ABBREVIATIONS USED
| arr. | arrival | OHMS | official, government |
| addr. | address/ed | ovpt. | overprint |
| bkstpd. | backstamped | o/w | otherwise |
| blk. | block | P | lot photographed |
| canc. | cancelled | perf. | perforation |
| cens. | censored | PO | post office |
| commerc. | commercial | pc. | postcard |
| cpl. | complete | ppc. | picture postcard |
| c.t.o. | canc. to order | PL | plate |
| diff. | different | R | rare |
| ditto | as above | VR | very rare |
| DC | Double Circle (pmk.) | reg. | registered |
| doc. | document | SC | Single Circle (pmk.) |
| ex. | from or part of (in photo section) |
sl. spec. |
slight special |
| f. | fine | st. | stain |
| FD | first day | spb. | superb |
| FDC | first day cover | stp. | stamp |
| frkg. | franking | S/S | Souvenir Sheet |
| incl. | including | t/b | tied by |
| imperf. | imperforated | TB | Tete-Beche |
| imptd. | imprinted | TLV | Tel-Aviv |
| Jerus. | Jerusalem | u | used |
| M.Ha'am | Minhelet Ha'am | u/m | unmounted mint |
| marg. | margin/al | w/o | without |
| MNH | min never hinged | vf | very fine |
| m. or m. m. | mounted mint | wmk | watermark |
| OAS | On Active Service |
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| Ba | Bale - Mandate & Israel | ** | mint, never hinged |
| D | Dorfman - Mandate | * | mint, hinged |
| FL | Fluri - M. Ha’am | *,** | mint, never hinged but stained |
| GD | Goldstein & Dickstein Mandate | (*) | unused, no gum |
| GS | Glassman - Jerusalem Mandate | 0 | used, cancelled |
| GR | Groten - Tel Aviv Mandate | c/o | used on cutout |
| HLPH | Holyland Postal History Bulletin | P | photographed lot |
| H | Hochheiser | E | essay |
| K | Kaplove - J.N.F. (K.K.L.) | PR | proof |
| OR | OR - Forerunners | PC | postcard |
| MI. | Michel | DOC | document |
| RTS | Rothman & Tsachor - Doar Ivri | CV | cover |
| SC. | Scott - Israel | ||
Additional Handbooks & catalogues:
The Ottoman Posts & Telegraph Offices in Palestine & Sinai - N.J. Collins & Steichele, listed St. PM or PM
Steichele - "Ottoman Post", listed w/double numbers
Steichele - "Handbook of Holy Land Philately"
Vols. I & II - revised by N.J. Collins & L. Dickstein
"Israel Foreign Postal Links", 1991, Ch. Shamir & Marvin Siegel, listed as IFPL
"Jerusalem & Safed Postal Services in the Transition Period", 2004, Z. Shimoni, Y. Rimon & I. Karpovsky, listed as JSPS
"Nahariya, Rishon Le Zion, The Negev Settlements...", 2009, Z. Shimoni, I Karpovsky & Z. Aloni, listed as NRNS
Bale Israel Specialized Catalogue 1948 - 2016, D. Stier, Chariot Publishing, listed as Bale # or Ba #