A publication by the Austrian Philatelic Society.
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100. Geburtstag |
100th birthday, ie centenary |
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100. Todestag |
100th anniversary, centenary, of death |
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a. |
(= auf) on (eg rot a. blau = red on blue paper) |
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Abart |
variety |
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Abbildung |
photograph, illustration |
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Abdruck |
copy; impression; print |
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abfertigen |
to despatch, to post |
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Abfertiger |
despatcher, one who posts |
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Abfertigung |
despatch |
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Abgabe |
delivery; or tax/postage due |
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abgebrochen |
broken |
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abgekürzt |
abbreviated |
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abgenützt |
worn |
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abgerundet |
rounded off |
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abgestumpft |
blunt |
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Abklatsch |
offset; impression; copy; offprint |
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Abkürzungen |
abbreviations |
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abschiedsausgabe |
final issue |
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Abschlag |
postmark |
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absenden |
to post |
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Absender |
poster (one who posts); sender |
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Abstand |
distance |
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Abstempelung |
stamp (eg by marker); cancellation; pmk |
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Abstimmung |
plebiscite |
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Abtönung |
shade |
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abwärts |
downwards |
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Abweichung |
difference |
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Achsel |
epaulette |
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Achteck(ig) |
octagon(al) |
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achtstrahlig |
having eight rays |
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Adler |
eagle |
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Adresse teils entfernt |
address partly removed |
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ähnlich |
similar |
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Ahrengarbe |
sheaf (of corn?) |
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allseitig |
on all sides |
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Alpenrose |
Alpine Rose (as on SG1103) |
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als Freimarken verwendet |
used as stamps |
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Altbrief |
pre-philatelic letter |
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Amstbrief |
official cover |
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amtlich |
official (eg to claim free franking) |
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andersfarbig |
printed in a different colour |
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Andreaskreuzansatz |
part of St Andrew's Cross |
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aneinanderhängend |
se-tenant |
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Angeblich |
sum alleged (on outside of money-containing letter) |
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Angebot |
offer |
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angeschnitten |
touched (or cut) |
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Anhänger |
tab, label |
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Anhängsel |
label, coupon |
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anilin X |
aniline X |
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Anker |
anchor |
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Ankunft |
time of arrival |
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Ankunftsstempel |
arrival postmark |
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Ansicht |
view |
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Anteil |
part |
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Anzahl |
number |
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Armensteuermarken |
poor-tax stamp (compulsory charity?) |
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Ätzdruck |
acid-etched recess printing |
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auf ganzem Brief |
on an entire |
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aufbrauchsausgabe |
final issue for using-up whats on hand |
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Aufdruck |
overprint (or surcharge) |
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Aufdruckfarbe |
colour of overprint |
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Aufgabe |
posting or registration of mail |
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aufgeben |
to mail |
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aufkleben |
to stick (eg stamp on letter) |
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Auflage |
number/quantity issued |
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aufwärts |
upwards |
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aus dem Briefkasten |
cachet "found in the postbox" |
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Ausführung |
design, style |
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Ausgabe |
issue |
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ausgebessert |
repaired (? slightly) |
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Aushilfsausgabe |
provisional issue |
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AushilfsX |
provisional X eg issue |
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Ausland |
foreign country, abroad |
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Ausschnitt |
cut square |
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Ausschnitte |
cut-out |
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Ausschuß |
printer's waste |
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außer Kurs |
withdrawn (? from auction); obsolete |
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außerst selten |
extremely rare |
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Austellung |
exhibition |
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Automatenmarken |
Frama labels |
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azur |
azure |
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Bahnpoststempel |
T P O cancel |
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Balken |
bar (esp. heraldic); printing spacer |
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Ballonfahrt |
balloon flight |
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Ballonpost |
balloon mail |
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Ballonpostbrief |
balloon mail letter/cover |
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Band |
scroll; band; strip; volume (of book) |
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Bar |
cash |
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Barfrankatur |
postage prepaid in cash |
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Bargeld |
cash |
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Bautenserie |
Buildings series (SG1294-1326) |
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Bdr. |
(= buchdruck) surface printing process, typography, letterpr |
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Bedarfsbrief |
letter mailed for non-philatelic purpose |
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befördert |
transported |
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Beförderung |
transport; forwarding; the conveyance for so doing |
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Befreiung |
liberation |
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Befreiungsmarken |
liberation stamps |
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Befund |
expert finding, evidence |
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Beifrankatur |
additional postage |
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beige |
beige |
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Bekanttmachung |
advertisment, publication |
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belanglos |
insignificant |
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Beleg |
proof of authenticity, documentation, voucher |
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beleuchtet |
moist, damped |
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berichtigt |
corrected |
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berührt |
touched |
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beschädigt |
damaged |
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beschnitten |
cut close |
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beschränkt |
limited |
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besetzte Gebiete |
occupied territory |
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Besetzung |
occupation |
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Besetzungausgaben |
occupation issues |
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Besetzungsbehörde |
army of occupation |
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besondere |
