SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

*
**
(*)
O

A
B
C
CN
CTO
E
F
FDC
L
P
PR
PPC
PS
R
S


Mint
Unmounted mint
Unused (no gum)
Used
Used on Piece
Album(s)/Accessories
Booklet
Cover or Card
Coin
Cancelled To Order
Essay
Forgery
First Day Cover
Literature/Printed Matter
Proof
Presentation Pack
Picture Postcard
Postal Stationery
Reprint
Specimen


c.
cds
cert
h/s
imperf
incl
inv
mss
o.g.
opt(d)
p, perf
wmk(d)

BW

SG

BPA
RPSL
RPSV


circa
circular datestamp
certificate
handstamp
imperforate
includes, including
inverted
manuscript
original gum
overprint(ed)
perforated
watermark(ed)

Brusden-White: (The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue)
Stanley Gibbons

British Philatelic Association
Royal Philatelic Society, London
Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria

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