ABBREVATIONS USED

arr.   arrival  OHMS official, government
addr.   address/ed  ovpt. overprint
bkstpd.  backstamped o/w otherwise
blk.   block  P lot photographed
canc.   cancelled perf. perforation
cens.  censored PO post office
commerc.  commercial pc. postcard
cpl.  complete ppc. picture postcard
c.t.o.  canc. to order PL plate
diff.  different R rare
ditto  as above VR very rare
 DC  Double Circle (pmk.) reg. registered
doc.  document  SC Single Circle (pmk.)
ex.  from or part of
(in photo section)
sl.
spec.
slight
special
f.  fine  st. stain
FD   first day spb. superb
FDC  first day cover stp. stamp
frkg.  franking S/S Souvenir Sheet
incl.  including t/b tied by
imperf.  imperforated TB Tete-Beche
imptd.  imprinted TLV Tel-Aviv
Jerus.  Jerusalem u used
M.Ha’am  Minhelet Ha’am u/m unmounted mint
marg.  margin/al  w/o without
MNH  min never hinged vf very fine
m. or m. m.  mounted mint  wmk watermark
OAS  On Active Service      

 
 
 

                                  CATALOGUES & HANDBOOKS           SYMBOL

Ba  Bale – Mandate & Israel ** mint, never hinged
Dorfman – Mandate  mint, hinged
FL  Fluri – M. Ha’am **,* mint, never hinged
GD  Goldstein & Dickstein Mandate     but stained
GS   Glassman – Jerusalem Mandate (*) unused, no gum
GR  Groten – Tel Aviv Mandate 0 used, cancelled
HLPH  Holyland Postal History Bulletin c/o used on cutout
Hochheiser P photographed lot
Kaplove – J.N.F. (K.K.L.) E essay
OR  OR – Forerunners PR proof
Mi.  Michel PC postcard
RTS  Rothman & Tsachor – Doar Ivri DOC document
Sc.  Scott – Israel CV cover
SG  Stanley Gibbons BKLT booklet
St.  Steichele – Turkish & Foreign Post P Colour photo
THLP  The Holyland Philatelist       


October 2000