special |
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Bestätigungsstempel |
confirming postmark |
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Bezeichnung |
title, designation |
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Bezirk |
district |
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Bezirksaufdruck |
district overprint |
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Bildnis |
portrait |
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Bildseite |
front |
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Bindestrich |
hyphen |
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bl. |
(= blau) blue |
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blaßultramarin |
pale ultramarine |
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blaßX |
pale X (colour) |
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Blatt |
sheet |
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Blattenden |
margins, ends of sheet |
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blau |
blue |
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blaugrau |
blue-grey |
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blaugrün |
blue-green |
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bläulich |
bluish |
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bläulichgrau |
bluish grey |
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bläulichgrun |
bluish green |
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bläulichviolett |
bluish violet |
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bläurötlich |
maroon |
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blauschiefer |
blue-slate |
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blauviolett |
deep violet, blue-violet |
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Blinddruck |
albino (print) |
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Block |
miniature sheet, sheetlet; sometimes "block" |
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Blockausgabe |
issue in miniature sheet(let) format |
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Blokschrift |
block type (-face) |
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blutrot |
blood red |
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Bogen |
sheet (& arch, arc, bow, share certificate!) |
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Bogenabklatsch |
sheet offset |
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Bogenanordnung |
setting |
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Bogenecke |
corner of sheet |
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bogenförmig |
arched |
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Bogenlage |
position of sheet |
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Bogenmitte |
gutter |
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Bogenperforierung |
sheet perforation (same as harrow) |
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Bogenplatz |
sheet position |
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Bogenrand |
margin of sheet |
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Bogenwasserzeichen |
sheet watermark |
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Bogenzähnung |
sheet perforation (same as harrow) |
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bordeauxrot |
carmine-red; claret |
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Botenlohn |
delivery fee (esp. Vienna pneu. post) |
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br. |
(= braun) brown |
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braun |
brown |
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braungelb |
bistre |
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braunkarmin |
brown-carmine |
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bräunlichkarmin |
brownish carmine |
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bräunlichlila |
brownish lilac |
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bräunlichlilarot |
brownish lilac-red |
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bräunlichocker |
brownish ochre |
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bräunlichrot |
brownish red |
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bräunlichviolett |
brownish violet |
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braunlila |
brown-lilac; dull purple |
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braunocker |
brown-ochre |
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braunoliv |
brown-olive |
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braunorange |
brown-orange |
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braunrot |
Venetian red; brown lake; chocolate |
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braunschwarz |
brown-black |
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braunviolett |
brown-violet |
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breit |
wide |
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breitrandig |
wide margin |
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Brief |
cover, letter |
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Briefhülle |
envelope |
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Briefkaste |
postbox |
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Briefkopf |
letter head |
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Briefmarke |
postage stamp |
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Briefmarkenaustellung |
stamp exhibition |
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Briefstempel |
postmark, cancellation |
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Briefstück |
piece (of cover) |
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Briefträger |
postman |
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Briefumschlag |
envelope |
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Briefumschlagauschnitte |
envelope cut squares |
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bronze |
bronze |
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bronzegrün |
bronze-green |
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Bruch |
crease, crack |
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brüchig |
cracked, esp. by the gum |
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Brustbild |
bust |
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Brustschild |
breast shield |
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Buchdruck |
surface printing process, typography, letterpress |
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Büchse |
the letter-transmitting container used in the Vienna pneumatic post |
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Buchstabe |
letter, character (eg 'a') |
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Bug |
slight crease |
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Bundesmarken |
stamps of federal states |
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Buntdruck |
coloured print |
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Buntfrankaturen |
combination frankings |
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Bushwindröschen |
Busy Anemone (as on SG1099) |
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bzw. |
(= beziehungsweise) respectively, that is, i.e. |
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chamois |
pale greenish yellow |
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chemisch |
chemically |
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chromgelb |
chrome yellow |
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d. ( = dunkel) |
dark |
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d.i. |
(= das ist) that is, i.e. |
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Damenbrief |
small size cover ("lady's letter") |
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Dampfschiff |
steamer |
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Darstellung |
design |
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Datum |
date |
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dehnen |
to enlarge |
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dezentriert |
off centre |
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Dienstkarte |
official card |
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Dienstmarke |
official (postage etc) stamp |
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Dienstsiegel |
official seal |
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Doppeladler |
double headed eagle: Aus/Hun Empr's symbol |
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Doppeldruck |
double impression or print |
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Doppelkreisstempel |
double circle postmark |
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Doppelseitig |
both sides |
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dottergelb |
egg-yolk yellow, golden-yellow |
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Dreieck |
triangle |
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Dreierstreifen |
strip of three |
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dreifarbig |
printed in three colours |
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dreizeilig |
of three lines |
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Druck |
print, impression |
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Druckabart |
printing variety |
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Druckauflage |
number issued |
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Druckausschuß |
printers waste |
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Druckbogen |
printing sheet |
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Druckerei |
printing works |
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Druckfarbe |
