Ronald
Beaulieu
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Mint
Never Hinged (MNH) A MNH stamp has full original
gum/glue and has no hinge mark or other disturbance.
Lightly
Hinged (LH) A LH stamp has a faint impression
of a removed hinge over a small area.
Hinge
Remnant (HR) An HR stamp has part of the hinge
remaining on the back of the stamp.
No
Gum (NG) Not all stamps were issued with gum
or glue. A NG stamp may have had the gum removed or was issued without
gum.
Se-tenants
are connected stamps that collectively feature a picture.
A plate block (PB) is an attached group of stamps from the same sheet that has the printing press block number printed on the margin adjacent to a group
of four or more stamps. For most stamps a plate block is a set of 4 stamps in the corner with a number in the margin or selvage. Sometimes a plate block comes from several plates and has a series of numbers in the margin and such a plate block may include 10, 12 or 20 stamps. In the listings, "PB-10" means this plate block consists of 10 stamps.