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plate block

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noun

Philately.

  1. 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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The plate block has changed hands several times since then, most recently when Weitzman acquired it in 2014.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

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