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All About the Hobby of
Philately
(Stamp
Collecting) |
Types of Collections: Plate
Blocks
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A Plate Block is a block of stamps (usually 4 or 6) with the attached portion
of the sheet margin bearing the plate number as illustrated on the left. A plate
number is an index number that is engraved in a plate from which the stamps are
printed and is used to keep track of the plates. It is usually found on one of
the corner margins.
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Collectors that specialize in coil stamps, collect Plate Number
Coils, (PNC), which is a strip of 3 or 5 coil stamps containing the
plate number below the center stamp.
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