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Abbrevation & Explanations
| Abbreviation |
Explanation |
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Abbreviation |
Explanation |
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Abbreviation |
Explanation |
| 'Δ |
On Fragment |
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& |
and |
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® |
Registered |
| # |
number |
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addr |
addressed |
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APO |
Army Post Office |
| Acc |
Accessories |
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arr |
Arrival Postmark |
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b/s |
back stamp |
| AR |
Advice Receipt |
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BAPO |
Base Army Post
Office |
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Bkt |
Booklet or Booklet
pane |
| B/W |
Black and White |
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blk |
block of (-) |
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C |
Cover or Envelope |
| Bkt/Var |
Booklet or Booklet
pane with variety |
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Cat |
Catalogue |
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Cat Val |
Catalogue Value |
| C/Bkt |
Booklet stamp(s)
on cover |
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Cert |
certificate |
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coll |
collection |
| cds |
Circular Date
Stamp |
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CTO |
Cancelled To
Order |
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d/s |
Date Stamp |
| Cplt |
complete |
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E |
Essay |
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E£ |
Egyptian Pound |
| Doc |
Document |
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env |
envelope |
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F |
Fine |
| EL |
Entire Letter |
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FFC |
First Flight
Cover |
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FFr |
French Franc |
| FDC |
First Day Cover |
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F-VF |
Fine to Very
Fine |
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GB£ |
Sterling Pound |
| FPO |
Field Post Office |
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H & G |
Higgins & Gage |
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H/NH |
Hinged and Never
Hinged |
| H |
Hinged |
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HH |
Heavily Hinged |
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Horiz |
Horizontal |
| h/s |
handstamp |
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IPS |
Interpostal Seals |
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L/L |
Lower Left |
| imperf |
Imperforated |
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LBL |
Labels |
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LH |
Lightly Hinged |
| L/R |
Lower Right |
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L'OP |
L'Orient Philatelique |
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M/C |
Machine Cancel |
| Lit |
Literature |
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MS |
Miniature Sheet |
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NG |
No Gum |
| mm |
millimeters |
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OAS |
On Active Service |
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OG |
original gum |
| NH |
Never Hinged |
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OHHS |
On His Highness's
Service |
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OHMS |
On His/Her Majesty's
Service |
| OHEMS |
On His Egyptian
Majesty's Service |
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P |
Proof |
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perf |
Perforated |
| ovpt |
Overprint |
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Pi |
Piaster or Piastre |
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pmk |
postmark(ed) |
| Ph |
Photograph |
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POW |
Prisoner of War |
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PPC |
Picture Postcard |
| pos |
position |
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PS/U |
Postal Stationery
(Used) |
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Pts |
Piasters or Piastres |
| PS/M |
Postal Stationery
(Mint) |
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RAF |
Royal Air Force |
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RSW |
Royal Silver
Wedding |
| Q |
Quantity |
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S/S |
souvenir sheet |
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SG |
Stanley Gibbons
catalogue |
| S |
Specimen |
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TPO |
Travelling Post
Office |
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U |
Used |
| sp |
short perforation |
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U/M |
Unmounted Mint |
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U/R |
Upper Right |
| U/L |
Upper Left |
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US $ |
United States
Dollar |
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Val |
Value |
| UPU |
Universal Postal
Union |
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Vert |
Vertical |
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VF |
Very Fine |
| Var |
Variety |
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wmk |
Watermark |
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wmkd |
Watermarked |
| VLH |
Very Lightly
Hinged |
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XF |
Extremely |
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Y & T |
Yvert Et Tellier
catalogue |
| X/back |
printed CANCELLED
on back |
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