postage stamp
noun
: a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage
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Paintings and engravings were reproduced on china plates and on postage stamps in the 1920s.
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 May 2026
Unprosecuted crimes against the public — such as the widespread sale of 78-cent postage stamps for 19 cents to 59 cents, rolls of 100, counterfeits all, for years online.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bessie Coleman Drive at O’Hare International Airport is named in her honor and a postage stamp featuring her image was released in 1995.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Another clerk fetched the postage stamps from customer service, saving me a trip.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 May 2026
Unprosecuted crimes against the public — such as the widespread sale of 78-cent postage stamps for 19 cents to 59 cents, rolls of 100, counterfeits all, for years online.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bessie Coleman Drive at O’Hare International Airport is named in her honor and a postage stamp featuring her image was released in 1995.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Another clerk fetched the postage stamps from customer service, saving me a trip.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Postage stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage%20stamp. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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