miniature sheet

noun

1

: a small sheet of postage stamps (as of 25 stamps) with gum and perforations that is printed as a souvenir and bears in the margins lettering identifying some notable event being commemorated

2

: souvenir sheet sense 1

3

: a set of mounted postage stamps displaying all of the plate numbers (as four) from an original sheet in their correct relative positions

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