special delivery stamp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of special delivery stamp
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Example Sentences
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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
Next morning the passport arrived at San Francisco without 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
If the news is big, it is best to put a special delivery stamp on the envelop and wire the paper of the story by mail.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
"Perhaps you'd better put a special delivery stamp on it, too, Walter," she added, walking along with me.
From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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