Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.]
Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal
arrangements; postal authorities.
Postal card, or Post card, a card sold by the government
for transmission through the mails, at a lower rate of
postage than a sealed letter. The message is written on
one side of the card, and the direction on the other.
Postal money order. See Money order, under Money.
Postal note, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money
(in the United States less than five dollars under
existing law), issued from one post office and payable at
another specified office.
Postal Union, a union for postal purposes entered into by
the most important powers, or governments, which have
agreed to transport mail matter through their several
territories at a stipulated rate.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |