semipostal

[sem-ee-pohs-tl, sem-ahy-]

sem·i·post·al

[sem-ee-pohs-tl, sem-ahy-] Philately.
noun
1.
a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
adjective
2.
noting or pertaining to such a stamp.

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Semipostal is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1925–30; semi- + postal
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semipostal (ˌsɛmɪˈpəʊstəl)
 
adj
chiefly (US) philately denoting stamps where all or part of the receipts from sale are given to some charitable cause

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