vintage postage stamp
- noun
- /ˈvɪn.tɪdʒ ˈpoʊ.stɪdʒ stæmp/
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sello postal vintage
- He carefully removed a vintage postage stamp from an old envelope.
Examples
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Collectors gathered to exchange rare vintage postage stamps at the annual fair.
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She displayed her most valuable vintage postage stamp in a glass-covered case.
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She collects vintage postage stamps from around the world.
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He found a rare vintage postage stamp at the flea market.
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Collectors gathered to exchange rare vintage postage stamps at the annual fair.
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He found a rare vintage postage stamp at the flea market.
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She displayed her most valuable vintage postage stamp in a glass-covered case.
Synonyms
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5.6
An object made long ago and valued for its age or beauty
How Rare
2
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a postage stamp that is old/collectible' is directly and compositionally derived from 'vintage' (from an earlier period) modifying 'postage stamp' (a stamp showing payment). This simple adjective + noun construction is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Vintage postage stamp uses the word vintage, from old wine talk about a good year's grapes, which came to mean 'from a past time'. So a vintage postage stamp is an old postage stamp that collectors keep because it is rare and worth a lot.