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Ostmark vs Postmark - What's the difference?

ostmark | postmark |

As nouns the difference between ostmark and postmark

is that ostmark is the currency unit of the former german democratic republic (aka gdr, ddr, east germany) until 1990, abbreviated ddm while postmark is a marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.

As a verb postmark is

to apply a postmark on.

ostmark

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.

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    postmark

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia postmark) (en noun)
  • A marking made by a postal service on a letter, package, postcard or the like, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, and often serving to cancel a postage stamp.
  • * 1920 , (Herman Cyril McNeile), Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
    • He looked at the mauve envelope doubtfully, and examined the postmark . "Where is Pudlington, James? and one might almost ask—why is Pudlington? No town has any right to such an offensive name."

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply a postmark on.