The eras for postcards and the symbols are as follows:
PN - Pioneer Era, 1870-1898
PMC – Private Mailing Card, 1898-1901
Und/B - Undivided Back, 1901-1907
D/B - Divided Back 1907-1915
W/B - White Border, 1916-1930
(there were some cards produced until 1920 without white border)
L - Linen, 1930-1945
C/Mod - Chrome or Modern, 1946-on.
There can be some overlapping between divided back and linen eras. All cards are assumed to be pre-1920 unless stated otherwise in descriptions.
Various Postmarks found on Postcards
dpo - Discontinued Post Office
rfd - Rural Federal (free) Delivery
rpo - Railroad Post Office
tc - Transfer Clerk (a railroad pm)
hpo - Hiway Post Office
fc - Flag Cancel
expo-pm - Exposition Cancel (postmark)
sc - Slogan Cancel (all cards should be assumed to be in color unless otherwise stated in description)
All Postcards should be assumed to be in color unless otherwise stated in descriptions.
Bas - Bas-relief
b/w - Black and White
cof - Cancel on Face
cu - Close-up
cpy - Copyright
cr - Crease
crn - Corner
cv - Catalog Value
dup - Duplicate
dif - Different
emb - Embossed
expo - Exposition
flat - Not Embossed
(if neither term is used, it can be assumed it is flat)
hvy - Heavy
hor - Horizontal picture
lt - Light
m/t - Margin Tear
mb - Minimum bid (the seller will not sell the card for less than the value indicated)
o/w - Otherwise
pm - Postmarked
rp - Real Photo Card
ser or srs or sers - Series
s/m - Stamp Missing or Gone
tn - Tinted
tr - Tear
unu - Unused
und/b - Undivided Back
u - Used
v or vert - Vertical Picture
wob - Writing on Back
wof - Writing on Face
* or PH - the asterisk before a lot number or the letters “PH” at the end of a lot described indicates that the lot described is photographed
( ) - a number within a parenthesis indicates the number of cards in a lot
“-” - Numbered in Consecutive Order
“/” - Not Numbered in Consecutive Order
Some symbols may be used together as “lt/cr” which means light crease, or “lt/cof” means light cancel on face, etc.
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