POSTMARK
postmark
(noun) a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
postmark, frank
(verb) stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
postmark (plural postmarks)
A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.
Verb
postmark (third-person singular simple present postmarks, present participle postmarking, simple past and past participle postmarked)
To apply a postmark on.
Source: Wiktionary
Post"mark`, n.
Definition: The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival.
Post"mark`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postmarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Postmarking.]
Definition: To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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