal carrier, so we can't promise a specific mailing, postmark, or delivery date.

**Facing a postmark deadline?** If you're up against a hard postmark date with only a day or two to spare, we can't guarantee your letter will be postmarked in time — so we don't recommend relying on PostalGenie for it. Use the service when you have at least 3–5 business days of lead time before the required postmark date. And note: the date you place your order is not the date your letter is mailed or postmarked.