post·mark
ˈpōs(t)-ˌmärk 
: an official postal marking on a piece of mail
specifically
: a mark showing the post office and date of mailing
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Verb
The package was postmarked 13 February.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Trump signed an executive order Monday that seeks to punish states that rely on the postmark date to count absentee or mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal races.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
As long as a mail ballot is postmarked by Election Day, state law allows county elections officials to count those that arrive within the following seven days.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
It’s considered timely if the postmark date is on or before the due date.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Trump signed an executive order Monday that seeks to punish states that rely on the postmark date to count absentee or mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal races.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
In Washington State, which votes nearly universally by mail, more than 250,000 ballots postmarked on time arrived after Election Day in the 2024 presidential election, according to data from the secretary of state’s office.
—Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
As long as a mail ballot is postmarked by Election Day, state law allows county elections officials to count those that arrive within the following seven days.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Postmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmark. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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