postmark

Plural: postmarks

Noun

• a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
• A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.

Verb

Verb Forms: postmarked, postmarking, postmarks

• To stamp mail with an official date and location mark.
• stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
• To apply a postmark on.

Examples

• The postal service will POSTMARK the letter, confirming its send date.

Synonyms

frank

Anagrams of postmark