printers ink |
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Druckfehler |
misprint, error |
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Druckforme |
cliché, printing block |
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Druckmangel |
imperfection in printing |
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Druckprobe |
proof |
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Drucksache |
printed matter |
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Druckvermerk |
printer's imprint |
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Druckwerte |
publications |
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dunkel |
dark |
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dunkelblau |
dark blue, indigo |
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dunkelblaugrau |
dark blue-grey |
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dunkelblaugrün |
dark blue-green |
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dunkelbläulichgrün |
dark bluish-green |
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dunkelbraun |
dark brown, sepia |
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dunkelbraunkarmin |
dark brown-carmine |
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dunkelchrom |
dark chrome |
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dunkelgelbgrün |
dark yellow-green |
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dunkelgrau |
dark grey |
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dunkelgraublau |
dark grey-blue |
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dunkelgraugrün |
dark grey-green |
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dunkelgrün |
dark green |
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dunkelgrünblau |
dark green-blue |
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dunkelgrüngrau |
dark green-grey |
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dunkelkarmin |
dark carmine, purple, brown-lake |
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dunkelkarminbraun |
dark carmine-brown |
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dunkelkobaltblau |
deep violet blue |
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dunkellila |
purple; deep lilac |
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dunkellilabraun |
dark lilac brown |
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dunkellilagrau |
dark lilac grey |
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dunkelolivgrau |
dark olive grey, greenish-grey |
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dunkelolivgrün |
dark olive green |
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dunkelorange |
deep orange |
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dunkelpurpur |
purple |
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dunkelrosalila |
dark rose-lilac |
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dunkelrötlichlila |
dark reddish-lilac |
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dunkelsämisch |
deep chamois |
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dunkelsiena |
dark sienna, sepia |
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dunkelviolett |
deep purple; slate-violet; dark violet |
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dunkelviolettblau |
dark violet-blue |
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dunkelviolettbraun |
dark violet-brown |
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dunkelviolettgrau |
dark violet-grey |
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dünn |
thin |
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durchlöchern |
to put holes in, to perforate |
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durchschlagend |
transparent, visible on the back |
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Durchschnittsstück/qualität |
average copy |
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durchsichtig |
transparent |
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durchstechen |
to cut through, to perforate |
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Durchstich |
roulette |
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durchstochen |
rouletted |
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Durchstreichung |
pen cancel |
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durchstrichen |
barred, crossed through |
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echt |
genuine |
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Eckbuchstabe |
corner letter |
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Ecke |
corner |
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Eckrandstück |
corner copy |
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Eckverzierungen |
corner scrolls |
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Edelweiss |
Edelweiss (the flower) |
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efeugrün |
myrtle-green |
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Eilbote |
express; express messenger |
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Eilmarke |
stamp to pay for express delivery |
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Einbesahlt |
Post paid, esp 1945-46 covers |
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einbuchtung |
curved |
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einfaches (Papier) |
wove (paper) |
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einfarbig |
in one colour, self-coloured |
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Einfassungslinie |
an outer line |
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eingedruckt |
stamped, embossed |
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eingefaßt |
framed |
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eingelocht |
punched with holes |
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eingepreßt |
embossed |
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eingeschreiben |
registered (often struck on item) |
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Einkreisstempel |
single circle postmark |
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Einschreibemarke |
registration stamp |
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einschreiben |
to register |
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Einschreibezettel |
registration label |
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einseitig |
on one side (often with symbol, meaning imperf 1 side) |
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einwandfrei |
immaculate |
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einzeiler Langstempel |
single straightline postmark |
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Einzelfrankatur (en) |
single franking (s) |
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einzellig |
in one line |
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Eirund |
oval |
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Eirundeinfassung |
oval frame of pearls/beads |
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Eisenbahnpaketmarke |
railway parcel stamp |
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Elfenbeinküste |
Ivory Coast |
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Empfänger |
addressee |
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endgültige Ausgabe |
definite (?definitive) issue |
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entfernt |
removed |
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Entrichtet |
Post paid, esp 1945-46 covers |
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entwertet |
cancelled |
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Entwertung |
cancellation (lit. by removing the value) |
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Entwertungstempel |
cancellation by impact of stamper |
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Entwurf |
essay, design |
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Enzian |
Gentian (as on SG1106) |
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eosinrosa |
eosine-rose |
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ER |
Erga Recepisse: against a receipt (on old letters) |
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Erfüllungstempel |
revenue stamp applied to privately-printed paper |
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Erg. |
(= Ergänzungswert) additional value |
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Ergänzungswerte |
additional values |
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Erhaltung |
condition |
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Erinnerung |
commemmorative |
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Erinnerungsausgabe |
commemmorative issue |
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Erkennungszeichen |
points of difference |
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ernsthaft |
serious |
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Eröffnungsflug |
inauguration flight |
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Erstflug |
first flight |
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Erstflugbrief |
first flight cover/letter |
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Ersttag |
first day |
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Ersttagsblatt |
first day sheet or card |
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Ersttagsbrief |
first day cover (abbrev FDC not ETB) |
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est(afette) |
marking on express letter by special messenger |
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Etappen-Postamter |
Mobile field post office |
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ETB. |
(= ersttagsblatt) first day sheet or card |
