STAMP CENTERING DEFINITIONS

• VF - Very Fine stamps are evenly centered, with the design well clear of all edges. Imperforate stamps have four margins.
• Fine - Fine stamps have the design off-center but will still be clear of the edges or just barely touching the edges.
• Ave - Average stamps have the edges cutting the stamp design on one or more sides.
• "In betweens" (i.e. F/VF, A/F) - These are stamps that don't quite fit the three definitions above! They are better than the lower grading but not quite as good as the higher grading. For example a F/VF stamp will not be centered evenly but it will not be touching the edge either. It's "half way there" or a "wannabe" VF!

A	Average
Circ.	Circle or Circular
CF	Corner fold(s)
F	Fine
HH	Heavily Hinged
HR	Hinge Remnant
H,V	Horizontal, Vertical
LH	Lightly Hinged
mm	Millimeter
MP	Missing Perfs
NG	No Gum
PH	Pin Hole(s)
PP	Pulled Perf(s)
RC	Rounded Corner
SE	Straight Edge (e.g. LSE=Left Straight Edge)
SF	Space Filler
Sl	Slight
Sm	Small
SP	Short Perf(s)
T,B,L,R	Top, Bottom, Left, Right
VF	Very Fine