postmark
A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where…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.
» This letter has a Paris postmark.
Dieser Brief trägt den Stempel von Paris. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
На этом письме парижская марка. — Wezel
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1 sensesA 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.
Poststempel
почто́вый ште́мпельpočtóvyj štɛ́mpelʹ
пошто́вий ште́мпельpoštóvyj štémpelʹ
- a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
Examples
6 sentencesThis letter has a Paris postmark.
ruНа этом письме парижская марка. — Wezel
deDieser Brief trägt den Stempel von Paris. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My pastime is collecting foreign postmarks.
The postmark indicates that this letter was mailed a week ago.
Dan's letter was postmarked London.
The letter was postmarked Boston.
Translations
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Origin
Compound of post + mark.Compound of post + mark.
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