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ex offo |
official (to claim free franking) |
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ex offo |
official (to claim free franking) |
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F. |
(= fehldruck) printing error or = fehlfarbe: colour error |
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Fabrikwasserzeichen |
paper maker's watermark |
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Fachpresse |
philatelic press (the) |
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fahl |
pale |
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fahlblau |
pale blue |
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fahlbraun |
pale brown |
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falsch |
forged (especially if to deceive collectors) |
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Falschstempel |
forged cancel |
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Fälschung |
forgery |
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Faltbrief |
folded letter |
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Faltbriefhülle |
sheet folded to form envelope |
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Falte |
paper fold |
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Falz |
hinge |
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falzlos |
never hinged |
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Falzreste |
hinge mark |
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Farbänderung |
change of colour |
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Farbe |
colour |
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Farbenabart |
colour variety |
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Farbenabweichung |
shade |
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farbig |
coloured, dyed (paper) |
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farblos |
white, colourless |
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Farbwechsel |
change of colour |
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Faserpapier |
granite paper |
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FDC. |
first day cover! |
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Federstrichentwertung |
pen cancel |
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Federzug |
lines (as cancel) esp by pen |
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Federzugentwertung |
pen cancel |
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Fehl |
defect, fault |
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Fehldruck |
printing error |
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fehlerhaft |
defective |
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Fehlfarbe |
error of colour |
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Fehlzähnung |
error of perforation |
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fein |
fair, good, fine (quality) |
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feiner Bart |
fine beard (1867 Austrian issue) |
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Feldpost |
field post |
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Feldpostmarke |
military post stamp |
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fett |
thick |
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fettig |
oily |
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fiskalgebraucht |
fiscally used |
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fiskalisch |
fiscal, revenue (adj.) |
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Flachdruck |
lithography (flat printing) |
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flaggenrot |
deep sepia; blackish brown |
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Fleck |
stain |
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fleischfarben |
flesh colour |
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fleischrosa |
flesh pink |
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Fluggebühr |
air fee |
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Fluglinie |
air route |
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Flugpost |
air mail |
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Flugpostbrief |
airmail letter |
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Flugpostmarke |
airmail stamp |
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Flug-Sonderstempel |
special airmail cancellation |
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Flugzeuggebuhr |
air plane charge |
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fluoreszierend |
fluorescent |
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Format |
size |
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Forschung |
investigation, research |
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Fraktur (-schrift) |
The German & Austrian typeface often (mis)called Gothic |
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Frankatur |
postage |
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frankaturgültig |
postally valid (eg SG1072 on) |
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frankieren |
to (apply a) stamp |
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Frankostempel |
post paid |
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freigemacht |
stamped, franked (literally "made free of the post"); in particular post paid in cash etc, esp 1945-46 covers |
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freimachen |
to stamp ("make free of the post") |
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Freimarke |
stamp (as separate entity); in particular definitive |
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Freimarken als Stempelmarken gebraucht |
postage stamps used for revenue |
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fur Sammelzwecke |
philatelic, for collecting purposes |
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Ganzsache |
postal stationary with imprinted stamp |
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Ganzsache Karte |
postal card with imprinted stamp |
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Ganzsache Umschlag |
postal envelope with imprinted stamp |
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Ganzsachen |
stationery |
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Ganzstück |
entire |
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geändert |
altered, changed |
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gebraucht |
used, cancelled |
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gebraunte |
browned |
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Gebühr |
tax, fee |
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Gebührbezahlt |
post paid, esp 1945-46 covers |
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Gebührenmarken |
tax, fee, duty stamps |
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Gebührstempel |
tax mark |
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Geburtstag |
birthday |
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Gedenkausgabe |
commemorative issue |
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Gedenkblock |
souvenir sheet |
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Gefälligkeitsabstempelung |
the act of cancelling to order |
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Gefälligkeitsstempel |
a cancel applied to order |
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gefälscht |
faked |
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Gefaltet |
folded |
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Gefangenlager |
P.O.W. camp (possibly also civilian internment?) |
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gefärbt |
tinted |
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gefasertes (Papier) |
granite (paper) |
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gegensatz |
contrast (in c. to) |
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gegittert (Papier) |
quadrille (paper) |
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geklebtes (Papier) |
gummed (paper) |
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gekreidetes (Papier) |
chalk surfaced (paper) |
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gekreuzt |
crossed |
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gekürst |
abbreviated |
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gelb |
yellow |
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gelbbraun |
yellow-brown, bistre |
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gelbgrün |
yellow-green |
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gelblich |
yellowish |
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gelblichgrün |
yellowish-green |
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gelbocker |
yellow-ochre |
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gelboliv |
yellow-olive, olive-bistre |
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gelborange |
yellow-orange |
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Geldanweisung |
money, postal order |
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gelocht (teleg. Entwertung) |
punched hole (telegraph cancel) |
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Gemälde |
paintings |
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Gemeindebehörden |
municipal government offices |
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geprüft |
expertised |
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gereinigt |
cleaned |
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Gerichts[steur]marken |
judicial service stamps |
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Gerichtsbehörden |
law courts |
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geriffelt (Papier) |
rippled (paper) |
|
gerilltes (Papier) |
