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

Officials pointed out the envelope bore a postmark from northern Virginia - noting that Epstein was detained in New York.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

If so, the love letter had a postmark from L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

When the envelope with an Oakland, California, postmark arrived, I opened it and gave Vonetta her letter and Fern hers.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia