1. canceled or stamped in advance, especially referring to postage stamps that are canceled before being affixed to mail
Usage: postal terminology

Examples

• The bulk mail used precanceled stamps to speed up processing.
• Precanceled postage eliminates the need for postal workers to cancel each piece individually.
• The company purchased precanceled envelopes for their mass mailing campaign.
• Precanceled stamps cannot be reused since they are already marked as used.
• The post office offers precanceled stamps at a discount for large volume mailers.
• All the newsletters were sent with precanceled postage to save time.