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Abbreviations & Philatelic Terminology

Listed below are a number of philatelic and stamp abbreviations commonly used in the profession.
Abbreviations
Definitions
MUH **
Mint Unhinged – Unmounted Mint, Mint Never Hinged
MLH *
Mint Lightly Hinged
Unused / (*)
Mint or Uncancelled without Gum – (Generally on earlier issues Pre-1900)
GU / FU / VFU
Good Used, Fine Used or Very Fine Used
(O)
Good Used, Fine Used or Very Fine Used
U
Used
Superb
Perfect! No faults
Wmk
Watermark
W/C
Well Centred
R/C
Reasonably Centred
O/C
Appreciably Off-Centre – Usually in two Directions
CTO
Cancelled to order (Generally from PO "specimen" packs)
GU / VGU
Good used, Very Good Used
c.d.s.
Circular date stamp cancellation
h/s
Handstamped or Handstamp
SG
Stanley Gibbons catalogue number – usually “Part 1″ Br. Commonwealth in £ GBP £ Sterling.
ACSC or B/W
Brusden White Aust. Commonwealth Specialist Catalogue
ASBA
Australian Booklet Specialist Album
SC or Scott
Scott Catalogue number current edition and price in $US
Mi or Michel
Michel (German) Catalogue. Current edition and prices in Euros
A.S.C.
Australian Stamp Catalogue (Seven Seas Stamps) Current Colour Edition
S/S
Seven Seas
C of A
Commonwealth of Australia
A.A.M.C. / Eustis
Australian Air Mail Catalogue (Nelson Eustis) current edition
Mi
Michel German Catalogue
Zum
Zumstein Catalogue
CP
Campbell Patterson – New Zealand Catalogue
VST
Victoria Stamp Traders
SCDAA
Stamp & Coin Dealers Association of Australasia
AP
Australia Post
WCS
Wesley Cover Service
Unadd
Unaddressed
AAT
Australian Antarctic Territory
BAT
British Antarctic Territory
BIOT
British Indian Ocean Territory
OS
Official Service – Official Use
BCOF
British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan)
N.W.P.I
North West Pacific Islands
GRI
Georgus Rex Imperator
O/W
Otherwise
QV
Queen Victoria
KEVII
King Edward VII
KGV
King George V
KGVI
King George VI
QE II
Queen Elizabeth II
F.D.C.
First Day Cover
C
Cover
SC
Souvenir Cover
PC
Postcard
FDI
First Day of Issue
PSE
Pre-Stamped Envelope
LC
Lettercard
F.V. or FV
Face Value
Commem
Commemorative or Special Issue sets
Defin
Definitive or Regular long term issue stamp sets
Opt.
Overprinted
M/S
Miniature Sheets / Souvenir Sheets
B/S
Button Set
b/s
Back stamp
Shtlt
Sheetlet
VF or V.F.
Very Fine: Refers to overall condition, not just
Bklt / B
Booklet
POP
Post Office Pack
P
Portfolio
A
Album or Year Album
CN
Collection
CC
Collector Card
HB
Heritage Book
PTM
Perforated Through Margin
PPM
Part Perforated Through Margin
IPM
Imperforate Margin
S
Specimen
Unc.
Uncirculated
Perf
Perforation
Imperf
Imperforate
Imp.
Imprint
POA
Price on Application
Env.
Envelope
H & G
Higgins & Gage (Postal Stationery Catalogue)
Cat. / CV
Catalogue Value
STC
Stated to have a catalogue value of……………
Selv.
Selvedge
(P)
Photographed
CPS
Counter Printed Stamps ( Face Value Printed on Stamps at P.O. Counter )
ATM
Automatic Teller Machine
P.O.
Post Office
Marg.
Marginal (Copy of Stamp Adjacent to Selvedge of Sheet)
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