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Definition of postmark
: an official postal marking on a piece of mail; specifically : a mark showing the post office and date of mailing
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Recent Examples of postmark from the Web
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The Augusta postmark helped investigators track the leak back to her, prosecutors wrote.
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If the bomber was a Slav, that could also be a clue to his location: Brussel flicked through the postmarks, noting that most of the letters were mailed in Westchester, the county immediately north of the city.
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The letter was mailed April 20 and has a Denver postmark.
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The grocery chain will send them to the Loveland Post Office in time to get the world-famous Loveland postmark.
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American Express was always the first stop, and the letters could then be ordered by postmark date, each letter read and reread and then tucked into our backpacks.
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First Known Use of postmark
1678
Other Postal Terms
postmark
Definition of postmark
transitive verb
: to put a postmark on
Examples of postmark in a Sentence
The package was postmarked 13 February.
Recent Examples of postmark from the Web
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It is postmarked August 15, 1938, some two months after my parents were married.
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The packages bore return addresses in Florida or Brooklyn, N.Y., but were postmarked from California.
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Residents wishing their payment to be marked as on time should complete or postmark payment on or before August 1, 2017.
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Payments must be made or postmarked by June 30 to avoid the extra penalty.
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Candidates had until 5 p.m. Monday to send their letter of intent to Pyles, who said Tuesday, there was a possibility that applications could still arrive in the mail, if they were postmarked by the 5 p.m. June 19 deadline.
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Bills must be postmarked by June 30 to avoid the additional penalty.
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The Reporter told the Contractor that the Reporter had received the documents through the mail, and they were postmarked 'Augusta. Georgia.'
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In fact, the two Riverside properties were gone already, knocked down a day before the letter was written, two before it was postmarked.
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First Known Use of postmark
1716
Other Postal Terms
POSTMARK Defined for English Language Learners
postmark
playDefinition of postmark for English Language Learners
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: a mark placed over the stamp on a piece of mail that shows when the mail was sent and where it was sent from and that makes it impossible to use the stamp again
postmark
Definition of postmark for English Language Learners
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: to put a postmark on (something)
POSTMARK Defined for Kids
postmark
playDefinition of postmark for Students
: a mark put on a piece of mail especially for canceling the postage stamp
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