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noun

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.

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Also called stamp.

Origin of postage stamp

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby postage stamp

post, postadrenalectomy syndrome, postage, postage due stamp, postage meter, postage stamp, postal, postal card, postal code, postal note, postal order

Origin of postage-stamp

First recorded in 1960–65

How to use postage stamp in a sentence

The M1 packs 16 billion transistors on a microprocessor the size of a large postage stamp.
The great chip crisis threatens the promise of Moore’s Law|Jeremy Hsu|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Forget those silly “games played with the ball”; they are far “too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.”
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Official Donetsk Republic business was log-jammed because the high command had only one stamp for documents and identity papers.
East Ukraine: Back in the USSR|Jamie Dettmer|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ad after ad I saw described Hagan as a “rubber stamp,” almost zombie-esque follower of Obama.
In North Carolina, GOP Overreach May Be More Unpopular Than Obama|Dean Obeidallah|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The stamp of authenticity can transform a painting without value to one worth millions.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes?|Tom Sykes|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“You must leave this house this moment,” she cried, with a stamp, with gleaming eyes and very pale.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
While she flitted into the next room to fetch a stamp, Mrs. Haughstone, her needles arrested in mid-air, looked steadily at Tom.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
It need not mention the sum to be paid for the land; it can be signed with a lead pencil: a stamp signature will suffice.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
They are all, however, marked by the stamp of genius, and give but little trouble to a well informed connoisseur.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce

British Dictionary definitions for postage stamp

postage stamp

noun

a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid

a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function

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