postmark
1 of 2noun
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
postmark
2 of 2verb
postmarked; postmarking; postmarks
transitive verb
: to put a postmark on
Example Sentences
Verb The package was postmarked 13 February.
Recent Examples on the Web
Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Its wrapping bears a postmark of May 11, 1965, and the sender and addressee are the same: Lewis Reed. New York Times, 6 June 2022 The outer envelope then carries a postmark from the post office and a timestamp delineating when counties received it. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 The bill prohibits the use of a U.S. Postal Service postmark as a way to verify when a ballot was mailed. David Pitt, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021 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 Al.com Staff, al, 17 June 2022 Six Democrats, 16 Republicans, two libertarians and 24 unaligned or independent candidates are smushed together on the same single-page ballot, which Alaskans need to postmark by Saturday. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 For voters who are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act, May 24 is the last day to postmark an absentee ballot. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022 Also, voters who are eligible to vote pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act will have until May 24 to postmark an absentee ballot. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2022 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 See More
Noun
The postmark was August 29, 2017, which worked out to be a day late. Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Its wrapping bears a postmark of May 11, 1965, and the sender and addressee are the same: Lewis Reed. New York Times, 6 June 2022 The outer envelope then carries a postmark from the post office and a timestamp delineating when counties received it. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 The bill prohibits the use of a U.S. Postal Service postmark as a way to verify when a ballot was mailed. David Pitt, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021 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 Verb
Voters eligible to vote pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act have until June 21, 2022 to postmark an absentee ballot. Al.com Staff, al, 17 June 2022 Six Democrats, 16 Republicans, two libertarians and 24 unaligned or independent candidates are smushed together on the same single-page ballot, which Alaskans need to postmark by Saturday. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 For voters who are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act, May 24 is the last day to postmark an absentee ballot. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022 Also, voters who are eligible to vote pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act will have until May 24 to postmark an absentee ballot. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2022 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 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1678, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1716, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
postmark
noun
post·mark ˈpōst-ˌmärk
: a mark put on a piece of mail especially for canceling the postage stamp