postage stamp
Prepaid mailing label
A postage stamp is a small adhesive label affixed to mail indicating that postage has been paid.
Stamps typically display a monetary value and are issued by national postal services.
Collectors prize rare or historic stamps.
Figuratively, something the size of a postage stamp is tiny: Their backyard was about the size of a postage stamp.
One who gathers items
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- perforationHole punched through something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- cancellationVoiding of plans
mint · used · catalogue · hinge · gum · definitive · commemorative · block
Folded paper enclosure
- letterWritten symbol or message
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- deliveryConveyance of goods
address · mailbox · airmail · parcel · franking · sorting · carrier · mailing
Carving into hard surfaces
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- denominationNamed religious group
perforated · border · ink · printing · lithography · intaglio · color · miniature
Sticky plant secretion
- self-adhesiveBonds without separate glue
- lickableAble to be tongued
- peelOuter fruit layer
- affixWord-part modifier
stick · backing · pressure-sensitive · removable · permanent · attach · bond
Offering of respect
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- historicalOf documented times
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
celebration · centenary · legacy · remembrance · honoring · milestone · dedication · monument
collector
One who gathers items
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- perforationHole punched through something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
cancellation · mint · used · catalogue · hinge · gum · definitive · commemorative · block · sheet
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
- letterWritten symbol or message
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
delivery · address · mailbox · airmail · parcel · franking · sorting · carrier · mailing · shipment
engraving
Carving into hard surfaces
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- vignetteBrief evocative description
denomination · perforated · border · ink · printing · lithography · intaglio · color · miniature · artwork
gum
Sticky plant secretion
- self-adhesiveBonds without separate glue
- lickableAble to be tongued
- peelOuter fruit layer
affix · stick · backing · pressure-sensitive · removable · permanent · attach · bond
tribute
Offering of respect
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- historicalOf documented times
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
memorial · celebration · centenary · legacy · remembrance · honoring · milestone · dedication · monument · independence
- postal systempost office, mailbox, envelope, letter carrier, mail carrier
- postal itemspostcard, envelopes, envelope, postcards, letter
- Victorian inventionstelegraph, steam engine, phonograph, typewriter, light bulb
- postal termszip codes, ZIP, mailbox, letter carrier, certified
- British Inventionssteam engine, jet engine, spinning jenny, power loom, telephone
- collectiblesbaseball cards, rare coins, mementos, collectibles, collectible