| Sort/Symbol, short cut |
Description |
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unused stamp - mint never hinged |
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unused stamp - original gum, with hinge |
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unused - without gum |
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mint never hinged with gum |
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used stamp, cancellation |
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unused and cancelled stamps |
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unused with hinge and cancelled stamps |
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stamps and letters |
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cut-aut |
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cut-aut (square) |
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unused postal stationary |
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used postal stationary |
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postal-order, money-order |
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letter |
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letter, postal stationery |
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picture-postcard |
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document, form |
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books |
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Box |
| € | Michel-Euro |
| (..€) | conversion of start price to EUR |
| AP | miniature sheet position |
| bp. | paper without optical brightener |
| CAE | air letter |
| CAZ | address registration card |
| CDP | postal stationary |
| CDV | postal stationary - postcard |
| CHP | pigeongram |
| CM | cartes maximum |
| CMO | coupon UPU |
| COB | postal stationary - envelope |
| CPA | postal stationary |
| CPH | picture postcard with stamp |
| CPL | postal stationary |
| CPO | tube-post stationary |
| CPP | postalstationary - parcel card |
| CPŘ | forerunner stationery |
| CSO | official cover |
| CTÚ | postal stationary - telegram |
| CUP | stationery of Insurance Company |
| CZA | postal stationary |
| CZL | postal stationary - lettercard |
| č. | number |
| ČaM | Bohemian and Moravian protectorate |
| ČK | Redcross |
| ČP | Czech Post |
| Čs.PP | Tschechoslowakische Feldpost |
| ČSP | Czechoslovak Post |
| DA | long address (for picture-postcards) |
| DČ | plate number |
| DDP | German Service post |
| DO | plate variety |
| dofr. | added stamp |
| dopl. | postage due |
| DR | daily postmark |
| DV | plate flaw |
| dv. | small flaw |
| dvl. | small gum flaw |
| DZ | plate mark |
| EPA | Base Post Off. |
| Ex | express mail |
| FDC | First Day Cover, first day |
| FK | photo in the catalogue and on the web |
| fl. | fluorescent paper |
| FP | Austria-Hungary or Germany field post |
| FPA | Field Postoffice |
| GG | German occupation of Poland |
| h | Heller |
| HaV | issue Agriculture and Science |
| HP | hand-made paper |
| HÚP | HÚP (Economic Postcentral) |
| HZ | comb perforation |
| IT | internment camp |
| K | Crown (Koruna) |
| kat. | catalogue |
| Kč | CZK - Czech Crown (Koruna) |
| Kčs | Czechoslovak Crown (Koruna) |
| KD | blank field below |
| KH | blank field above |
| KLV | children's convalescent camp |
| KN | blank coupon |
| ks | piece/-s, item/-s |
| KT | concentration camp |
| kt | typography |
| KVP | quality should be inspected |
| kz. | short tooth |
| kzy. | short teeth |
| Let. | air mail |
| LH | horizontal comb perforation |
| lito. | lithography |
| MFPA | Navy Field Post |
| MiM | Michel Marks |
| MP | machine made paper |
| ND | reprint |
| NL | First Day Sheet |
| Ob | offset in gum |
| OHZ | inverted comb perforation |
| OR | issue Chainbreaker |
| ORZ | inverted harrow perforation |
| OT | commercial printed matter |
| OVS | imprint of meter franking |
| oz | paper optically brightened |
| P | watermark |
| P.T. | work camp |
| PA | counter sheet |
| PD | over-printing plate |
| Pd | double overprint |
| perf. | perforation |
| PL | screensheet |
| PO | perforation hole |
| Po | overprint inverted (90°) |
| PP | field post |
| Pp | inverted overprint (180°) |
| PR | special cancellation |
| PT | special commemorative print |
| PTM | commemorative print of Postal Museum |
| PTR | special commemorative print |
| PÚ | post office |
| PV | perforation error |
| R | registered |
| raz. | cancellation |
| RU | Austria-Hungary |
| RZ | harrow perforation |
| ŘZ | line perforation |
| SČF | The club of the Czech philatelists |
| SČSF | The club of the Czechoslovakian philatelists |
| Sk | SKK - Slovak Crown |
| SL | notebook page |
| SR | machine cancellation |
| ST | se-tenent types |
| STp | joined bar types |
| STr | joined frame types |
| STs | joined spiral types |
| TB | tete-beche pair |
