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Stamp Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Definitions
Abbreviations
Definitions
"u" or "o"
used
OG
original gum
"*"
mint
ovpt or o/p
overpint
bklt
booklet
PB
plate block
blk
block
perf
perforation
BOB
back of book
pl#
plate number
CDS
circular date stamp
pr
pair
CTO
Canclled to Order
rep
repaired
CV
catalog value
RG
regummed
EFO
errors, freaks & oddities
roul
rouleted
FDC
First Day Cover
Sc
Scott catalog
FV
face value
scv
Scott catalog value
H
hinged
SE or s/e
straight edge
HH
heavy hinged
se-ten
se-tenant
horiz
horzontal
selv
selvedge
HR
hinge remnant
SG
Stanley Gibbons catalog
imp or imperf
imperforate
sur or surch
surcharge
LH
lightly hinged
SS or S/S
souvenir sheet
LL
lower left
UL
upper left
LP
line pair
unwmk
unwatermarked
LR
lower right
UR
upper right
MH
mint, hinged
vert
vertical
MHOG
mint, hinged, original gum
wmk
watermarked
Mi
Michel catalog
Y & T
Yvert & Tellier catalog
MLH
mint, lightly hinged
MNG
mint, no gum
NG
no gum
NGAI
no gum, as issued
NH
never hinged
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