postmark
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Many post offices no longer postmark mail the same day it is received because of adjustments to transportation operations at the United States Postal Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“If the postmark is not the same as the city and state of the ‘supposed’ issuing bank, it might be an indication the check is fake.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Tickets go on sale on Friday and are restricted to people with a Bolton postmark.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Fourteen US states allow mail-in ballots to be tallied after the date of the election if they bear a postmark by Election Day.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
The first card is almost complete, but I don’t see any sign of a postmark.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Postal Service earlier this year may result in later postmarks than you might expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
But a lifelong interest in stamps and postmarks seem to have led to him taking letters that caught his eye.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
States set their own election laws, and most rely on postmarks to determine if a vote was cast in time.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Two months ago, the state’s highest court nonetheless yelled abracadabra and changed the deadline to Nov. 6, while making postmarks optional.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
She doesn’t quite understand how postmarks work—I don’t really, either—but I give my best explanation.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
His attorneys, however, note that the envelopes were postmarked in Jackson, Miss., not Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In California, mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day are legally counted as they arrive in the days following.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
This delayed overtaking of Pratt by Raman was largely expected, because California’s vote-by-mail system accepts ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seven days of the election.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before election day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, must still be counted, the California secretary of state said.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
He checked the envelope: it was postmarked in Paris.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
It says customers use postmarking for their own purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Communities located outside the circles are affected by the postmarking change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
Most postmarking takes place in Anchorage, a day or more away by mail from most of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
First of all, there’s a difference in messaging between mailing and postmarking.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2020
“It’s very unfortunate that the Postal Service was unable to fully carry out what they have acknowledged was their responsibility in postmarking the mail,” said state board of elections spokesman John Conklin.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2020
