cinderella stamp

English

Etymology

Named after Cinderella, a folk-tale underdog heroine who was treated as inferior within her family. Cinderella stamps similarly were considered inferior to postage stamps.

Noun

cinderella stamp (plural cinderella stamps)

1. A label resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration.

Synonyms

• cinderella, Cinderella

Translations

label resembling a postage stamp

• Spanish: viñeta (es) f