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postmark

[ pohst-mahrk ]

noun

  1. an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.


verb (used with object)

  1. to stamp with a postmark.

postmark

/ ˈəʊˌɑː /

noun

  1. any mark stamped on mail by postal officials, such as a simple obliteration, date mark, or indication of route See also cancellation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to put such a mark on mail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·Dzm adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postmark1

First recorded in 1670–80; post 3 + mark 1
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It was also postmarked London on 12 April.

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Some states currently have different rules, including California, which accepts ballots if they are postmarked by election day and received within a certain number of days.

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Among other provisions, the order also prohibits the 18 states that accept absentee or mail-in ballots received after Election Day when they're postmarked on or before Election Day from counting those ballots.

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But a lifelong interest in stamps and postmarks seem to have led to him taking letters that caught his eye.

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It has earned the romantically-named village worldwide fame, with sweethearts from every continent - even Antarctica - paying to have the Lover postmark on their cards.

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