postage stamp
postage stamp
Definition
postage stamp
noun
a government stamp to be put on a letter or package as a sign that the postage has been prepaid: it is either a small, printed, gummed label or a design imprinted on an envelope, postal card, etc.
postage stamp
Usage Examples
Possessives
- world: The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was sent from the building the museum now occupies.
Converse of object
- use: Used postage stamps are still required for help with fundraising.
- see: So as you can see the proverbial postage stamp covered more than half the entry.
Adjective modifier
- first: The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was sent from the building the museum now occupies.
- commemorative: Lectures, film shows, exhibitions, expeditions, books and even commemorative postage stamps will all provide reminders of our adventurous past.
- British: If you are unable to purchase British postage stamps please enclose two International Reply Coupons with your self addressed envelope.
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