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Grammar : Verb
Spell : pohst-mahrk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk



Definition of postmark

Origin :
  • 1670s, from post (n.3) + mark (n.1). As a verb from 1716. Related: Postmarked; postmarking.
  • As in address : verb write directions for delivery
Example sentences :
  • A postmark is the stamp put on the outside of a letter at the office where it is posted.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various
  • It bore the Paris postmark: on it was drawn the route from Verdun to the frontier.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • There was no date and no address, but the postmark was Bradfield in the north of England.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • To my surprise I noticed that the stamp in the corner was English and the postmark "London."
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He glanced at the postmark, saw that it was Nantucket, and stuck the note behind the clock.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Rita had been receiving many letters with the New York postmark; but what of that?
  • Extract from : « Three Margarets » by Laura E. Richards
  • The crest on the paper, the postmark on the envelope, convinced him of its authenticity.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • On my return to our little house, they gave me a letter with the postmark of Saint-Germain.
  • Extract from : « Artists' Wives » by Alphonse Daudet
  • This communication was from my agent Sander, and bore the Brussels postmark.
  • Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • It consisted simply of a visiting-card, in an envelope with an English postmark.
  • Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton

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