fluted (paper) |
|
geripptes (Papier) |
ribbed (paper) |
|
Geschaftsbrief |
business letter |
|
geschnitten |
imperforate (literally "cut") |
|
geschweift |
curved |
|
gesprenkeltes (Papier) |
flecked (paper) |
|
gestempelt |
postmarked |
|
gestochen |
engraved |
|
gestreiftes (Papier) |
laid (paper) |
|
gestrichen (Papier) |
chalk surfaced, coated (paper) |
|
getönt |
toned |
|
getöntes (Papier) |
tinted (paper) |
|
gewöhnlich |
ordinary (esp. of paper surface) |
|
gewöhnliches Schriftgussmetal |
ordinary type-metal (eg as used for 1850 issue cliches) |
|
gewöhnliches Stück |
average copy |
|
gez. |
(= gezähnt) perforated |
|
gez. K. |
comb perforated |
|
gez. Ks. |
harrow perforated |
|
gezähnt |
perforated |
|
Glanzpapier |
glossy paper |
|
glatt |
smooth |
|
glattes |
wove (paper) |
|
gleichmaßige |
uniform, regular |
|
gleichwertig |
equivalent |
|
gleichzeitig |
simultaneously |
|
Gliederung |
classification |
|
gold |
gold |
|
golden |
golden |
|
gotisch |
gothic |
|
grasgrün |
grass-green |
|
grau |
grey |
|
graublau |
grey-blue |
|
graubraun |
grey-brown |
|
graugrün |
grey-brown |
|
gräulich |
greyish |
|
graulila |
grey-green |
|
grauschiefer |
grey-lilac |
|
grauschwarz |
grey-black; slate grey; sepia |
|
grauultramarin |
grey-slate |
|
grauviolett |
grey-black |
|
gravierende |
weightier; aggravating |
|
Gravierung |
engraving |
|
Grenzpostamt |
border post office |
|
Größe |
size |
|
großer Bart |
coarse beard (1867 Austrian issue) |
|
Großfrankatur |
high and (?or) multiple franking |
|
grotesk |
sans serif |
|
grün |
green |
|
grünblau |
green-blue |
|
Grund |
background |
|
grüngrau |
green-grey |
|
grünlichblau |
greenish-blue |
|
grünlichgelb |
greenish-yellow |
|
grünlichschiefer |
blue-green ("greenish slate") |
|
grünoliv |
green-olive |
|
grünschiefer |
green-slate |
|
grünschwarz |
green-black |
|
gültig |
valid, available |
|
Gummi |
gum |
|
Gummidruck |
offset printing |
|
Gummiriffelung |
gum ribbing |
|
Gummistempel |
rubber overprint |
|
Gunsten, zu |
for charity |
|
h. X (abbrev. of hell) |
light X (colour) |
|
Häkchen |
small hook |
|
Hakenkreuze |
swastika |
|
halbamtlich |
semi-official |
|
halbiert |
bisected |
|
Halbkreisstempel |
semi-circle postmark |
|
Halbmond |
crescent |
|
Handpapier |
handmade paper |
|
handschriftlich |
handwritten |
|
Handstempel |
handstamp |
|
Hanfpapier |
manilla paper |
|
Hauptplatte |
key-plate |
|
Haupttypen |
principal types |
|
H-Blatt |
booklet pane |
|
Heckenrose |
Dog Rose |
|
Heftchen |
stamp booklet |
|
Heftchenblatt |
booklet pane |
|
hellachsfarben |
pale salmon |
|
hellbläulichgrün |
pale bluish green, dull green |
|
hellgrau |
pale grey |
|
hellgrünlichbläu |
pale greenish blue |
|
hellilarot |
pale lilac red |
|
hellkobalt |
pale cobalt |
|
hellorangerot |
pale orange red |
|
hellrot |
pale red |
|
helltürkisblau |
pale blue |
|
hellviolett |
pale violet |
|
hellviolettblau |
pale violet-blue |
|
hellX |
light X (colour) |
|
Hilfsmarken |
provisional stamps |
|
himmelblau |
azure; sky blue |
|
Hintergrund |
background |
|
Hochdruck |
typography |
|
Hochformat |
upright format ("portrait") |
|
Höfen |
white spot flaw |
|
Hoheitszeichen |
national emblem |
|
Holzschnitt |
woodcut |
|
Holzstempel |
woodcut stamp |
|
Hosenband |
garter |
|
Hülle |
envelope |
|
Hülse |
the jacket on a cylinder of the Vienna pneumatic post |
|
Hungerhilfe |
famine relief |
|
indigo |
indigo; deep violet blue |
|
indigoblau |
indigo, indigo-blue |
|
indischrot |
red-brown |
|
inland |
internal, domestic |
|
innenseite |
inside |
|
Inschrift |
inscription |
|
interallierte Verwaltung |
allied administration |
|
Invalidenmarken |
stamps to raise money for invalids |
|
Jahrestag |
anniversary |
|
Jahreszahl |
date of the year (esp. printed in sheet margin) |
|
Jahrhundertfeier |
centenary |
|
Jubiläum |
jubilee |
|
Jubiläumsausgabe |
jubilee issue |
|
K. |
(= Kammzähnung) comb perf |
|
Kabinettstuck |
extremely fine, superb item |
|
Kaiser |
emperor |
|
kaiserlich |
imperial |
|
Kammperforierung |
comb perforation |
|
Kammzähnung |
comb perforation |
|
kanariengelb |
canary yellow |
|
karmin |
carmine; rose-red; deep carmine |
|
karminbraun |
carmine-brown |
|
karminlila |
carmine-lilac |
|
karminrosa |
carmine-pink; bright carmine |
|
karminrot |
carmine-red |
|
Kartenbrief |
letter-card |
|
Karten-Brief |
letter-card, especially of the Vienna pneumatic post |
|
Kartonpapier |
very thick paper |
|
kastanie |
chestnut |
|
kastanienbraun |
chestnut |
|
Kastenperforierung |
harrow perforation (same as sheet) |
|
Kastenzähnung |
harrow perforation (same as sheet) |
|
Kehrdruck |
tête-bêche |
|
Kenn-Nr. |
identification number |
|
Kettenkreise |
chain in a circle |
|
Klammer |
bracket (parenthesis) |
|
Klebezettel |
adhesive label |
|
klein |
small |
|
Klische |
cliche, printing block |
|
knapp |
cut close |
|
kobalt |
cobalt |
|
kobaltblau |
cobalt blue |
|
komb. |
combined (NOT comb perf!) |
|
komissarische Regierung |
commissary government |
|
König |
king |
|
königlich |
royal |
|
Königreich |
kingdom |
|
Kontrollbuchstabe |
control letter |
|
Kontrollzeichen |
control mark |
|
Konturen |
outlines |
|
kopfstehend |
inverted |
|
kornblumenblau |
cornflower blue |
|
Korrekturabzüge |
proof |
|
krapprot |
madder-red |
|
Kreidepapier |
chalky paper |
|
Kreis |
circle (also a local government unit) |
|
Kreuzeinfassung |
framed cross |
|
Kriegsdruck |
wartime printing |
|
Kriegsmarke |
war stamp |
|
Kriegssteurmarke |
war tax stamp |
|
Krone |
crown |
|
Ks. |
harrow perf |
|
Küchenschelle |
Anemone |
|
Kunde |
client |
|
künstlich |
artificial, manmade |
|
Kupferdruck |
copperplate; engraved |
|
Kupferdruckmarken |
(line) engraved stamps |
|
kupferrot |
copper-red |
|
kursierend |
current |
|
Kuvertausschnitt |
cut square |
|
L. |
line perf; a blank label |
|
lachs |
salmon (the fish) |
|
lachsfarben |
salmon (colour) |
|
Lackstreifen |
varnish bars |
|
Ladurner |
stitch watermark |
|
Landeplatzstempel |
airport postmark |
|
Landesaustellung |
national exhibition |
|
Landpost |
rural post |
|
Langstempel |
straight-line postmark |
|
lateinische Inschrift |
roman letters |
|
lateinische Inschrift |
roman letters |
|
lebhaft |
bright |
|
lebhaftultramarin |
bright ultramarine |
|
lebhaftviolett |
bright violet |
|
Leerfeld |
blank field |
|
leifern |
supply |
|
Leisten |
edging, selvedge |
|
leuchtend |
brilliant |
|
lichtblau |
light blue |
|
Liebhaberlos |
fancy lot (& expensive!!) |
|
Liebhaberwert |
sentimental value |
|
liegend |
horizontal |
|
lila |
lilac; mauve; purple |
|
lilabraun |
chocolate; brown-purple; lilac-brown |
|
lilagrau |
lilac-grey |
|
lilakarmin |
lilac-carmine |
|
lilapurpur |
lilac-purple |
|
lilarosa |
lilac-rose; carmine |
|
lilarot |
claret; carmine; magenta; lilac-red |
|
lilaschwarz |
lilac-black |
|
Linie |
air route; line; stroke |
|
Linieneinfassung |
border of lines |
|
Linienperforierung |
line perforation |
|
Linienzähnung |
line perforation |
|
liniert |
ruled |
|
Lochentwertung |
cancellation by punching |
|
Löcher |
holes, eg between teeth of perforation |
|
Lochgröße |
size of perforation |
|
Lokalaufdruck |
local overprint |
|
Lokalausgabe |
local issue |
|
Los |
lot (at auction) |
|
lösliche Farbe |
fugitive colour |
|
Lp. (= Liebhaberpreis) |
fancy price |
|
Luftpostverbindung |
airmail collection |
|
Lupenrand |
very small margin |
|
Luxusstuck |
superb, extremely fine item |
|
Magistrat |
Town- or local-government; NOT a law court. |
|
maigrün |
celadon, willow-green |
|
Makulatur |
printers waste |
|
Mangel |
defect |
|
mangelhaft |
defective |
|
Manschette |
the tail-piece on a cylinder of the Vienna pneumatic post |
|
Marke |
stamp |
|
Markenausgaben |
issued stamps |
|
Markenbild |
design (of stamp) |
|
Markengattung |
description, sort or type of stamps |
|
Markenheft |
stamp booklet |
|
Markenheftchen |
stamp booklet |
|
Markenrand |
margin (of stamp) |
|
Markenrolle |
coil |
|
Maschinenpapier |
machine-made paper |
|
matt |
pale, dull, matt |
|
mattgelb |
dull yellow |
|
mattgrau |
dull grey |
|
mattpurpur |
pale purple |
|
meergrün |
sea-green |
|
mehrfach |
multiple |
|
Mehrfachfrankatur |
multiple franking by stamps of same type |
|
mehrfarbig |
printed in many colours |
|
mennige |
minium (red lead) |
|
Merkurkopf |
Mercury head (esp. on newspaper stamps) |
|
Metallstempel |
steel die |
|
mfg. |
printed in many colours |
|
MH. |
stamp booklet |
|
milchblau |
milk blue |
|
Militärpostmarke |
military postage stamp |
|
miloriblau |
blue |
|
Mischfrankatur |
mixed franking by stamps of various issues |
|
Mischzähnung |
compound perforation |
|
mißtrauen |
suspect |
|
mit übergehendem Stempel |
with postmark |
|
mit übergehendem Stempel |
with postmark |
|
Mittelbild |
escutcheon |
|
mittelstark |
of medium thichness |
|
mittelX |
medium X |
|
Molette |
a printing process |
|
moosgrün |
bronze-green; moss-green |
|
Münzbezeichnung |
currency |
|
Muster |
type; specimen |
|
nach abgang der Post |
posted too late (letter marking): literally "after the going of the post" |
|
Nachamung |
forgery, imitation |
|
Nachbildung |
reproduction |
|
Nachdruck |
facsimile; reprint |
|
nacheinander |
successively, in sequence |
|
Nachfrankatur |
stamps added abroad for foreign fees |
|
Nachgebühr |
postage due (eg on Austrian 1980's P.D. issue) |
|
nachgemalt |
painted in |
|
nachgraviert |
retouched, re-engraved |
|
nachgummiert |
regummed (by a dealer or seller, not the Post Office!) |
|
Nachnahme |
cash on delivery |
|
Nachnahme betrag |
cash on delivery amount |
|
Nachporto |
postage due |
|
Nachportomarke |
postage due |
|
nachtraglich entwertet |
circular-handstamp-cancelling at destination of stamps uncancelled at source |
|
Nachzahlungsgebühr |
postage, tax due |
|
Nadelstich |
pin prick |
|
Nagelkopfprägung |
nail-head embossing |
|
Nahtwasserzeichen |
stitch watermark |
|
naturbraun |
sepia |
|
Nennwert |
face value |
|
Netz |
network (eg of cracks) |
