Date stamp
A stamp whose main content is a date, used to record when a document was received, paid or processed.
On a physical self-inking date stamp the date is set by rotating bands. On a digital one it can fill itself in at the moment the stamp is used.
A received stamp with a date and a time is what matters on a tender deadline or a court filing, where the hour decides whether something was in time.
Related terms
- Received stamp: A stamp marking that a document arrived, and when.
- Self-inking stamp: A rubber stamp with a built-in ink pad that re-inks the die after each impression.