Originally Posted by threeoh

Another passport (different than my report above), this one a DS-82 renewal by mail (big book). I paid for expedited processing and the fast mailing option.

Nov 14: mailed "2-day" Priority Mail to Philadelphia
Nov 20: USPS shows delivered 11pm
Nov 24: "In Process" (code 34 -- Charleston)
Nov 24: check cashed
Dec 9: "Shipped" w/ tracking number provided on website
Dec 10: USPS tracking says picked up in Tucson (return address says "Charleston")
Dec 11: Passport book (new Next Gen style) arrives in my mailbox by Express mail.

Total: 27 days (3 weeks + 6 days)

Basically 1 week to get there, a few days to scan, 2 weeks to process, and a few days for print/ship/delivery.

With current USPS delays, I probably could have knocked off 5 days by sending it Express instead of Priority

Based on the last four reports on this thread it seems like expedited service is running at 2 weeks pretty consistently, plus round trip mailing time.