Editing Postmark (section)

== Delivery postmarks ==
[[File:Delivery postmark from China Post in Beijing, China on 2024-05-29.jpg|thumb|China Post "delivery postmark" in Beijing, China, on 29 May 2024]]
[[File:Posting postmark from China Post in Shanghai, China on 2024-01-27.jpg|thumb|China Post "posting postmark" in Shanghai, China, on 27 January 2024]]
[[China Post]] distinguishes delivery postmarks from posting postmarks. When a letter or a postcard is accepted into the care of a postal service, a black postmark is applied on the postage stamp, known as the "posting postmark" ({{lang-zh|收寄日戳}}). When a letter or a postcard is delivered, a red postmark is applied on the back side of the envelope or a blank region of the postcard, known as the "delivery postmark" ({{lang-zh|投递日戳}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/471136729_121124710 | title=中国邮政印发《邮政日戳管理办法》（试行） | date=2021-06-08|website=Sohu|url-status=live|language=zh-hans|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121194105/https://www.sohu.com/a/471136729_121124710 |archive-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>