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

Since Dec. 24, a postmark no longer shows the date you deposited a piece of mail with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

We can't be certain about the motivations involved, but the interesting postmark and wax seal on the document are thought to be what tempted the professor.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

A vintage postcard bearing a 1947 postmark, from the collection of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

I studied the envelope for a return address but found only a fading postmark that read Cairnholm Is.,

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs