Abbreviations Used in Auction Catalogue
| cds |
Circular date stamp |
| Cols |
Colonies |
| cto. |
Cancelled to order |
| c/w |
Commonwealth |
| EL |
Entire Letter |
| FDC |
First Day Cover |
| fisc |
Fiscal (or Fiscally Used) |
| FU |
Fine used |
| inv. |
Inverted |
| LM/M |
Lightly mounted mint |
| M/M |
Mounted mint |
| MC |
Maltese Cross |
| m/s |
Miniature sheet |
| opt. |
Overprint (or Overprinted) |
| Pmk |
Postmark |
| Set to £1 |
Complete set |
| S.G. |
Stanley Gibbons |
| STC |
Stated (by vendor) to catalogue (i.e. unchecked
by us) |
| S/ways |
Sideways |
| U/M |
Unmounted (never hinged) |
| W/M |
Watermark |
| P.S. |
Postal Stationery |
| PC |
Postcard |
| u.g. |
Unused with part gum (not guaranteed original) |
| mc |
Machine code |
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