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Definition of postmark - 4 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
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.

Postmark

Post"mark`\, n. The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival.

Postmark

Post"mark`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postmarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Postmarking.] To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel.
Language Translation for : postmark
Spanish: matasellos,
German: der Poststempel,
Japanese: 消印
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