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Also called:
Letterset, or Indirect Relief Printing
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offset printing
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Also known as: indirect letterpress, indirect relief printing, letterset(Show More)
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dry offset, offset printing process combining the characteristics of letterpress and offset. A special plate prints directly onto the blanket of an offset press, and the blanket then offsets the image onto the paper. The process is called dry offset because the plate is not dampened as it would be in the offset lithography process.

The process was developed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing to produce long runs of tax stamps and savings bonds. See also offset printing.