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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.]
     Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal
     arrangements; postal authorities.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Postal card}, or {Post card}, a card used for transmission


        of messages through the mails, at a lower rate of postage
        than a sealed letter; also called {postcard}. Such cards
        are sold by the government with postage already paid, or
        by private vendors without a postage stamp. The message is
        written on one side of the card, and the address 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  postal
       adj : of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal
             delivery"

















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