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Stamp on a letter
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postmark
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And the barely legible postmark removed the last shred of doubt about who had sent it. ▪ But they could not find such a postmark . ▪ He hoped that the postmark might testify to his mobility and grit. ▪ I wanted to shriek, every ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing v. stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing [syn: frank ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, from post (n.3) + mark (n.1). As a verb from 1716. Related: Postmarked ; postmarking .
Usage examples of postmark.
In the midst of these multifarious and weighty occupations I received a packet with the Strasburg postmark at the time the Empress was in that city.
It was postmarked again in Dublin as a backstamp, and then got stamped at London and Boulogne before arriving in Bordeaux.
I had to read the article quickly, since Griffith was obviously growing impatient: Like the letter first disclosed by the Oregonian last week, the one received yesterday arrived in an unremarkable white envelope bearing a Roseburg postmark.
It states that overseas absentee ballots can only be counted if they were cast and signed on or before election day, and mailed and postmarked from another country by election day.
According to the postmark, all of the letters had been posted after Allison's death.
Instead of remitting the money as modestly requested, the recipient of one of these choice douceurs, a lady residing in the interior of Pennsylvania, sent the letter to the mayor of the town where it was dated and postmarked, who in turn handed it over to special agent T.
Under crumpled wads of used tissue I found a letter in an airmail envelope postmarked in Bridgeton, Illinois, a week ago and addressed to Mrs Helen Haggerty.
Under crumpled wads of used tissue I found a letter in an airmail envelope postmarked in Bridgeton, Illinois, a week ago and addressed to Mrs.
It was, he saw, an air mail sheet and was postmarked London and the return address bore a name that was unfamiliar to him.
It was, he saw, an air mail sheet and was postmarked London  .
Postmarks and locations in close proximity to theaters, music halls, art galleries, and places of possible business or personal interest to Sicken include Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Charing Cross, Battersea (near Whistler's studio), Regent Street North, Mayfair, Paddington (where Paddington Station is located), York Street (near Paddington), Islington (where St.
He would have to take Killian's word that his location, as revealed by postmarks or return addresses, would not be revealed to McCone and his bird dogs by the Games Authority.
It was handwritten, postmarked Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, and it wasn't signed.
Again, she glanced at the strangest things of all: the fresh postmark and POSTAGE DUE stamp, showing the letter had been mailed from Escalante, Utah, only five weeks before.
He created investigative chaos with his baffling varieties of papers, pens, paints, postmarks, and disguised handwritings, and by his constant moving about without leaving a trail through diaries, calendars, or dates on most of his letters and work.