It was mailed in Venice

[KLPNO]

Hello everyone,

From the 1964 movie Mission to Venice.

A woman whose husband is missing talks to Michael Newman. They are in Paris.

"It’s horrible, Mr. Newman. My husband disappeared. I don’t know what to do. A month ago John left on a trip to Vienna, he had some business to take care of. Since then no news. Not a sign, except for this card. It was mailed in Venice a week ago."

Does "It was mailed in Venice" mean the same as It was mailed from Venice?
If not, what's the difference?

Thank you.

 

[PeterCW]

"The letter was from Venice."
or
"The letter was posted (mailed in AmE) in Venice."

Mailing is a process that happens at a place so we would normally say "mailed in" although a native speaker would be unlikely to see anything unnatural in "mailed from".

 

[Skrej]

"The letter was from Venice."
or
"The letter was posted (mailed in AmE) in Venice."

Mailing is a process that happens at a place so we would normally say "mailed in" although a native speaker would be unlikely to see anything unnatural in "mailed from".

AmE actually prefers 'from' in this context. Given that the original book was written by an British author, and the film was an Italian/German/French film adaptation, it's not too surprising they followed the BrE convention.