Glossary of Symbols

[one_third class=”” last=”no” ]** – MINT NEVER HINGED

* – MINT HINGED

U – USED

ANK – Austria Netto Catalog

CAN or CANC – Cancel

CERT – Certificate

CL – Close

CPCR – Clipped corner

(2 perfs or more)

CR – CREASE

CTO – Cancelled to Order

DG – Disturbed gum

DT – Design touches perforations

EX – Expertized

[/one_third][one_third class=”” last=”no” ]FD – First Day

FERCH – Ferchenbauer catalog

G – GOOD (Stamps will have large defects)

G/VG – GOOD/VERY GOOD (Stamps will have small defects))

HOFF- Hoffman ppc

HOR – Horizontal

HR – Hinge remnants

HH – Heavily hinged

LG – Large

M or Mar- Margins

MI – Michel Catalog

ND – neudrucke (reprint)

NG – No gum

OP – On Piece

PR – Paper remnants

P – Poor[/one_third][one_third last=”yes”]PC – Pen cancel or postcard

PF – Plate flaw

PPC – Picture postcard

RC – Rounded corner

SCHAN – Schantl catalog

SE – Straight edge

SP – Setenant strip

SPC – Special cancel

SS – souvenir sheet

ST – Stain

TY – Tiny

TR – Tear

Vert – Vertical[/one_third]

VG – Very good (stamp has no faults but centering is off)