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postage stamp

1

noun

  1. a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid.


postage-stamp

2

[ poh-stij-stamp ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. of very small area or size:

    a postage-stamp bikini.

postage stamp

noun

  1. a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid
  2. a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of postage stamp1

First recorded in 1830–40

Origin of postage stamp2

First recorded in 1960–65
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Artist Corita Kent, the former Los Angeles nun whose colorful works include the immensely popular “LOVE” postage stamp, died in her Boston home Thursday after a six-month battle against cancer.

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The company said it would switch its focus to parcel deliveries and that any postage stamps bought this year or in 2024 could be refunded for a limited period in 2026.

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It is also smaller than other airports, such as nearby Dulles International Airport, with Mr Slack calling it a postage stamp.

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Rude gestures are rare on postage stamps, but Ukraine's best known stamp has one.

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The patch is a soft and stretchy device, about the size of a postage stamp, that adheres to the skin.

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