post·age-stamp
ˈpō-stij-ˌstamp 
: suggesting a postage stamp in size : very small
postage-stamp yards
: a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Rachel Barber, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
The Northern California Postal Customer Council also used the opportunity to unveil its 2024 horse postage stamp.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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Adjective
This postage-stamp isle, with its scenic coastal routes and quaint fishing villages, is best known as the dreamy setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Noun
It was featured on a postage stamp that raised more than $10 million for victims of Sept. 11.
—Rachel Barber, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
The Northern California Postal Customer Council also used the opportunity to unveil its 2024 horse postage stamp.
—Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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“Postage-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage-stamp. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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