| FC - File
Copy – The first label produced from a
production run. The label will have a printed date indicated
on the back of the label. |
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| SS - Salesman
sample – A
label that was part of a salesman sample book. Prices
for lots are indicated on the front or back of the label.
The label usually has staple marks or holes on the left side
of the label |
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| P/M - Photomechanical
or modern offset Printed - Photomechanical produced labels have a uniformed-sized,
extremely fine (using half-tone screen) dots. |
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PPP – Partial Process
Proof - A proof label that contains only some of the
colors of the final production.
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PT – Properly
Trimmed – Indicated
on salesman’s sample labels when properly
trimmed from salesman’s sample book. Trimming
can be at theLeft margin only. A PT label
can never receive a grade higher than “Near Mint".
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ST -
Slightly Trimmed –A slightly trimmed inner label
may be edge-trimmed up to approximately ¾” from
its original size. A slightly trimmed outer label
may be trimmed to approximately 1/16” from the
image. (The outer label will have a narrow white
line border.) An ST label can
never receive a grade higher than “Near Mint". |
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TR -
Trimmed –Trimming
that is more extensive than that of an ST label. Trimming
may reach the edge of the image without affecting the image. A TR label
cannot receive a grade higher than “Excellent. “ (If
trimmed into image, label cannot receive
a grade better than “Fair"). |
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V. Title – Verified
Title –A label without a title, verified as being
part of a set in which one label has a title, and others
in the set contain the same image without titles. Also,
an untitled image that is more commonly seen with a
title. |
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#CB – Color Bars
–The number of color bars in a proof label. |
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