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Block US 1952 newspaperboy
A plate block showing the same four U.S. postage stamps of 1952
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1982, MiNr Zusammendruck 2716-2721
A block of six different stamps. Sorbian folklore issue, GDR, 1982

In philately, a postage stamp block is a group of postage stamps attached to each other. Collectors may prefer gathering a complete block rather than separate postage stamps.

1893-94 1p Habilitacion
A large block of the triangular Habilitacion 1p revenue stamps of Colombia, 1893-94.

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