postage currency
US (now historical )
noun
A paper currency of denominations less than a dollar, bearing a design depicting one or more postage stamps, which was issued during the American Civil War to replace the actual postage stamps then being used instead of lower denomination silver coin which was in short supply.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Chicago Tribune.
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