franked mail

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noun

official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials.Compare frank¹ (defs. 6-9).

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Origin of franked mail

First recorded in 1925–30

“We went on to Tramp…He was the most hideous dancer I had ever seen,” she tells the Mail.
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He said the video was “a promotional thing” that he received in the mail at his church office.
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I knew because I rifled through his mail that terrible October morning.
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Hitchcock arrives about ten o'clock, reads his mail, and answers the few phone calls he gets.
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“For the record, I do not believe unions belong in government—including the police force,” Sherk said in an e-mail.
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So it went, the time passed, and he could scarcely wait until the stage reached the little town where he now received his mail.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Under it the preachers sometimes paused on their return from the postoffice where they received their mail every afternoon.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
As soon as he has been appointed it is the duty of the referee to notify him in person or by mail of his appointment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
"I received this letter by the afternoon mail," said Mr. Carr, taking one from the safe enclosure of his pocket-book.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mail matter may be carried by private persons, but this is limited to special trips.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles