postal note

noun — 3 senses

postal note

noun
1

Historical A note of postal currency.

  • Since no two things are alike... there must be a difference between two postal notes.1862 December 14, The New York Times, page 3:
2

Australia, New Zealand Synonym of postal order.

  • In 1893 an inland and intercolonial parcels post was established and the postal-note system introduced [to New South Wales].1926, Australian Encyclopedia, volume II, page 318:
3

US, Historical A fixed-sum postal order issued by the USPS between 1945 and 1951.

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