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• Mint Hin(ed 5MH6

• Mint 7 Disturbed Gum 5MDG6

• Mint 7 ,o Gum 5M,G6

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• -sed 7 #ancelled to 8rder 5#T86

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Introduction

"el#ome to t$e stamp des#riptive terms %A&' "e(ve added t$is pa)e to $e

members and visitors sort t$rou)$ some o t$e mysteries o t$e many term

abbreviations we tend to use to des#ribe stamps as we post messa)es on t

board and as we post items in our tamporama au#tion. "$at ollows beloterms t$at are #ommonly used to identiy a stamp(s -#ondition- mint, use

opposed to its -#ondition- %, %, 1, et#./. onusin), isn(t it3 !$at(s w$at

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t is our $ope t$at *+ au#tion sellers and buyers will use t$is pa)e as a #

reeren#e as we list and bid on t$e many dierent stamps and #overs t$at

au#tion pa)e on a daily basis. avin) a #ommon lan)ua)e as we list and b

)o a lon) way towards improvin) our au#tions and avoidin) potential disap

and disputes between buyers and sellers. As you(ll see rom t$e deinitions

are many #ommon terms or t$e same type o stamp. "e $ope, wit$ every

parti#ipation, t$at t$is list will $elp to s$ed some li)$t on t$e many stamp

see rom day to day and )ive us a #ommon lan)ua)e to use on t$is and ot

always t$ou)$, i a bidder $as any 6uestions at all, 7ust lin on t$e seller(s

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"e invite #omments and ideas to $elp improve our list. !$e wor done $er

t$e results o a dis#ussion on t$e *+ is#ussion Board over w$i#$ terms ones to use w$en des#ribin) stamps. *ut o t$at, +andy, +alp$, ;en, an,

our intrepid weblord/ and sat down to a#tually read t$e ront se#tions o

#atalo)ues t$e borin) part wit$out any stamp listin)s in it/ and #onsulted

sites to see i we #ould #ome up wit$ a usable and easy to a##ess list or

visitors. !$is is t$e result. "e $ope t$at you will en7oy our #olle#tive eort

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Mint ,ever Hin(ed 5M,H6

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• ?ever $in)ed

• @nused a term used in dierent ways by dierent people, w$i#$ #an

type o =int stamp or =?. t is best to #$e# wit$ t$e ot$er party

deinition w$en a stamp is des#ribed in t$is way./

A =int, ?ever in)ed stamp is )enerally des#ribed as a mint stamp wit$ a

disturban#es on t$e )um on t$e ba# o t$e stamp. t also $as not been re

re)ummed in any way in )eneral, older, #lassi# stamps may $ave been re

t$ey were issued to )ive t$e impression t$at t$ey still $ave t$eir ori)inal )

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Mint Hin(ed 5MH6

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• Li)$t in)eLi)$tly in)ed =L/

• eavy in)eeavily in)ed =/

• in)e +emnant =+/

A =int in)ed stamp is one t$at s$ows disturban#e on t$e )um o t$e stam

stamp $in)e bein) used to mount t$e stamp at some point in t$at stamp(s

de)ree t$at t$e $in)e mar is noti#eable is oten used to reine t$e term in

$eavy $in)e. "$et$er or not t$e w$ole $in)e or part o t$e $in)e is still at

stamp is not important t$e a#t t$at a stamp $in)e was on#e applied to t

stamp and is noti#eable is all it taes to pla#e it in t$is #ate)ory.

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Mint 7 Disturbed Gum 5MDG6

Also nown as

• isturbed ori)inal )um

• ama)ed )um


!$is #ate)ory is or stamps t$at $ave aults in t$e ori)inal )um t$at are no

stamp $in)es. umidity, #onta#t wit$ moisture, and stamps sti#in) to old

and t$en removed are #ommon eamples o disturbed )um. *n#e a)ain, t

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ori)inal )um let most reer to C 50D o t$e ori)inal )um/ on t$e stamp

distin#tion t$at(s made amon)st some dealers and #olle#tors. =1 stamp

sometimes des#ribed by #olle#tors and dealers as = stamps, wit$ no dist

made between t$e two #ate)ories.

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Mint 7 ,o Gum 5M,G6

Also nown as

• @n)ummed


!$e stamp $as not been postally used $owever, t$ere is no )um let on t$

stamp. ome early stamps were issued wit$out )um and t$ese are usuall

#atalo)ues. ome #olle#tors des#ribe =?1 stamps as $avin) little value t

atermaret or unused un#an#elled/ stamps sold at deep dis#ounts rom

a#e stamps, t$is #ould be si)nii#antly more t$an its used value. n additio

@ stamps, in#ludin) @ olumbians, would retain si)nii#ant value as =?1

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-sed 5-6

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6uality o t$e stamp determines its value more t$an anyt$in) else. %a#tors

#enterin) peroration 6uality #olour res$ness t$ese irst t$ree are also d

a#tors in all mint stamps/ $eavy, li)$t or normal #an#els and t$e type o

are a#tors to tae into #onsideration w$en sellin) or buyin) used stamps.

eamples o spe#ii# types o #an#els are *? so#ed on t$e nose/, Bullse

#an#els, or an#els and +in) an#els.

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-sed 7 #ancelled to 8rder 5#T86

!*s are mint stamps #an#elled by postal aut$orities or aut$oriGed a)ents

never seen postal duty. =ost !*s $ave )um on t$e ba#, but some are sopaper or wit$ spe#ial #an#ellations on envelopes or paper. ?otable !* #ou

ormer Eastern Blo# #ountries and =iddle Eastern states. 1erman inlation

#ommon eample o early !*s. !*s are usually not #onsidered desirable

but, wit$ some issues o stamps, postally used eamples are very $ard to

some #atalo)ues lie #ott(s will list values or !*s and pla#e a premium

used #opies.

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!$ere are several types o pre#an#els. !$ey in#lude t$ose wit$ some type

#itystate or numeral representative o a #ity/ applied by t$e post oi#e be

well as Hservi#eins#ribedI stamps, wit$ t$e intended servi#e presorted i

nonproit bein) two eamples/ eit$er part o t$e stamp or applied ater pr

beore sale.

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stamp #olle#tin) in )eneral:

As.1hil %rom the #ollectors #lub o% #hica(o

1late ,umber #oil #ollectors #lub

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