Website Terms & Abbreviations
| Terms & Abbreviations |
German Translations |
| Stamps |
Briefmarken |
| Sheets, Individual |
Stempelblatt |
| Sheets, Composite |
Briefmarken-Kompositbogen |
| Gutters |
Dachrinne |
| Sheetlets |
Kleinbögen (Klb) |
| Miniature Sheets |
Blockausgabe (Blöcke) |
| Booklets |
Markenheftchen (MH) |
| Booklet Pane |
Blättern (Blatt) |
| Rolls |
Rollen (R) |
| Roll Stamp |
Rollenmarken |
| Labels (Stamp Tabs) |
Stempellaschen |
| Se-tenant |
Zusammendruck (Zd) |
| Tête-bêche |
Kehrdruck (K) |
| Perforation |
Gezähnt (gez.) |
| Rouletted |
Durchstochen |
| Imperforate |
Geschnitten (□) |
| Die-cut |
Gestanzt |
| Self-adhesive |
Selbstklebende |
| Comments |
1x, 2x, 3x, (etc.) is the number of different sheets (etc.) in the issue.
?x indicates the above number is unknown.
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Composite sheets contain two or more different stamps, usually arranged in pairs, blocks, etc.
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Rolls are typically issued in Coils of 1,000, with every 5th stamp consecutively numbered on the reverse using a dot-matrix font. |
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