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銘版 (めいはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

銘めい版はん

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Meanings

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noun

imprint on stamp sheet margin; manufacturer's name on stamp sheet

Philatelic term referring to the printed manufacturer's name or mark found on the bottom edge of a sheet of stamps.

この切きっ手てシートの銘めい版はんには「国こく立りつ印いん刷さつ局きょく」とある。
The imprint on this stamp sheet says 'National Printing Bureau'.

Kanji

銘inscription, signature (of artisan)
版printing block, printing plate, edition

Etymology

Compound of 銘 (inscription, name) and 版 (printing plate, edition). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with stamp printing.