post·mark
ˈpōs(t)-ˌmärk 
: an official postal marking on a piece of mail
specifically
: a mark showing the post office and date of mailing
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Verb
The package was postmarked 13 February.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Case in point: In a blow to the Republican party, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday that state officials can count mail-in ballots without postmarks received up to three days after Election Day.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Most of the undecided House races are in California, where state law requires mail ballots to be postmarked by Election Day and received by county elections offices up to seven days after the election, so many are still being counted.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The carrier envelope must have a postmark showing it was mailed by 7 p.m. Tuesday.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Case in point: In a blow to the Republican party, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday that state officials can count mail-in ballots without postmarks received up to three days after Election Day.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
There are, however, about 6,000 outstanding military and overseas ballots that will be added to the unofficial results if they are postmarked by Election Day and received by Nov. 12, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Wednesday during a news conference in Detroit.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Most of the undecided House races are in California, where state law requires mail ballots to be postmarked by Election Day and received by county elections offices up to seven days after the election, so many are still being counted.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Postmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmark. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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