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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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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
Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Tennessee's splendor will be on display in a new postage stamp coming in 2025.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
At 5-foot-6, the 34-year-old is the postage-stamp sized poster child for little guys.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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
In 1989, a U.S. postage stamp marked the 100th anniversary of his birth; schools and streets bear his name, and then there’s the Pullman National Historical Park — a National Parks Service historic site.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Tennessee's splendor will be on display in a new postage stamp coming in 2025.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Postage-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage-stamp. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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