postmark

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For applications mailed in, as long as the postmark is not after the rate was in effect, they will honor the rate / APY.

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  1. noun An official mark printed over a postage stamp, especially one that cancels the stamp and records the date and place of mailing.
  2. transitive verb To stamp with such a mark.

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  • He turned his attention to the postmark, and the bewildered expression upon his young face became one of blank astonishment. —  Look to the Lady (The Gyrth Chalice Mystery) - Margery Allingham - Campion 03
  • For applications mailed in, as long as the postmark is not after the rate was in effect, they will honor the rate / APY. —  pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
  • But when she perceived an attractive little envelope in her mail that evening, and when she saw upon examination that the postmark was Princeton, she experienced an even greater thrill of anticipation The envelope proved to contain an invitation from John Hadley for his club dance at Princeton. —  The Girl Scouts' Good Turn
  • Marjorie looked immediately for the postmark, and was disappointed to find it again Trenton, and not New York We are going to hike to Princeton next Saturday," she wrote, "and perhaps go through the college. —  The Girl Scouts' Good Turn
  • Perhaps a Manila postmark was cut out and bestowed on Mrs. Murphy, who tucked it away in a cracked cup and displayed it on occasions to a visitor; or maybe the letter heading from a Genoa hotel was given to Mrs. O'Dowd and furnished her with conversation for a week. —  Carl and the Cotton Gin
 

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/ˈpoʊstmɑrk/
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