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a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
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plate block
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plate block — The block rows of postage stamps, two rows wide, in a pane next to the selvage that contains the number(s) of the plate(s) used to print the stamps. Generally a block of four stamps, it may be larger if the pane of stamps includes more than four… … Glossary of postal terms
plate block — n. Philately a block of postage stamps with a serial number (plate number) in the margin … English World dictionary
Plate block — A plate block, or plate number block is a block of postage stamps that includes the part of the sheet margin with the serial number of the printing plate(s) used to print the stamps.The numbering of printing plates has long been a part of quality … Wikipedia
plate block — noun : a plate number block * * * Philately. a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet. * * * plate block, Philately. a group of four or more connected stamps with… … Useful english dictionary
plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… … Universalium
Block — (bl[o^]k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. {Block}, v. t., {Blockade}, and see {Lock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Block printing — Block Block (bl[o^]k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. {Block}, v. t., {Blockade}, and see {Lock}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Block system — Block Block (bl[o^]k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. {Block}, v. t., {Blockade}, and see {Lock}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Block Block — Éditeur Capcom Développeur Capcom Date de sortie … Wikipédia en Français
Tubular-plate block — Оправка для закрепления трубчатого стереотипа … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
