Sheet

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A sheet of stamps is one as it comes off the printing press.

Getting technical, this is often further cut into panes, a more convenient size for handling by postal clerks. Both sheets and panes can come with different numbers of stamps, even for the same stamp design. Printing press sizes can change, paper sheet sizes can change, for example. The Penny Black was issued in a sheet of 240 just because 240d (pence) equalled £1, but this scheme did not necessary continue with later British issues. So, always throw around the word "pane" instead of "sheet" to make yourself sound intelligent.