|
Neuauflage |
new printing |
|
Neudruck |
reprint (often of no-longer-valid stamp) |
|
Neugravierung |
re-engraving |
|
Neuheiten |
new issues |
|
Nominale |
selling price |
|
Notausgabe |
emergency issue |
|
Notgeldmarken |
emergency money stamps |
|
Notstempel |
emergency cancellations |
|
Nüance(n) |
shade(s) |
|
Nummernstempel |
numeric cancel |
|
o.G. |
(= ohne Gummi) without gum |
|
ocker |
buff; ochre |
|
ockergelb |
ochre-yellow |
|
Odr. |
(= offsetdruck) offset litho |
|
Offsetdruck |
offset lithography |
|
öliger Druck |
oily print |
|
oliv |
olive |
|
olivegrau |
olive-grey |
|
olivgelb |
olive-yellow |
|
olivgrün |
olive green |
|
olivschwarz |
olive-black |
|
orange |
orange |
|
orangebraun |
orange-brown |
|
orangegelb |
orange-yellow |
|
orangerot |
vermilion, orange-red |
|
Originalgummi |
original gum |
|
Ornamentgrund |
ornamented background |
|
Ortsausgabe |
local issue |
|
Ortspostmarke |
local stamp |
|
Ortsstempel |
town postmark |
|
oWz. |
no watermark (where there should be one) |
|
Paar |
pair |
|
Paketbegleitbriefen |
letters accompanying packet |
|
Paketkarte |
post office card accompanying parcels |
|
Paketmarke |
parcel post stamp |
|
Papierabarten |
paper error or variety |
|
Papierfalte |
paperfold |
|
Papiermasse |
pulp, paper maché |
|
pergamentartig |
parchment-like |
|
Pergamentpapier |
parchment paper |
|
Perlenkreis |
beaded circle |
|
Platte |
plate |
|
Plattenfehler |
plate flaw or error |
|
poriges Papier |
porous paper |
|
Porto |
postage; mail charges; postage due |
|
Portofrei |
prepaid, post free |
|
Portofreiheitsmarke |
free frank mark, franchise stamp |
|
Portogerecht (Frankatur) |
postage sufficient |
|
Portomarke |
postage due stamp |
|
Portozuschlag |
postage surcharge |
|
Post |
post office; postal service; mail |
|
Postablage |
letter receiving office (esp. rural in Bosnia & Herz.) |
|
Postamt |
post office |
|
Postamtlich |
officially |
|
Postanweisung |
money order |
|
Postanweisungmarke |
money order stamp |
|
Postbeamte |
post office clerk |
|
Postbezirk |
postal district |
|
Postfälchungen |
postal forgeries |
|
postfrisch |
mint never hinged with original gum |
|
Postgebühren |
postage (?due) fees |
|
Posthilfsstelle |
letter receiving office (esp. rural) |
|
Postkarte |
post-card |
|
Postkreis |
postal district |
|
Postlagernd |
poste restante |
|
Postmarke |
postage stamp |
|
Postordnung |
postal regulation |
|
Postpaketmarke |
parcel stamp |
|
Postpaketverrechnungsmarken |
parcel post control stamps |
|
Postpreis |
franking value |
|
Postschein (Recepisse) |
postal receipt for registered mail |
|
Postsendungen |
mail |
|
Postsparkasse |
post office savings bank |
|
Postsparmarke |
post office savings bank stamps |
|
Poststelle |
letter receiving office |
|
Poststempel |
postmark, cancellation |
|
Poststreikmarke |
postal strike stamp |
|
Poststützpunktmarke |
postal agency's stamp |
|
postwendend |
by return of post |
|
Postwertzeichen |
postage stamp (sign of postal value) |
|
Postzahlschein |
postal order |
|
Prachstück |
(very) fine item |
|
prachtrot |
carmine-red |
|
Prägedruck |
embossed printing |
|
preußichblau |
Prussian blue |
|
Primel |
Primrose (as on SG1101) |
|
Probe(druck) |
essay, proof |
|
Provisorium/en |
provisional stamps |
|
Prüfung |
expertisation, examination |
|
Prüfungszeichen |
expert's mark |
|
Punkt |
dot |
|
punktiert |
dotted |
|
purpur |
purple |
|
purpurlila |
purple-lilac |
|
purpurviolett |
purple-violet; dull purple |
|
Quadrat |
square, cut square |
|
Quadrat Ausschnitt |
cut square |
|
Quadrilliertes |
quadrille or batonne (paper) |
|
Queireirund |
ellipse, horizontal oval |
|
quer |
across, diagonally |
|
Querformat |
"portrait" vertical format |
|
Querrechteck |
oblong |
|
Querstriche |
bars across |
|
Radgangstempel |
"dated-wheel cancel" esp. bridge type |
|
Rahmen |
frame |
|
Rahmenstempel |
boxed postmark |
|
rahmfarben |
cream |
|
Rakeltiefdruck |
rotogravure |
|
Rand |
margin, border |
|
Randbedruckung |
printed border |
|
Randdruck |
margin print |
|
Randgemeinded |
suburbs |
|
Randinschrift |
marginal inscription |
|
Randleiste |
border line |
|
Randspalt |
small marginal tear |
|
Randstück |
marginal copy |
|
Randwasserzeichen |
margin watermark |
|
Rastertiefdruck |
photogravure |
|
RaTdr. |
(= rastertiefdruck) photogravure |
|
Rauten |
lozenges |
|
Recepisse |
postal receipt for registered mail |
|
Recepisse |
postal receipt for registered mail |
|
Rechteck |
rectangle |
|
Regierung |
government |
|
registrieren |
to register |
|
registrierte |
registered (often struck on item) |
|
reichbleichgold |
golden |
|
Reichsapfel |
orb (as with sceptre) |
|
Reichshalfte |
provinces |
|
Reihe |
series, row |
|
Reihenzähnung |
comb perforation |
|
rekommandieren |
to register |
|
rekommandiert |
registered (often struck on item) |
|
Rekozettel |
registration label |
|
repariert |
repaired |
|
reseda |
mignonette (a pale green) |
|
Restbestände |
stock remainder |
|
Retourmarke |
return stamp |
|
Rhomben |
lozenges |
|
Ring |
circle |
|
Ringe |
circles |
|
Riß |
tear |
|
Rißchen |
small tear |
|
Rohrpost |
pneumatic mail |
|
ros. |
(= rosa) rose |
|
rosa |
rose; pink; carmine |
|
rosakarmin |
carmine-rose |
|
rosalila |
rose-lilac, purple |
|
rost |
rust |
|
rostbraun |
rust-brown |
|
rot |
red; carmine; rose-scarlet |
|
rotbläulich |
reddish purple |
|
rotbraun |
red-brown, maroon |
|
Rotkreuz |
Red Cross |
|
rötlichbraun |
cinnamon |
|
rötlichlila |
mauve |
|
rötlichocker |
reddish-ochre |
|
rötlichsämisch |
reddish-chamois |
|
rotlila |
bright mauve; mauve; purple |
|
rotorange |
(red-)orange |
|
rotviolett |
deep mauve; violet |
|
rückdatiert |
back-dated |
|
Rückflug |
return flight |
|
Rückschein |
return (? recorded delivery) certificate |
|
rückseitig |
on the back |
|
rund |
round |
|
russischgrün |
Russian green, myrtle |
|
S. |
(= Seite) page; (= Schwarz) black overprint |
|
s.X |
see X |
|
saffrangelb |
saffron |
|
sägeartig |
serrated |
|
sämisch |
buff; chamois |
|
Sammler |
collector |
|
sammlewurdige |
collectable |
|
Sammlung |
collection |
|
Sandkorn |
grain of sand (as source of white spots) |
|
satiniert |
satin-like glazed |
|
Satz(e) |
set(s) |
|
Satzbrief |
cover with complete set of an issue |
|
Schalter |
counter, esp. in a Post Office, where customers are served |
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Schalterausgabe |
normal, regular issue |
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Schalterbogen |
counter sheet |
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scharlach |
scarlet |
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schattiert |
shaded |
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Schatzwerte |
estimated values (in auction catalogue) |
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schief |
slanting, oblique |
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schiefer |
slate |
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schieferblau |
slate blue |
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Schiffspostmarke |
ship post stamp |
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Schild |
shield |
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schlangenlinig |
serpentine (esp. roulette) |
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Schleife |
wrapper for newspapers & printed items |
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Schlingen |
loops |
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Schnittlinien |
dividing lines |
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schokoladen |
chocolate |
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schraffiert |
shaded |
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schräg |
slanting, oblique |
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Schrägschrift |
italics |
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Schreibmaschinenschrift |
typewriting |
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Schreibpapier |
banknote paper |
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Schreibschrift |
italics |
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Schürfselle |
rubbed spot |
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Schürfung |
rubbing |
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Schutzziffer |
control number |
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schwacher |
unclear |
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schwarz |
black |
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schwarzblau |
blackish blue |
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schwarzblaugrün |
blackish blue-green |
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schwarzbraun |
blackish brown, deep brown |
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schwarzgrau |
black-grey |
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schwärzlich |
blackish |
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schwarzlila |
blackish lilac |
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schwarzoliv |
blackish olive |
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schwarzschiefer |
black-slate |
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schwarzviolett |
purple, blackish violet |
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schwefelgelb |
sulphur yellow |
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Schwindelerzeugnis |
fradulent issue |
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seegrün |
bronze-green; dull green; sea-green |
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Segelflug |
glider flight |
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Seidenfaden |
silk thread |
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Seidenpapier |
pelure paper |
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selten |
rare, scarce |
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Sendungen |
