Apple care time limit?

I purchased my ibook toward the end of May last year. I just picked up Apple Care Last week but will not arrive for a few days 7-9 days.
If my apple care gets here 1-4 days post my original purchase date is it still valid?
Thanks,
brian

Niel is correct, the important parts are the date you purchased the computer and the date you purchased the AppleCare Protection Plan. You can check the date Apple thinks your iBook was purchased by putting your serial number in the "About Your Support Coverage" section in the main Apple Support page. Remember, as soon as your plan arrives, you need to enroll it. You can also do that with a link on the main support page that goes here. You can also call AppleCare Support and, instead of pressing the button for the option of technical support, choose the option for AppleCare itself.
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