postmark

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Fourteen US states allow mail-in ballots to be tallied after the date of the election if they bear a postmark by Election Day.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

If you file on paper, you should ask for a postmark at the post-office counter or choose certified mail with a return receipt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

As with the implications of the postmark rule in domestic elections, it’s not immediately clear what impact any potential complications for overseas voters could have.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

But the Royal Mail has announced plans to mark England's win with a special postmark, which will be applied to stamped mail across the UK from Monday to Friday.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

“Any one a-them names on a postmark would bore me to death, jest like Commerce does. They say a Englishman come th’ew Harmony Grove in nineteen aught-one, sellin’ silverware.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns