| ** |
= |
mint never hinged with original gum |
| * |
= |
unused with hinge |
| (*) |
= |
without gum |
| o |
= |
round cancel (1/4, 1/2, 3/4 or full cancel - as available. no differentiation between double circle and postcode cancellation (austria as from 1947/48) |
| Ø |
= |
act of cancelling to order ( cancellation without engagement) |
| Ö-o |
= |
"ostmark" cancellation of "third reich" stamps
respectively "third reich" stationeries in austria
(OT, SS, wbst) |
| Ö-FDC |
= |
"ostmark" cancellation of "third reich" stamps
respectively "third reich" stationeries in austria
(ESSt, E-OT) |
 |
= |
letter, cover |
 |
= |
on piece (of cover) |
| |
|
|
| A |
= |
expertised (VÖB, BPP, SBPV) |
| af |
= |
wrong imprint |
| ANK |
= |
Austria Netto Catalog |
| ATM |
= |
frama label |
| av |
= |
imprint out of alignment |
| B |
= |
attestation (VÖB, BPP, SBPV) |
| bg |
= |
sheet |
| bl |
= |
block |
| BNl, BNr |
= |
stamp with sheet number left/right |
| bock |
= |
bockisch (bpk) |
| bpka |
= |
picture postcard abroad |
| bpki |
= |
picture postcard inland |
| C |
= |
photo-certificate, -certificate, -short report (VÖB, BPP, SBPV) |
| dd |
= |
stamp date of impression |
| DD |
= |
double impression |
| EK |
= |
first day combination |
| E-OT |
= |
first day town postmark |
| ESSt |
= |
first day special cancellation |
| E-wbst |
= |
first day advertising marking |
| Fb |
= |
ferchenbauer katalog A 1850-1918 |
| FB |
= |
foil sheet (stamp booklet without pre-folding) |
| FBo, FBu |
= |
colour bar at top / at bottom |
| F-kb |
= |
foil miniature sheet |
| FDC |
= |
first day cover (up to 1959 as available, from 1960 unti today neat cover/card with or without adress) |
| gs |
= |
postal stationary with imprinted stamp |
| J |
= |
offset, offprint |
| jahr |
= |
each ANK or Michel main number (A), Michel main number (D) is contained 1x including miniature sheet. ATM, single stamps out of sheetlet, miniature sheet, subtypes, etc. are not included. |
|
| K |
= |
overprint inverted |
| kb |
= |
miniature sheet |
| Kl, Kr, Ks, Ku |
= |
stamp with st andrew's cross left, right, on the side, at the bottom |
| LFl, LFo, LFr, LFu |
= |
stamp with blank field left, up side, right, at the bottom |
| ma |
= |
single stamp(s) out of sheetlet |
| MH |
= |
stamp booklet |
| Mi |
= |
Michel Catalog |
| N (K) |
= |
net- or cross-ribbed (with gum) |
| nd |
= |
facsimile (private) |
| ND |
= |
reprint (official) |
| o |
= |
plain rubber or without riffle (smooth) |
| OT |
= |
local canceler with date |
| p |
= |
plate error with regular stamp or pair (vertical or horizontal, stamp from a sheet) |
| PF |
= |
plate error |
| PN, PNo, PNr, PNu |
= |
stamp with plate number, stamp with plate number at top, right, bottom |
| pz |
= |
stamp with private perforation |
| R |
= |
frama label respectively coil stamp with counting number on the back |
| R5 |
= |
5-pás coil stamp with 1 counting number on the back |
| s |
= |
vertically rippled (cross-ribbed) |
| sa |
= |
single brand(s) from zd |
| schb |
= |
schneiderbauer main volume 1981 (gs) |
| schb nt |
= |
schneiderbauer supplement 1988 (gs) |
| schd |
= |
official black print on clarification sheet resp. loose |
| schd-kb |
= |
black print miniature sheet |
| spg |
= |
stamp with economy gum |
| SS |
= |
special cancellation |
| sz |
= |
stamp with marginal numbers |
| U |
= |
imperforated |
| w |
= |
horizontal or without cross-ribbed (with gum) |
| wbst |
= |
advertising marking |
| zd |
= |
se-tenant printing |
| ZF (Zf) |
= |
stamp with post horn respectively ornamental tablet |
| images |
= |
representativeness; in many cases there are several exemplars available; the description of the reference number is decisive. |
|
Manfred Bürscher