| TBa | tete-beche pair (slim) |
| TBb | tete-beche pair (wide) |
| TD | printing plate |
| TF | printing form |
| TGM | issue T.G. Masaryk |
| TL | printing sheet |
| TO | postal rate |
| TPH | Hungarian Fieldpost Off. |
| TTÚ | Telegraphstation |
| TÚS | Technical Exchange of Postal and Telecommunication Services |
| TV | flaw print |
| ÚPŽ | railroad forwarding with reduced on board sorting |
| VF | format of post-cards cca 10x15cm |
| VK | Variant of Coupon |
| VLP | train post |
| VPO | omitted perforation hole |
| VT | ministerial print |
| VV | production flaw |
| vyfr. | postage |
| vz | specimen |
| WW | whole world |
| zk. | Expertized by |
| zn. | post stamp |
| ZP | sheet position |
| ZPO | special envelope |
| ZS | stamp booklet |
| ZSt | stamp booklet |
| ZT | trial print |
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| Quality of Banknotes: |
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| N | UNC |
| O | AU |
| 1 | XF |
| 2 | VF |
| 3 | VG |
| 4 | G |
| 5 | POOR |
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| Catalogues: |
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| kat. ANK | Austria Netto Katalog |
| kat. Asch. | catalogue Ascher: Postal stationary |
| kat. Ba. | catalogue Bajer, Banknotes |
| kat. Ferch. | catalogue Ferchenbauer |
| kat. Föl. | catalogue Földes |
| kat. Geb. | catalogue Gebauer: Postal agencies |
| kat. Geo. | catalogue Geophila-Holoubek: Revolutionary overprints 1945 |
| kat. Hor. | catalogue Horka-Trojan: Airmail post CSR |
| kat. JSDA | Japanese Postage Stamp Catalogue |
| kat. Koř. | catalogue Korinek: Fiscal stamps CSR |
| kat. Maxa | catalogue Maxa: Perfins |
| kat. Mer. | Merkur-Revue catalogue |
| kat. Mi. | catalogue Michel |
| kat. Pith. | catalogue Pithart: Imperial Navy FP |
| kat. Pof. | catalogue Pofis |
| kat. Press. | catalogue Pressfil (Special cancellation CSR) |
| kat. Rain. | catalogue Rainer: Field post |
| kat. Sc. | catalogue Scott |
| kat. SG | catalogue Stanley Gibbons |
| kat. Sch. | catalogue Schneiderbauer: Austria stationary |
| kat. Sie. | catalogue Sieger (Zeppelin) |
| kat. Troj. | catalogue Trojan: Protectorate, Sudetenland |
| kat. Vot. | Votocek: Monografie, Postmarks |
| kat. Weill | Weill, A.: Alphonse Mucha, All the Postcards |
| kat. WPM | Standard Catalog of World Paper Money |
| kat. Yv. | catalogue Yvert et Tellier |
| kat. Zsf. | catalogue of Slovak Federation |
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| Examiners: |
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| zk. Arb | expertized by Arbeit |
| zk. Be | expertized by Benes |
| zk. Bl | expertized by Blaha |
| zk. Ca | expertized by Capouch |
| zk. Dra | expertized by Drazan |
| zk. Ferch | expertized by Ferchenbauer |
| zk. Fra | expertized by Franek |
| zk. Gi | expertized by Gilbert |
| zk. Hir | expertized by Hirsch |
| zk. Chv | expertized by Chvalovsky |
| zk. Kar | expertized by Karasek |
| zk. Kauf | expertized by Kaufmann |
| zk. Koz | expertized by Kozak |
| zk. Krač. | expertized by Kracmar |
| zk. Ku | expertized by Kubis |
| zk. Kul | expertized by Kulda |
| zk. Kv | expertized by Kvasnicka |
| zk. Lý | expertized by Leseticky |
| zk. Ma | expertized by Malecek |
| zk. Mahr | expertized by Mahr |
| zk. Mr | expertized by Mrnak |
| zk. Mü | expertized by Müller |
| zk. Nov | expertized by Novotny |
| zk. Ondr | expertized by Ondruska |
| zk. Paž | expertized by Pazout |
| zk. Pit | expertized by Pittermann |
| zk. Pofis | marked by Pofis |
| zk. Profil | marked by Profil |
| zk. Ptý | expertized by Ptacovsky |
| zk. Stu | expertized by Stupka |
| zk. Sy | expertized by Synek |
| zk. Ša | expertized by Sablatura |
| zk. Ška | expertized by Skaloud |
| zk. Šu | expertized by Sula |
| zk. Tri | marked by Tribuna |
| zk. We | expertized by Weissenstein |
| zk. Žam | expertized by Zampach |
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| English
Vocabulary |
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| arch | sheet |
| aršík | miniature sheet |
| bezvadný | free from defect |
| celina | postal stationery |
| celistvost | full cover |
| černotisk | black proof |
| díl | part (esp. part of reply card) |
| dopis | letter |
| dopisnice | postcard |
| dvojitá dopisnice | reply card |
| dvojitý tisk | double impression |
| chybotisk | printing error |
| lep | gum |
| makulatura | printers waste |
| meziarší | gutter |
| obtisk | set-off |
| odchylka | variety |
| okraj | margin |
| padělek, falzum | forgery |
| posun | shift |
| poštovna | postal agency |
| potrubní pošta | tube-post |
| předběžná | forerunner |
| přetisk | overprint |
| příchod, příchozí razítko | arrival cancellation |
| přítisk | surcharge |
| retuš | retouched |
| roh | corner |
| souběžná | parallel |
| svislý | vertical |
| tiskopis | printed matter |
| vzorec | specimen |
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