ABBREVIATIONS USED IN AUCTION LOTS DESCRIPTIONS
Abbreviations
Catalogues
AAMC Australian Air mail (Eustis)
ASC (SS) Australasian Stamp (Seven Seas)(29th Edition)
BW ACSC) Brusden White, Commonwealth Specialist
CP Campbell Paterson
Mi Michel
Sc Scott
SG Stanley Gibbons
Zu Zumstein
General
accum Accumulation
ad advert Advertisement
addr Addressed
bk Book
bklts Booklets
blk block of
Br Comm British Commonwealth
bs b/s back stamped
canc cxl cancel / cancelled
cat catalogue
CDS cds Circular Date Stamp
Ch s/bk Chinese stockbook
cmcl Commercial
colln Collection
commem Commemorative
cond Condition
cont Contains
cto Cancelled to Order
cv Catalogue Value
cvr Cover
defins Definitives
docs Documents
dupl,dups Duplicates
env Envelopes
Est Estimate
FDC First Day Cover
FDI First Day of Issue
FFC First Flight Cover
FU Fine Used (better than GU)
FV Face Value
GU Good Used (better than U)
H/less Hingeless
Incl Including
L/H Light House (stockbook)
MHH HHM Heavy Hinged Mint
MLH LHM Light Hinged Mint
MNG Mint no Gum
M/S m/s Mini-sheet
Mss Manuscript
M&U Mint & Used
MUH UHM Mint unhinged
o/c Off centre
o/w Otherwise
OG Original Gum
Ovpt o/p Overprint/ed
Pkts Packets
PMK pmk Postmark
POP Post Office Pack
PSE Pre Stamped Envelope
Seln Selection
STC Stated to Catalogue
s/bk Stockbook
unaddr Unaddressed
VFU Very Fine Used (better than FU)
w/c Well Centred
WMK wmk Watermark