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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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postal stamp
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When a form is to be sent back by May 22, does the school need to have received it by then or is the postal stamp of the 22 good enough. [if I send it on the 22, the post stamp will have the date may 22, what is that called a postal stamp of the date?, the post office stamps each letter with the shipment day right?]
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When a form is to be sent back by May 22, does the school need to have received it by then or is the postal stamp of the 22 good enough. [if I send it on the 22, the post stamp will have the date may 22, what is that called a postal stamp of the date?, the post office stamps each letter with the shipment day right?]
Regards
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"Do you need to receive the letter by the 22nd or does it only need to be postmarked by the 22nd?"
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Shouldn't it be 'postmarked May 22nd.' or 'postmarked on May 22nd'?
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Both of your examples mean that May 22nd is the only acceptable postmark. If you finished your application early and sent it on the 21st, it would be postmarked on the 21st rather than the 22nd. "By the 22nd" means all of the days before and including the 22nd.
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