German Stamp Website - Links, Terms & Abbreviations Revised: 25 December 2025 The MICHEL Stamp Catalogue PDF An Introduction for English-speaking Readers LINK The STAMP BOOKLET WIKI Website An Informative Specialist Website on German Stamp Booklets (Markenheftchen) LINK The STAMP ROLL WIKIPEDIA Website An Informative Specialist Website on German Roll Stamps (Briefmarkenrolle) LINK Stamp Terms German Translation Stamps Briefmarken Sheets, Individual Stempelblatt (Bogen) Sheets, Composite 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 Official Stamps Dienstmarken Island Post Inselpost Field Post Stamps Feldpostmarken Rural Postage Stamps Landpost-Portomarken Stamp Condition German Translation Mint Never Hinged Postfrisch      (**) Mint Hinged Ungebraucht (*) Used, Cancelled  Gestempelt   (☉) Simplified Colours German Translation White Weiss Grey Grau Black Schwarz Multicolour (3+ colours) Mehrfarbig Bistre (grey-brown) Graubraun Buff (yellow-brown) Gelbbraun Ochre (orange-brown) Ocker Brown Braun Red Rot Rose (pink) Rosa Mauve Mauve Violet Violett  Lilac Lila Purple Purpur Ultramarine (vivid blue) Ultramarin Blue Blau Turquoise (blue-green) Türkis Green Grün Olive Oliv Yellow Gelb Orange Orange Shade Prefixes German Translation Pale/Light hell- Mid mitttel- Bright Lebhaft- Dark/Deep Dunkel- Generally Composite Sheets contain two or more different stamps, usually arranged in pairs, blocks, patterns, etc. Rolls were typically issued in Coils of 1,000, with every 5th stamp consecutively numbered on the reverse with a black dot-matrix font.  For full details, see the above link.