Examples of postmark in a Sentence

Verb The package was postmarked 13 February.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The thick envelope bearing a Spanish postmark immediately struck Bishop as odd. — Matt Reynolds, Wired, 23 Feb. 2022 Mail ballots that arrived three days late would be valid, even without a postmark. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2021 Every December, post office workers in the small Wood County village (population 433) hand stamp 10,000 cards with a special Christmas postmark that features Rudolph and is designed by local schoolchildren. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2021 The mailers carry the postmark and approval from the Ohio Democratic Party, which gets a discount on bulk mailing. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2021 This special picture postmark has been offered every Christmas season since 1983. — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2021 Johnson said the envelope had a Sacramento postmark, and the return address was the Statehouse in Boise. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021 Ballots that arrive in the mail up to seven days after an election would be counted, unless their postmark showed that they were mailed after Election Day. — oregonlive, 24 June 2021 Where ballots received after Election Day are counted, a legible postmark from that day is generally required. — Star Tribune, 7 Sep. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb So far, turnout has been anemic, but that could change because voters have until election day to postmark their ballots. — Gillian Flaccus, ajc, 13 May 2022 Officials said voters who wait until the last day should use a ballot dropbox — available at select locations — or walk into a post office and ask the postmaster to hand-postmark their ballot. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2022 However, a Postal Service spokesperson said there’s been a longstanding policy to postmark election mail, regardless of the type of postage on it, specifically because so many election laws rely on them. — Jeremy Hsieh, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2022 Deadline to postmark a letter for the program is Friday, Dec. 10. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2021 Those who wish to object must postmark their letters by July 28, 2021. — al, 27 Apr. 2021 The Postal Service says its policy is to postmark all ballots mailed by voters, whether they are prepaid by election officials or mailed with a stamp affixed by the voter. — A Wall Street Journal Roundup, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020 Voters had until Monday to postmark their ballots and mail them in. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020 Part of the issue is that while the Postal Service usually doesn’t postmark prepaid envelopes, ballots are an exception. — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020 See More

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