postmarking

Meanings

• noun

  The mark or stamp indicating the place and date of mailing of a letter or a postal package.

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Variants

List of all variants of postmarking that leads to same result
postmark , postmarked , postmarking , postmarks

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old French word 'poste' meaning 'station' and the Middle English word 'marken' meaning 'to mark'.

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Trivia

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1. Postmarking was first used in the United States in the late 1800s.

2. Postmarking is used by collectors of stamps and postal history to determine the origin and date of a letter or a postcard.

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Related Concepts

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1. mail: The physical delivery of letters, packages, or documents through a postal service.

2. postage: The charge paid to send a letter or a package through the postal service.

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Culture

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Postmarking is an essential part of the postal system, providing proof of mailing and helping to trace the movement of mail. In literature, postmarking has been used metaphorically to represent the passage of time or the origin of a letter.

How to Memorize "postmarking"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a letter being sent through the mail with a postmark indicating the place and date of mailing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the image of a stamp or a postmark with the word 'postmarking'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'postmarking' is 'a postal mark'.

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