How To Identify Plate Numbers
A short lesson on how to identify plate numbers on Cyprus stamps
Identifying Plate Numbers
Plate numbers for Penny Red's for Cyprus stamps can be identified as indicated on each side of the stamp.
However, they are not very easily distinguished unless you have a good jewellers loop (with light) or a decent magnifying glass.
The plate number is generally written bottom to top on the left side of the stamp and within the pattern of the stamp edging – and on the right side, it’s written in the opposite direction – top to bottom.
See the example shown below with Plate 217 (SG 2) 1880 Penny Red
Another example here by Stanley Gibbons (not Cyprus)
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