ACS Stamp Company

Abbreviations & Definitions
Abbeviation Definitions
, M Mint, Never Hinged (NH)
Unused, usually hinged
, U Used, may also be unused or CTO
XF Centered with 4 large margins
VF 4 large margins
F-VF 4 margins
F Margins close on 1 or more sides
Av. Margins cut into design
Attd Attached Setenant
B(4) Block of 4
BE Bull’s eye perforated
BEP Burea of Engraving and Printing
BK Booklet
BP Blunt Perfs
Ccl Cancel
CP(20) Convertible Pane or Booklet
Cr Crease
CTO Cancelled stamps which haven't gone through the mail
dg Dull gum, when used as a Scott # suffix
DG Disturbed Gum
FDC First Day Cover, Unaddressed will be in the Mint column, Addressed in the Un/Used column
H Hinged
HDG Heavily Disturbed Gum
HH Heavy Hinged
HPVG Horizontal pair (left-right) with a vertical gutter between
HPVL Horizontal pair with a vertical line between
HR Hinge Remnant
Hz Horizontal, when used after the catalog number indicates a block that is attached left to right
IMP Imperforate
lg Low Gloss gum
LH Lightly Hinged
LP Line Pair
MP Micro-Printing in the design of the stamp
NH Never Hinged, gum as issued
NG No Gum
OG Original Gum, may be hinged
OP OverPrint
P# Plate number
P(#) Pane of (#)
(P##x##) Perforated ##x##
PB Plate Block. If there is no description in the price list then assume a plate block of 4. This column may contain panes, line pairs, etc. according to the description.
RG ReGummed (not OG)
SE Straight edge
Setenant Block containing stamps with different designs
Sheet This column contains sheets with the number of stamps indicated in the description. This column may also contain booklets, plate number strips of 5, etc. according to the description.
SP Short Perf
U/Un Used/Unused, may also be cancelled to order (CTO)
Un Unused, may be hinged, OG, DG, etc
###v Variant that doesn't have an assigned Scott Number
VPHG Vertical pair (top-bottom) with a horizontal gutter between
VPHL Vertical pair with a horizontal line between
vr Vertical, when used after the catalog number indicates a block that is attached top to bottom









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