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Definition of postmark - 2 dictionary results

post⋅mark

[pohst-mahrk]
–noun
1. an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
–verb (used with object)
2. to stamp with a postmark.

Origin:
1670–80; post 3 + mark 1
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post·mark   (pōst'märk')   
n.  An official mark printed over a postage stamp, especially one that cancels the stamp and records the date and place of mailing.
tr.v.   post·marked, post·mark·ing, post·marks
To stamp with such a mark.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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