post·mark
ˈpōs(t)-ˌmärk 
: an official postal marking on a piece of mail
specifically
: a mark showing the post office and date of mailing
Examples of postmark in a Sentence
Verb
The package was postmarked 13 February.
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Ballots that come in by mail on Election Day and the week after must be opened, their signatures and postmarks verified, and counted.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Ballots that were mailed back are eligible to be counted so long as they were postmarked by Election Day (June 2) and received by the county elections office no later than a week after the election (June 9).
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
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Noun
Mail-in ballots with a June 2 election day postmark will continue to be accepted by county election officials through Tuesday.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Ballots that come in by mail on Election Day and the week after must be opened, their signatures and postmarks verified, and counted.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Verb
In California, mail-in ballots can arrive within seven days after election day and be counted, but they generally must be postmarked by election day.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Ballots that were mailed back are eligible to be counted so long as they were postmarked by Election Day (June 2) and received by the county elections office no later than a week after the election (June 9).
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
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“Postmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmark. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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