the numbers that appear on a printing plate. These numbers are a part of the plate layout and typically appear one or more times on each printed pane. Traditionally numbers were assigned to plates sequentially, in ever ascending order, with the same number never being assigned twice. Plate numbers appeared on sheets printed at the BEP from 1894 through 1980, when the practice was discontinued. Today's plate numbers are Representative Numbers. The first plate of each type (i.e. intaglio, gravure, offset) prepared for a given stamp is given number 1. Subsequent plates of the same type are given consecutive numbers.
A number which looks deceptively like a catalog number , usually found at the bottom of the first page of music of any publication, or at the beginning of each signature. The plate number is for the printer's internal use, and cannot in any way help us locate music. If you're looking for a catalog number, you'll find it on the cover of the music, on the fly-leaf, on the title page, or in the publisher's catalog.
assigned to a stamp printing plate, useful for plate replacement
A numeral, occasionally with a letter suffix, usually inscribed on the sheet margins to denote the plate from which stamps were printed - for example 1A.
Numbers in sheet margins identifying the printing plate used Plating Reconstruction of a sheet of stamps from original plate Plug Insertions on a plate - values, repairs etc.
Letters/numerals in sheet margins identifying printing plates. (See also Cylinder number).
Numerals or an alphanumeric combination that identifies the printing plate used to print postage stamp images. Plate numbers on sheet stamps often appear in corner margin paper or side margin paper. Plate numbers on coil stamps were commonly trimmed off until about 1980; since then the number appears on stamps at specific intervals. Booklet plate numbers are often found on selvage attached to the pane.
The number of the printing plate which was used to print the sheet of stamps and marked in the sheet margin.
A numbering designation assigned to an item by a music publisher, usually printed at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page. It may include initials, abbreviations, or words identifying a publisher and is sometimes followed by a number corresponding to the number of pages or plates. (AACR2)
A file or index number engraved in a plate from which stamps are printed used to keep track of the plates. Usually found in one of the corner margins.
A small number that sometimes appears on currency showing the number of the plate used to print it. These numbers are especially in use on U. S. paper money. If you've heard of the term "web note," you use the location and style of plate number to determine whether or not you have a web note, that is, a U. S. Federal Reserve note that has been printed within the last several years on an experimental press known as a "web press."
A value that describes how good a column is in keeping sample bands narrow. Columns with large plate numbers give narrow bands; long columns packed with small particles give the highest plate numbers. [ see graphic
