postmark
Example Sentences
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Why would there be letters postmarked from the front of a war Theo never fought in?
From Literature
She doesn’t quite understand how postmarks work—I don’t really, either—but I give my best explanation.
From Literature
“Mum must have put the mail under your door. Interesting. This is postmarked just yesterday. And it’s addressed to you, not Jakob,” says Colin.
From Literature
Postal Service postmarking procedures mean that if you drop your return in a mailbox on or shortly before Tax Day, April 15, you can’t count on having it postmarked that day.
My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
