postmark
14
3.5
- noun
- /ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk/
:
matasellos
- She checked the postmark to see how long it took for the letter to arrive.
Examples
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The letter had a postmark from New York, indicating when it was sent.
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Dupine turned the sheet over and saw, from the postmark, that the letter was mailed two days after it was written.
Fiction book (1991) -
Maybe she was worried about the postmark on the letter.
Fiction book (1991) -
All we have to go on is a postmark.
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There was no return address, and the postmark was from Los Angeles.
Fiction book (1991) -
With regular mail, you can always tell where a message has come from by the postmark.
Academic text (2002) -
We received a note from Mandy with an Atlanta postmark, but no return address.
Fiction book (1996) -
According to the postmark, this letter was picked up in the Lincoln Park area sometime after 5pm.
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The package was tattered and stained, the postmark a month old.
Fiction book (2000) -
Several of the postcards were sent through the mail and included postmarks dating from 1906 to 1956.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
167
2.0
A sign or symbol used to identify something
73
1.0
A mark made by pressing or printing to show official approval
A stamp that shows the date something was made or checked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Postmark comes from two simple parts: post meaning 'mail', as in the post office, and mark meaning 'a sign'. It was the sign the post office put on a letter to show the date and place, which is exactly what a postmark is today.