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| SYMBOLS | DESCRIPTIONS |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | POR eq. Price on request or wanted |
| * | Mint LH Stamp |
| av | "Average Perforation cut, or touch design" |
| Fi | Fine Perforation at least clear the design |
| Fv | Fvf - Perforation even on tow sides |
| Vf | Very Fine- Perforation even on 3 sides |
| Xf | Extra Fine-Centering approch perfect symmetry |
| o Us | Used stamp or item |
| # 1 | "Plate number 1, etc." |
| A | Combination Andreotti-Giori A Press |
| Arw | Arrow block of 4 |
| Bg | Brown Gum |
| Bl | "Block of 4 or 6 or 8, etc." |
| Bk | Booklet + a number is a complete booklet or ( BK ) |
| Bk D | Bk single any position |
| Bk E | Bk end single |
| Bk M | Bk single inperf on right side |
| Bk N | Bk single imperf on top |
| Bk O | Bk single imperf on the bottom |
| Bk P | Bk single imperf on the left |
| Bk Q | Bk single imperf on the top and right sides |
| Bk R | Bk single imperf on the right and bottom side |
| Bk S | Bk single imperf on the left and bottom sides |
| BK T | Bk single imperf on the left and tip sides |
| Br | Fluorescent bright (brite) paper |
| Btl | Large block tag |
| Bts | Small block tag |
| Bt | Block tag (it ma be large or small) or BT |
| CLB | Center line block |
| Cr | Cream gum or paper |
| Crs | Creased or gum crease |
| Cv | Color Variety |
| Cs | Color - shade variety |
| D | Bk single imperf on 1 side any position |
| dc | Die-cuts perforations with SAD stamps |
| Dk | Dark as color in precancels overprints |
| Dp | Dry printing ( or DP) |
| Dpa | "Dead paper with minimal, or no fluorescent Br" |
| Dt | Dull tag |
| Dg | or DG - Dry or dull finish gum |
| Dv | Domestic Violence ( ref. self-adhesives Pane) |
| E | Electro precancel as a single line precanc. |
| EE | Electric Eye markins or double lines precanc. |
| EL | Electri Eye L type perfs 11x10.5 |
| Fpb | Fluorescent High Bright paper or ( HBP ) |
| Er | or ER Untagged Error ( Tag Omitted ) |
| Fl | Flat printing |
| Frs | Free Stamps - backing of self-adhesives panes |
| Gd | Gum Disturbed or (GD) |
| Gm | Gum |
| Gp | "Gap Pair, found in prec - break in the lines" |
| H | Bull's Eye Perfs 11x11 EXACT 11.2x11.2)-Arrow |
| Hbp | or HBP High Bright Paper |
| HH | Heavy lines |
| Hz | Horizontal ref. coils perforazions |
| L | L type perfs with overlopping holes 11x11 |
| LG | "Low gloss, satin finished gum" |
| Lh | Lightly hinged or ( LH ) |
| Lhb | Low High Bright paper or ( LHP ) |
| Lgh | or LgH Large holes ( Eraly coils ) |
| LL | Lower left position of a plate block |
| Lp | or LP Line Pair |
| L Pc | Local Precancels |
| LR | Lower Right position of a Plate Block |
| Lt | "Light, could be for- Tag, Color, Calcellation" |
| Lty | Light Yellow gum or ( Yg - YG ) |
| Ltw | Light White gum or ( Wg - WG ) |
| Lw | Low Waves Filter ( from Raythec Ultrav. light |
| Mg | Matte - low gloss gum ( see LG ) |
| Mhb | Medium High bright paper ( FH stamps ) |
| Ms | Missing |
| Mt | Mottled tagging |
| Ng | No Gum |
| Ngb | No Gum Breaks |
| Nh | Never Hinged or ( NH ) |
| Og | Original Gum |
| Ot | Overall tagging or ( OT ) |
| Part | "Partial, could be number, plate" |
| Pa | Paper or ( p ) |
| Pr | Pair |
| Pb | Plate Block with number or ( PB ) |
| Pc | Precancel Stamp or ( PC ) |
| Perf | Perforation |
| PH | Phosphorous stamps ( paper Fluor.pre-threated |
| Pn | Booklet Pane or ( PN ) |
| PRO | Price On request or ( Por ) |
| P/P | Peack - Peack ( on die-cuts ) or p/p |
| Ps | "Plate strip with number ( PNC ) 1, 2, 3 or 5" |
| P/V | Peack and Peack or ( P/p ) |
| Rg | Regammed |
| Rp | Rotary printed ( noticable gum grouves ) |
| Sad | Self Adhesives ( SAD ) |
| Se | Straight edges or ( SE ) |
| Sf | Space Filler or ( SF ) |
| Sel | Selvage |
| Sg | or SG Shiny Gum |
| Sng | Single |
| Sht | Full Sheet or ( Sht ) |
| Sm | Small |
| Smh | Small Holes ( in coils ) |
| Ss | Souvenir Sheet or ( SS ) |
| St | Solid Tagging |
| Sw | Short Waves see also Lw |
| Sv | Shade variety ( in colors ) |
| T | Tagged |
| Th | Thin |
| To | Tagging Omitted or ( To TO ) |
| Ute | Untagged error ( UTE ) or Tagging Omitted |
| UL | or Ul Upper Left ( ref. PB positions ) |
| UR | or Ur Uppaer Right ( ref. PB position ) |
| V | or v after a number eq. DG ( dull gum ) 1393v |
| V/P | or v/p Valley - Peack in die-cuts |
| Vert | Vertical ref in coils perforations |
| Vs | Gum with vertical gum lines |
| Whg | White Gum |
| Whp | White paper |
| Wp | Wet Printing |
| Wa | Wather activate (leak & stick) gum |
| WNT | Wanted |
| Y | Yellow Gum or Paper |
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