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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Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The carrier envelope must have a postmark showing it was mailed by 7:00 p.m. Tuesday.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Oct. 2024
Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
New York City allows mail-in ballots postmarked by primary day to be counted, so some outstanding ballots may be added to the total in the coming weeks.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 1 July 2025
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Noun
But all ballots received after election day require a postmark showing they were sent on or before that date, and that any ballot with a postmark after election day would not count.
—Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The carrier envelope must have a postmark showing it was mailed by 7:00 p.m. Tuesday.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
But ballots received after election day, in addition to being signed and dated by the voter, must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service indicating they were completed and dropped off on or before the final day of voting.
—Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
New York City allows mail-in ballots postmarked by primary day to be counted, so some outstanding ballots may be added to the total in the coming weeks.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 1 July 2025
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“Postmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmark. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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