postmark

Example Sentences

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If mailing your ballot on election day, officials say to get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside the post office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Make sure to see the envelope handstamped with the postmark instead of tossing the letter in the mailbox, O’Saben added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

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

Legal and administrative systems have for decades treated a postmark as evidence of when an individual met a deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

As she returns to her office, she realizes there’s no stamp or postmark on the new envelope, worries that the professor will suspect something.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri