postmark

Example Sentences

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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

Legal and administrative systems have for decades treated a postmark as evidence of when an individual met a deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Officials pointed out the envelope bore a postmark from northern Virginia - noting that Epstein was detained in New York.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

A vintage postcard bearing a 1947 postmark, from the collection of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

The first card is almost complete, but I don’t see any sign of a postmark.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller