air mailed

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Air mailed means sent by airmail—postal service transported by aircraft rather than ground or sea routes.

Before global air travel became routine, airmail was faster and more expensive than surface mail: The documents were air mailed from London and arrived within days.

Now most international mail travels by air regardless of designation.

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special delivery · parcel · care package · customs · dispatch · airplane · envelope · return address · package · aviation · international · overseas · across the pond · address · transatlantic · send · shipping · mailbox

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G