Symbols

Symbols and Abbreviations

** 
* 
(*) 
0 
(FT) 
AR/PM 
BKT 
BLK 
CERT 
C/0  
DIFF  
CVR  
DOC  
ECV  
EMT  
 
F/D  
FDC  
FFC  
H/T  
IMPERF. 
INCL  
IMPTD  
L/S 
Mint, hinged with gum 
Unused, without gum 
Used, cancelled 
Full tab 
Arrival postmark 
Booklet 
Block 
Certificate 
Cut out 
Different 
Cover 
Document 
Estimate catalogue value 
Estimate market value 
Fine 
First day 
First day cover 
First flight cover 
Hinged thin 
Imperforated 
Including 
Imprinted 
Letter sheet
  LH  
LW 
MARG.  
M.HAAM  
MHT  
MNH  
OG  
OVPT.  
PC  
PERF  
(PH)  
PPC  
PL.BLK  
P/M  
REG  
POS  
R/G  
SL/ST  
SPB  
S/S  
T/D  
VF  
W/0  
XF 
Light hinged 
Light wrinkle 
Margin 
Minhelet Haam 
Minor hinged thin 
Mint never hinged 
Original gum 
Overprint(ed) 
Postcard 
Perforation 
Lot photographed 
Picture post card 
Plate block 
Postmark 
Registered 
Position 
Regum 
Slight stain 
Superb 
Souvenir sheet 
Tab distance 
Very fine 
Without 
Extra fine

 

Centering

  • AVERAGE................Perf. or margin cut into design.
  • FINE........................Perf. or margin may just touch the design.
  • VERY FINE..............Well centered stamp, imperf. stamp will have full margins.
  • EXTRA FINE............Verywell centered stamp, imperf. stamp will have exceptional margins.
  • SUPERB.................Outstanding, near-perfectly centered. imperf. stamp will have large margins.

 

Catalogues Used

BALE 
BALE 
COLLINS 
FLURI 
GLASSMAN 
GOLDSTEIN & DICKSTEIN
Latest Israel catalogue 
Latest Palestine catalogue 
The Ottoman posts 
Minhelet Haam 
Jerusalem mandate 
Haifa/Jaffa mandate
  GROTEN 
HOCHHEISER 
KAPLOVE 
ROCHLIN 
STEICHELE I & II 
WALLERSTEIN
Tel aviv mandate 
Mandate stationery 
J.N.F 
J.N.F (K.K.L) 
Palestine Forerunners 
Revenues