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In philately, a block is a group of four or more un-separated stamps.[1] Blocks are of interest not only because they are rarer than individual stamps, but they also preserve relative positions of stamps as they were originally printed, information that is crucial to understanding how the stamps were produced.
- ^ Stamp Collecting Definitions & Philatelic Terms. Stanley Gibbons, 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.