Plating is a surface covering in which a metal is deposited on a conductive surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years, but it is also critical for modern technology.
Plating - term used to describe the collecting of stamps according to their position on the sheet; in many issues, this can be determined by close study of the design.
Plating: The reconstruction of a stamp pane by collecting blocks and individual stamps representing various positions.
Plating - 1) the art of reconstructing a pane by determining the position of any given stamp on a pane. Each position is assigned a consecutive number, beginning with the upper left corner and concluding with the lower right.
Plating - Reconstructing a pane by collecting units of stamps representing various positions.
Plebiscite Issue - A stamp issue promoting a popular (plebiscite) vote.
If you are contemplating purchasing a large collection or mixture, try to anticipate when you will sort it and where you will put it all after you get it.
Galvinisk fälling: (Swed.) electroplating.
Gambia: polar bear; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
A positive image of plastic is made using the original steel plate (relief image), which is subsequently transferred as a negative image onto copper in an electroplating bath (incised image).
This was intended as a security and accounting device, but did not last long, since it made it necessary to engrave at least part of each position in the sheet separately. It has been a great help to collectors in plating the issue, however.
Plating - See reconstruction.
Plug - Insertion on a printing plate or hand/machine stamp - figures of value, repairs etc..
Pmk. - Abbreviation for postmark.
s Re-chromed - Replating a printing plate with chrome to extend the useful life after it has been repaired or restored.
 See also: Used, Stamp, Philatelic, Cover, Cancel
  
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