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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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Any ballot with a postmark verifying it was sent by Election Day can be accepted and processed during this period.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Mail-in ballots can be counted 15 days before Election Day, which could lead to quicker results than in 2020, but a state law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received by Nov. 9 could elongate the process.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Ballots that show up through Friday are assumed to be valid, even without a proper postmark.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Any ballot with a postmark verifying it was sent by Election Day can be accepted and processed during this period.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Over Late Absentee Ballots The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day or three days later.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Mail-in ballots can be counted 15 days before Election Day, which could lead to quicker results than in 2020, but a state law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received by Nov. 9 could elongate the process.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Postmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmark. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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