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Christmas Seal & Charity Seal Glossary. This basic glossary of descriptions offers many of the most basic terms in philately regarding Christmas Seals and other Charity Seals. Gum Types, Paper Types, Perforations, Printer's Marks, Types of Seals, Printing Process |
E - essay, a proposed design
HBg - horizontal broken gum, a horizontal diamond pattern impressed in the gum to prevent curling.
imp, imperf - imperforate
NM - negative maker's proof, a true printer's proof
p - proof, usually imperforate
pcp - progressive color proof, usually a set of 7 stages showing colors separately and in
combinations, leading up to the complete design.
P4S - perforated on all four sides
perf 12:00x12 - horiz rows of perfs are perf 12, with 2 larger diameter perf holes at intervals;
usually 11 regular perf 12 holes are between pairs of larger holes.
(PH) - Photo in center section
PM - perforated margin
pm - printer's mark. Since 1936 printer's used a tiny letter on seal #56, on sheets of 100, to identify
their product.; "E" Eureka Specialty Printing Co., "S" Strobridge Litho. Co. 1930-58, Specialty
Printers of America 1975-92 "D" Edwards and Deutsch Litho. Co., "U" U.S. Printing and Litho.
Co., "F" Fleming-Potter Co., etc.
r.9, roul.9 - roulette 9
S - Spring issue
SE - straight edge
SE4S - straight edge on all 4 sides of a sheet
Sg - smooth gum
SqBg - square broken gum - a square pattern impressed in the gum to prevent curling.
T - test seal, usually a design experiment
TB - tuberculosis
UK - unknown printer
UL - Union Label, like printer's marks, these can be used to identify sheets.
VBg - vertical broken gum, a vertical diamond pattern impressed in the gum to prevent curling.
VM - varying margin; a margin made when a cut separates a perforated press sheet into smaller
sheets or panes. Depending on where the knife cut chances to fall, such a margin will be a narrow PM, SE, or perforated edge. From 1932-62 Eureka sheets have a VM on two sides of the sheet.
x - sheet
