ISSUE 182 - February 6, 2026 - Stamp News Online Magazine
75 Years Ago in STAMPS:
Plate Reconstruction
By Stanley B. Ashbrook
(From STAMPS Magazine,January 25, 1936)
At the recent Convention of the American Philatelic Society at Washington, a gentleman who was introduced to me said: “I do not understand why you specialists have to plate a stamp. Do you do this for the sole purpose of trying to work out something the same as a jig-saw puzzle?” It had never occurred to me that a mature collector could look on plating in such a way. I made up my mind then and there that I would write these notes so that collectors in general would get a better idea of the work. No doubt many collectors have only a pretty vague idea about the work of the ultra-specialist, and the whys and wherefores of plating. Apparently, quite a few are under the impression that . . .
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