postmark
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.
postmarks
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pluralof postmark.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof postmark (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
postmarknounan 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.
Example Sentences
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In Garfield County, in southeastern Washington, 19 ballots — nearly 1 in 10 cast — had late postmarks this year.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Postal Service earlier this year may result in later postmarks than you might expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
But a lifelong interest in stamps and postmarks seem to have led to him taking letters that caught his eye.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
States set their own election laws, and most rely on postmarks to determine if a vote was cast in time.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
I saw from the postmarks that the envelopes were organized chronologically, which means by date, and mailed from Dresden, Germany, which is where she came from.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
