Definition
A mark stamped on mail by the post office showing the date and location where it was mailed.
Etymology
Compound of 'post' (from Latin 'postis,' meaning 'to place') and 'mark.' This postal system innovation emerged in the 1600s-1700s as mail delivery became organized.
Kelly Says
Postmarks have become treasured by collectors and historians—a postmark tells you exactly when and where something was mailed, which is why old letters with rare postmarks can be worth thousands of dollars!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፖስት ማርክ
pos-t mar-k
ARالعربية
طوابع البريد
ta'we'at al-bu-rayd
BNবাংলা
ডাক টিকট
dak tik-at
CACatalà
segell postal
se-gel pos-tal
CSČeština
poštovní známka
poš-tovn-i znam-ka
DADansk
postmærke
post-mar-ke
DEDeutsch
Poststempel
post-stem-pel
ELΕλληνικά
σφραγίδα ταχυδρομείου
sfragidá takh-ydro-meiou
ESEspañol
matasellos
ma-ta-sel-los
FAفارسی
تمبر پست
tambar post
FISuomi
postimerkki
pos-ti-mer-kki
FRFrançais
timbre-poste
tim-br-post
GUGU
પોસ્ટ માર્ક
pos-t mark
HIहिन्दी
डाक टिकट
dak tik-at
IDBahasa Indonesia
perangko pos
perang-ko pos
ITItaliano
timbro postale
tim-bro pos-tale
KKKK
басшылық
bas-shy-lyk
KMKM
ស្លាក់ ប្រព័ន្ធ ទេ
slak post-th-th-e
MSBahasa Melayu
meter pos
me-ter pos
MYမြန်မာ
ပို့ဆောင်ရေး တံဆိပ်
po-sa-ung-ye ta-n-si-pet
NLNederlands
postzegel
post-ze-gel
NONorsk
postmerke
post-mer-ke
PLPolski
stempel pocztowy
stem-pel pocz-to-wy
PTPortuguês
carimbo postal
kar-im-bo pos-tal
RORomână
timbru poștal
tim-bru po-sh-tal
RUРусский
штамп почтовый
shtamp pochtovyy
SVSvenska
poststämpel
post-stem-pel
SWKiswahili
alama ya posta
alama ya pos-ta
TAதமிழ்
பதிவுச்சின்னம்
pathivu-chinnam
TEతెలుగు
పోస్టు మార్క్
pos-tu mark
THไทย
ตราประทับไปรษณีย์
tra-pra-tap pai-sarn-ee
TLTL
marka ng post
mark-a ng post
TRTürkçe
posta damgası
posta dam-ga-si
UKУкраїнська
поштові штамп
posht-ovi shtamp
URاردو
ڈاک ٹکٹ
dak tik-at
VITiếng Việt
dấu bưu điện
dau buu dien
YOYO
Ẹ̀kọ́ Ọ̀fẹ́
e-ko o-fe
ZUZU
umhlangano we-post
um-hlan-ga-no we-post