1.) a number printed on the back of the <#liner> of some <#selfadh=self-adhesive> <#coil> stamps. This number is an accounting device. 2.) number printed in the trimmed off margin of some earlier coils. This number aided <#bep=BEP> employees who cut the <#web> of coil stamps into specified lengths (100, 500, or 3,000 stamps), spliced together by a piece of kraft paper. After such splicing the web was cut and processed into individual coil rolls. See also: <#leader=Leader> and <#core=Core>.