special delivery stamp

American  

noun

1. a stamp of special design, having a value indicating an extra fee in addition to the regular postage, and affixed to an item of mail to ensure its special delivery.

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Etymology

Origin of special delivery stamp

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

Next morning the passport arrived at San Francisco without a special delivery stamp.

From Time Magazine Archive

A tiny Contax camera looking like a child's harmonica, with a rapid-fire F 1.3 lens had turned them out the size of a special delivery stamp.

From Time Magazine Archive

It had a special delivery stamp on it to indicate the desire of the sender for haste, and after reading, Walter rushed over to his father who was helping Masters hitch up the traces.

From The High Calling by Sheldon, Charles Monroe

He put it in the mail, with a special delivery stamp, and watched the endless hours creep by.

From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane

Then, as though he could hurry the trains East, he put a special delivery stamp on it.

From The Breaking Point by Rinehart, Mary Roberts