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A plate refers to the printing plate used in the press to make the stamp. The number is printed in the margins of a sheet. Collectors like to have four or six stamps with the margin intact and including the plate number. The post office uses the numbers to inventory the plates and fix errors.
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What is a plate 77 penny red stamp?
Plate 77 is a rare victorian postage stamp
First image on a postage stamp?
The One Penny Black had a silhouette of Queen Victoria on it.
What is the cost of a postage stamp in 2001?
What was the cost of a postage stamp in 2001
What weighs 100 grams a postage stamp an apple or a cat?
postage stamp
What does the letters at the bottom of a postage stamp mean?
That will depend on the stamp and the country it is from. Sometimes it is the engraver's name. It could be a plate number. It might even be the name of the printing company.
How much did a postage stamp cost in-2016?
how much did a postage stamp cost in 2016
How much was a postage stamp in 1993?
the postage stamp had cost $00.32 in the year 1993
What is the cost of a postage stamp?
The current cost of a US postage stamp is 44 cents
How much does 1 stamp cost?
It is in various rates, stamps will cost either a few cents to a few dollars. about 42 cents a post stamp
Has Lauren Mitchell appeared on a postage stamp?
no lauren mitchell has not yet appeared on a postage stamp
Who should be on a postage stamp?
Bill Gates should be on an postage stamp.
How much is a postage stamp in 2018?
A first class postage stamp is $0.50 or 50 cents.
