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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

• block — [bläk] n. [ME blokke < OFr bloc & MDu block < IE * bhlugo < base * bhel , a thick plank, beam > BALK, Gr phalanx, L fulcrum] 1. any large, solid piece of wood, stone, or metal, often with flat surfaces 2. a blocklike stand or platform …   English World dictionary

• block — /blɒk / (say blok) noun 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane or approximately plane faces. 2. a child s building brick. 3. a mould or piece on which something is shaped or kept in shape, as a hat block. 4. one of… …  

• block — blockable, adj. /blok/, n. 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. 2. a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.: a wall made of concrete blocks. 3. one of a set of cube… …   Universalium

• block — [[t]blɒk[/t]] n. 1) bui a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usu. with one or more flat or approximately flat faces 2) bui a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc 3) one of a set of cube shaped pieces used as a child s toy in… …   From formal English to slang

• 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

• Postage stamps and postal history of the People's Republic of China — Although postal service in China goes back some 2,500 years, modern postal services were not established until 1877 by the Qing government. The postal system of the People s Republic of China was established as the General Postal Administration… …   Wikipedia

• Postage stamps and postal history of Estonia — This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Estonia. The postage stamps of Estonia are issued by the postal administration Eesti Post ( et. Eesti Post Audio|eestipost.ogg|listen which is the country s only provider of universal… …   Wikipedia

• copyright block — Philately. a block of four or more U.S. stamps that includes, in the selvage of the sheet, the copyright mark of the U.S. Postal Service. * * * …   Universalium

• plate 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. * * * …   Universalium

• copyright block — Philately. a block of four or more U.S. stamps that includes, in the selvage of the sheet, the copyright mark of the U.S. Postal Service …   Useful english dictionary