mail |
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senkrecht |
vertical |
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sepia |
brown; sepia |
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sichtbar |
visible |
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Siegel |
seal |
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Siegelwachs |
sealing wax |
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Siegesmarken |
victory stamps |
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siena |
sienna |
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Signet(te) |
small seal esp. for newspaper tax |
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silber |
silver |
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silbergrau |
silver-grey; pale grey |
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silbern |
silver |
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Sinnbild |
allegorical symbol; emblem |
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smaragd |
emerald |
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smaragdgrün |
emerald-green |
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Sonderausgabe |
special issue |
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Sonderkarte |
special postcard |
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Sondermarke |
commemmorative stamp |
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Sonderstempel |
special cancellation |
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sorgfältig |
accurate; with special care (=carefully) |
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Spiegelschrift |
reversed (mirror) characters |
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Spuren |
traces (of ..) |
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staatlich |
official |
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Stadtpost |
local post |
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Stadtpostmarke |
stamp for local post |
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stahlblau |
deep blue |
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stahlgrau |
black |
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Stahlstich |
steel engraving |
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Starrkopf |
bulldog head (Aus. 1867 issue) |
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Stdr. |
(= Steindruck) litho |
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Stecherzeichen |
engraver's mark or initials |
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stehend |
upright, vertical |
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Steindruck |
lithography |
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Stempel |
cancellation |
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Stempelentwertung |
postmark, cancellation |
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Stempelkissen |
ink-pad |
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Stempelmarke |
postage, revenue etc mark made by stamper; OR fiscal or revenue stamps |
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Stempelmarken als Freimarken gebraucht |
revenue stamps used for postage |
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Steuermarke |
revenue or tax stamp |
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Stichtiefdruck |
engraved-recess printing (intaglio) |
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Stöckel |
die |
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stockfleck |
foxed |
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stockig |
mould stained |
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Streichung |
pen cancel |
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Streifen |
strip |
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Strich |
dash, line |
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strohgelb |
straw yellow |
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StTdr. |
(= Stichtiefdruck) intaglio / recess printing |
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Stück |
piece, copy |
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stumpflila |
dull lilac |
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Symbolzahlen |
marginal numbers esp. of buildings series |
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tadellos |
perfect |
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tannengrün |
deep grey green ("fir green") |
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teilweise |
part(ly) |
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Telegrafenmarke |
telegraph stamp |
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tief X |
dark or deep X (colour) |
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Tiefdruck |
recess printing; line engraving |
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Tintenentwertung |
pen cancellation |
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Tön (e) |
shade (s) |
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Tonunterdruck |
coloured background |
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Trachtenserie |
costumes series (sg 1108-1144) |
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Treiber |
vienna pneu. post driver |
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Trennungsart |
perforation |
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Trennungslinie |
dividing line |
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Trockensiegel |
embossed seal |
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Trockenstempel |
embossed |
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trüb |
dull |
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trübblau |
dull or light blue |
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trübrosa |
dull pink |
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türkis |
turquoise |
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türkisblau |
turquoise-blue |
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Typensatz |
type-set |
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Überdruck |
overprint |
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überprüfen |
to expertise |
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Überrandig |
very large margin |
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Übersichtstabelle |
series checklist |
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ultramarin |
ultramarine |
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ultramaringrau |
ultramarine-grey |
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umgehend |
by return of post |
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Umrandung |
border |
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Umrißlinie |
outline |
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Umschlag (-äge) |
envelope (-s) |
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undeutlich |
indistinct |
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Ungarn |
Hungary |
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ungebraucht |
unused, mint |
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ungebraucht ohne Gummi |
mint but no gum |
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Ungestempelt |
unused |
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ungezähnt |
imperforate |
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ungleichmäßig |
uneven |
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unregelmäßig |
irregular |
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unscharf |
rough |
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Unterdruck |
underprinted |
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Untergrund |
background |
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Untergrundlinien |
burelage |
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unterlegt |
repaired |
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unterschiedlich |
lesser quality (than the rest) |
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Unterschriften |
signature, autograph |
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Untertype |
subtype, minor variety |
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unverausgabt |
not issued |
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unzulässig |
inadmissible (on returned mail) |
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Urkunde |
document |
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Urstöckel |
original die |
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usw. |
(= und so weiter) and so on |
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verausgabt |
issued |
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Verbindungsleiste |
intermediate bar |
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verfälscht |
forged |
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Verfassung |
constitution |
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Verkauf |
sale |
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Verkehrsministerium |
Ministry for Communications &/or Transport |
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verkehrt |
inverted |
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Vermerk |
strike, postal marking |
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Verordnung |
decree |
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Verrechnungsstempel |
fiscal cancel |
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versch. |
variously |
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verschiedene |
average (of condition) |
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Verschlußmarke |
official seal |
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verschwommen |
blurred |
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verspätungsmarke |
late-posted stamp |
