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 |
| D | 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 |
| H | Hochheiser | P | photographed lot |
| K | 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 |