Glossary of terms for auction and TUT lots.
BABS or (B) |
Bag A Bargain System : Lots that are Unsold 5 times or more (US5, US6 etc...) AND have Estimates of £12 or less. |
Cat |
Catalogue Value |
cds |
circular date stamp |
cto |
cancelled to order |
cv |
Catalogue Value |
E |
East |
EL |
Entire Letter |
excl |
excluding |
f.u. |
fine used |
FF |
First Flight |
g.u. |
good used |
h/r |
hinge remainder |
incl |
including |
inv |
inverted |
l.m.m. |
lightly mounted mint |
m |
mint |
m.m. |
mounted mint |
MC |
Maltese Cross |
MS |
miniature sheet |
N |
North |
NE |
North East |
n.h. |
never hinged |
NW |
North West |
o.g. |
original gum |
o/c |
off centre |
o/w |
otherwise |
ovpt |
overprint |
part o.g. |
part original gum - may denote heavy hinging |
PH |
Photo |
pmk |
postmark |
RSW |
Royal Silver Wedding |
S |
South |
SE |
South East |
SW |
South West |
u |
used |
u.m. |
unmounted mint |
unused |
mint, no gum |
US |
item is previously unsold |
US2 |
previously unsold twice |
US3 etc... |
previously unsold three times etc... |
v.f. |
very fine |
v.f.u. |
very fine used |
vals to £1 |
incomplete set to value stated |
W |
West |
wmk |
watermark |
(4) |
Number in brackets denotes number of stamps in the Lot |