postmarking
Canceling a stamp
Postmarking is the act of stamping mail with an official mark showing the date and place of mailing.
Post offices postmark letters to cancel stamps and verify when items entered the postal system.
The postmark serves as proof of mailing date, which matters for tax deadlines, legal filings, and contest entries: The IRS accepts returns postmarked by April 15.
Voiding of plans
- stampMark-making device
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- mailbagSack for letters
- sortingArranging into sequence
post office · clerk · ink · franking · date stamp · mail processing · dispatch · outgoing
Written symbol or message
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- addressSpeak to formally
- senderOne who dispatches
- recipientOne who receives something
mailing · dispatch · outgoing mail · correspondence · mailbox · letterbox · delivery · zipcode
Confirming genuine identity
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- proofDemonstration of truth
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
validation · legality · compliance · official · deadline · expiry · legal evidence · contest entry
Gathering items over time
- stamp collectingAcquiring postal adhesives systematically
- commemorativeHonoring past events
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- albumUnified collection of recordings
cancellation
Voiding of plans
sorting · post office · clerk · ink · franking · date stamp · mail processing · dispatch · outgoing · incoming
letter
Written symbol or message
recipient · mailing · dispatch · outgoing mail · correspondence · mailbox · letterbox · delivery · zipcode · return address
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- proofDemonstration of truth
timestamp · validation · legality · compliance · official · deadline · expiry · legal evidence · contest entry · tax filing
collecting
Gathering items over time
- stamp collectingAcquiring postal adhesives systematically
- commemorativeHonoring past events
- auctionCompetitive public sale
postmarkingreceiving
Acquiring what's sent
delivering · unsealing · opening · collecting · sorting
postmarkingsealing
Making impermeable
addressing · stamping · private · personal · handwriting
postmarkinghand-delivering
Conveying by personal transport
unmarked · unstamped · unofficial · private
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