What is Plate block?
[[File:Stamp US 1895 2c type 3 plate strip.jpg|thumb|[[USA]], 1895 issue]] A '''plate 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. Sometimes the plate numbers appear in the stamps themselves, but the more common practice is to include the number in the margin of each sheet, frequently alongside the name of the printer. ==Related pages== * [[Plating (stamps)]] * [[Postage stamp block]] == Other websites == * {{commonscat-inline}} [[Category:Postage stamps]]