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Verwaltungsbezirk |
administration district |
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verzähnt |
badly centered |
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Verzeichnis |
checklist |
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Verziernung |
ornament |
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Vielchen |
violets (as on sg1098) |
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vielfach |
multiple |
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Vielfarbendruck |
multi-colour print |
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Viereck |
square |
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Viererblock |
block of 4 |
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Viererstreifen |
strip of four |
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Vignette |
label |
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violett |
violet; mauve |
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violettblau |
violet-blue |
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violettbraun |
violet-purple; brown-purple; puce |
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violettgrau |
violet-grey |
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violettpurpur |
pale dull purple; violet-purple |
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violettschiefer |
violet-slate |
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violettschwarz |
violet-black |
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violettultramarin |
violet-ultramarine |
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vollrandig |
with full margins |
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vollständig |
complete |
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Vorausentwertung |
pre-cancellation |
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vorderseitig |
(in) front |
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Vordruckbrief |
printed letter |
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Vordruckkarte |
printed postcard |
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Vorlagestück |
specimen |
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Vorläufer |
forerunner |
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vorläufige Ausgabe |
provisional issue |
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Vorphilatelie |
prephilately |
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Vorratsstempelpapier |
paper issued with revenue stamp already applied |
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Vorschrift |
decree, instruction |
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W. |
(= Wert(e)) value(s) |
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waagerecht |
horizontal |
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Waben |
hexagons |
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wagrecht |
horizontal |
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Währungsreform |
currency revaluation |
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Wappen |
coat of arms |
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Wärung |
currency |
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wasserblau |
sea-blue |
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Wasserfarbe |
watercolour |
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wasserfest |
waterproof |
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wasserloslich |
water-soluble |
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Wasserzeichen |
watermark |
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Wasserzeichenabart |
watermark variety |
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weich |
soft |
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weinrot |
claret; sepia |
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weinrotviolett |
maroon |
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weiß |
white |
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weit |
wide |
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weitere Werte |
similar values |
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wellenförmig |
wavy |
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Wellenlinien |
wavy lines |
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Weltpostverien |
U. P. U. |
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Werbeaufkleber |
advertising label |
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Werbeausgabe |
propaganda issue |
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Werbestempel |
advertising marking |
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Werbevignette |
advertising label |
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Wert(e) |
value(s) |
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Wertangabe |
indication of value |
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Wertaufdruck |
surcharge |
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Wertbezeichnung |
indication of value |
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Wertstempel |
postage stamp impression on stationery |
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Wertstufe |
denomination |
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Wertziffer |
value figure |
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Wirrzähnung |
very irregular perfs |
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Wohltätigkeitsausgabe |
charity issue; semi-postal issue |
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Wohltätigkeitsmarke |
charity or semi-postal stamp |
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X-lich (eg schwärzlich) |
-ish (of colour, eg blackish): note that if the word for the colour can be umlauted, it is |
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z.B. |
(= zum Biespiel): for example |
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Zählmarken |
control stamps |
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Zähne |
teeth; perforations; pegs eg in perforating machine |
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Zähnung |
perforation |
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Zähnungsfehler |
perforation damage |
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Zähnungsmesser |
perforation gauge |
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Zähnungsunregelmäßigkeiten |
perforation irregularity |
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Zeichen |
sign, mark |
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Zeichnung |
design |
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Zeitungsmarke |
newspaper postage stamp |
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Zeitungsschleife |
wrapper for newspapers & printed items |
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Zeitungsstempelmarken |
newspaper tax stamps |
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zentriert |
centered |
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Zettel |
label etc, esp. registration label |
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Zickzacklinien |
zig-zag lines |
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ziegelrot |
brick-red |
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Zierband |
ornamented scrolls |
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Zierfeld |
printed label |
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Ziergrund |
background network |
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Zierleiste |
ornamental frame |
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Zierstempel |
decorative postmark |
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Ziffer |
figure (eg "1") |
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Zigarettenpapier |
cigarette, pelure paper |
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zimtbraun |
cinnamon |
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zinnober |
vermilion; scarlet; cinnamon |
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zinnoberrot |
vermilion |
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zitrongelb |
lemon |
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Zollstempel |
Customs stamp |
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Zufälligkeit |
error |
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Zufallsentwertung |
accidental cancellation |
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zusammen |
altogether |
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Zusammendruck |
se-tenant printing |
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zusammendrucke |
se-tenant |
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zusammenhängend |
unsevered, joined |
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zusammenziehen |
shrink |
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Zusatzfrankatur |
additional postage |
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Zuschlagsbetrag |
surtax |
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Zuschlagsmarken |
stamp with charity etc surcharge |
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Zustellungsmarke |
carrier's or delivery stamp |
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Zwangzuschlagsmarke |
obligatory tax stamp |
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zweifarbig |
printed in two colours |
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zweiseitig |
on two sides (often with symbol, meaning imperf 2 sides) |
|
zweisprachig |
bilingual |
|
zweizeiler Langstempel |
twin straight-line postmark |
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zweizellig |
in two lines |
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Zwischensteg |
gutter |
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Zyklame |
Cyclamen |