Common philatelic abreviations used on this web site:
| C.T.O. | Cancelled to order |
| Cvr. | Cover |
| F.D.C('s) | First Day Cover ('s) |
| F.D.I. | First Day of Issue |
| F/U | Fine Used |
| GU | Good Used |
| L/M/M | Lightly Mounted Mint |
| M/M | Mounted Mint |
| M/S | Miniature Sheet |
| MNH | Mint Never Hinged |
| P/Pack | Presentation Pack |
| S/A | Self Adhesive |
| S.G. No. | Stanley Gibbons Catalogue number. |
| Sh'let | Sheetlet |
| Sl. | Slight/Slightly |
| S/S | Souvenir Sheet |
| U/M | Unmounted Mint |
| Unused | Without gum or cancel |
| Wmk | Watermark |
