postmark

[ pohst-mahrk ]

/ ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk /

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noun

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)

to stamp with a postmark.

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Origin of postmark

First recorded in 1670–80; post³ + mark¹

How to use postmark in a sentence

In some states, those in service have different rules on required postmarks and deadlines.
Voter intimidation, Russian influence, refusal to accept results: What could go wrong on Election Night|Nicole Goodkind|November 2, 2020|Fortune
Processing facilities are authorized to sort and postmark ballots at local post offices rather than sending them to regional processing plants, the memo states.
Millions of mail ballots have not been returned as window closes for Postal Service delivery|Derek Hawkins, Jacob Bogage|October 28, 2020|Washington Post
Today, more than a dozen states allow mail-in ballots to be counted if they arrive after Election Day, as long as they were sent on time and have the postmark to prove it.
How Wisconsin’s slowed-down mail could decide the election|Bobbie Johnson|October 27, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Eight states, for instance, have switched from a receipt deadline for mail ballots to a postmark deadline, ensuring that most ballots put in the mail by the deadline will not be rejected for being late.
Why Rejected Ballots Could Be A Big Problem In 2020|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|October 13, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

Republicans are also planning to wage a massive post-Election Day legal battle to challenge ballots that are missing witness signatures, or an outer envelope, or that arrive with no postmark.
Early surge of Democratic mail voting sparks worry inside GOP|Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey|September 29, 2020|Washington Post
Postmarked March 27, 2014 from Birmingham, Alabama Dear Jose: ….
Life as an Undocumented Immigrant|Jose Antonio Vargas|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All ballots need to have been postmarked by August 24th, Election Day.
Alaska's Murkowski Is Finished|Shushannah Walshe|August 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
All ballots must be postmarked by August 24th, Election Day.
Alaska GOP Civil War|Shushannah Walshe|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In both cases, the ballots must have been postmarked by August 24th, Election Day.
Palin Foe Mulls Third-Party Run|Shushannah Walshe|August 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was postmarked Maine, and he passed it over to his employer in silence.
The Opened Shutters|Clara Louise Burnham
There was a satisfying amount of mail to take back to camp, and among the letters was one addressed to Grace and postmarked Town.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis
It was a very plain envelope and quite unaccountably it was postmarked from the station near the mouth of Shoulder-blade creek.
A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck
This letter will probably be postmarked Sweden but that does not mean I am there.
Molly Brown of Kentucky|Nell Speed
There were a number of letters for him, but the one he opened first bore a foreign stamp, and was postmarked "Napoli."
David Harum|Edward Noyes Westcott

British Dictionary definitions for postmark

postmark

/ (ˈpəʊstˌmɑːk) /

noun

any mark stamped on mail by postal officials, such as a simple obliteration, date mark, or indication of routeSee also cancellation

verb

(tr) to put such a mark on mail

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