postmarked

Officially stamped sent

Postmarked describes mail that has been stamped by the postal service with an official mark showing the date and place of mailing: The letter was postmarked Chicago, December 3rd.

The postmark proves when something was sent, which matters for deadlines: Applications must be postmarked by Friday.

postal

envelope

Folded paper enclosure

mailbox · postbox · letter · correspondence · parcel · package · sender · recipient · address · delivery

philately

collection

Gathered set of items

philatelist · cachet · album · cancellation · souvenir · rare · mint · hinged · watermark · denomination

dated

timestamp

Recorded moment identifier

era · vintage · bygone · period · nostalgia · memories · reminiscence · heritage · time-stamped · traceable

official

certified

Officially declared valid

registry · document · verification · proof · legal · authorization · signature · bureaucracy · government · registered

travel

postcard

Mailable picture souvenir

foreign · exotic · correspondence · memento · journey · vacation · tourist · sightseeing · hometown · locale

Opposites
postal processing status

postmarkedunstamped

Without postal marking

unmailed · unsent · unprocessed · hand-delivered · undelivered

delivery trajectory

postmarkedreturned

Went back again

undelivered · undeliverable · refused · rejected · lost in transit

Family

postmark, postmarks, postmarking

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G