postmark
postmark
Definition
post·mark (pōst′märk′)
noun
a post-office mark stamped on a piece of mail, canceling the postage stamp and recording the date and place of sending or receiving
transitive verb
to stamp with a postmark
postmark
Usage Examples
Object
- original: Balliol, original postmarked 30 Oct 1864, [ 1 leaf ] .
- application: The fee will not be charged for applications postmarked in July.
- entry: Entries postmarked later than 30 November 2004 will not be accepted.
- postcard: The Queen Square branch, shown in a detail from a postcard postmarked 1910.
- day: A tie: both bids were postmarked the same day in their respective cities of origin and received here the same day!
Converse of object
- bear: This bears a postmark which reads Infantry Brigade, Post Office, New Zealand Division, 20 June 1915.
- date: The envelope is franked from Southend-on-Sea October 27 09 and has a Bishopâs Stortford postmark also dated Oct 27 09 on the rear.
- use: A selection of illustrated postmarks used in the USA early in the new millenium.
Preposition: within
- day: Request must be postmarked within 30 days from date of purchase.
Adjective modifier
- original: Paris, 18 Apr 1848 [ year from original postmark ] , [ 1 leaf ] .
- special: Active in founding the first PCGB, Manchester 1909, for which he obtained special postmark from Postmaster-General.
- early: The earliest postmark that I have seen on one of these cards is 1942; the latest is 1961.
- legible: Dates for registration will be considered to be met assuming that legible postmarks are on or before the dates and airmail is used.
- commemorative: This comprised of Postal Stationery canceled by commemorative postmarks of the General Government.
- unusual: Interested in thematics, Switzerland, Scandinavia, and unusual postmarks.
Preposition: on
- envelope: Postal Applications Normally the postmark on the envelope would ascertain the date the application was submitted.
Modifies a noun
- date: This will be on a first come first served basis, based on the postmark date on your envelope.
- deadline: The postmark entry deadline was Tuesday, September 12th.
Preposition: of
- letter: The book will be kept for collection for 5 working days from the postmark of the letter or date of the email.
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