| Subject | English | French |
| hobby, commun. | bear the postmark of the date of despatch/to | timbré de la date d'expédition/être |
| gen. | date of despatch | date d'envoi |
| market., tech. | date of dispatch stipulated | date d'expédition demandée |
| comp., MS, Canada | dispatch date | date de répartition (The date that a technician leaves a site to travel to the location of a service call) |