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postmark Definition

post·mark (pōstmärk′)

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.