| 100.
Geburtstag |
100th birthday, ie centenary |
| 100.
Todestag |
100th anniversary, centenary, of death |
| a. |
(= auf) on (eg rot a. blau = red on blue paper) |
| Abart |
variety |
| Abbildung |
photograph, illustration |
| Abdruck |
copy; impression; print |
| abfertigen |
to despatch, to post |
| Abfertiger |
despatcher, one who posts |
| Abfertigung |
despatch |
| Abgabe |
delivery; or tax/postage due |
| abgebrochen |
broken |
| abgekürzt |
abbreviated |
| abgenützt |
worn |
| abgerundet |
rounded off |
| abgestumpft |
blunt |
| Abklatsch |
offset; impression; copy; offprint |
| Abkürzungen |
abbreviations |
| Abschiedsausgabe |
final issue |
| Abschlag |
postmark |
| absenden |
to post |
| Absender |
poster (one who posts); sender |
| Abstand |
distance |
| Abstempelung |
stamp (eg by marker); cancellation; pmk |
| Abstimmung |
plebiscite |
| Abtönung |
shade |
| abwärts |
downwards |
| Abweichung |
difference |
| Achsel |
epaulette |
| Achteck(ig) |
octagon(al) |
| achtstrahlig |
having eight rays |
| Adler |
eagle |
| Adresse
teils entfernt |
address partly removed |
| ähnlich |
similar |
| Ahrengarbe |
sheaf (of corn?) |
| allseitig |
on all sides |
| Alpenrose |
Alpine Rose (as on SG1103) |
| als
Freimarken verwendet |
used as stamps |
| Altbrief |
pre-philatelic letter |
| Amstbrief |
official cover |
| amtlich |
official (eg to claim free franking) |
| andersfarbig |
printed in a different colour |
| Andreaskreuzansatz |
part of St Andrew's Cross |
| aneinanderhängend |
se-tenant |
| Angeblich |
sum alleged (on outside of money-containing letter) |
| Angebot |
offer |
| angeschnitten |
touched (or cut) |
| Anhänger |
tab, label |
| Anhängsel |
label, coupon |
| anilin
X |
aniline X |
| Anker |
anchor |
| Ankunft |
time of arrival |
| Ankunftsstempel |
arrival postmark |
| Ansicht |
view |
| Anteil |
part |
| Anzahl |
number |
| Armensteuermarken |
poor-tax stamp (compulsory charity?) |
| Ätzdruck |
acid-etched recess printing |
| auf
ganzem Brief |
on an entire |
| aufbrauchsausgabe |
final issue for using-up whats on hand |
| Aufdruck |
overprint (or surcharge) |
| Aufdruckfarbe |
colour of overprint |
| Aufgabe |
posting or registration of mail |
| aufgeben |
to mail |
| aufkleben |
to stick (eg stamp on letter) |
| Auflage |
number/quantity issued |
| aufwärts |
upwards |
| aus
dem Briefkasten |
cachet "found in the postbox" |
| Ausführung |
design, style |
| Ausgabe |
issue |
| ausgebessert |
repaired (? slightly) |
| Aushilfsausgabe |
provisional issue |
| AushilfsX |
provisional X eg issue |
| Ausland |
foreign country, abroad |
| Ausschnitt |
cut square |
| Ausschnitte |
cut-out |
| Ausschuß |
printer's waste |
| außer
Kurs |
withdrawn (? from auction); obsolete |
| außerst
selten |
extremely rare |
| Austellung |
exhibition |
| Automatenmarken |
Frama labels |
| azur |
azure |
| Bahnpoststempel |
T P O cancel |
| Balken |
bar (esp. heraldic); printing spacer |
| Ballonfahrt |
balloon flight |
| Ballonpost |
balloon mail |
| Ballonpostbrief |
balloon mail letter/cover |
| Band |
scroll; band; strip; volume (of book) |
| Bar |
cash |
| Barfrankatur |
postage prepaid in cash |
| Bargeld |
cash |
| Bautenserie |
Buildings series (SG1294-1326) |
| Bdr. |
(= buchdruck) surface printing process, typography,
letterpr |
| Bedarfsbrief |
letter mailed for non-philatelic purpose |
| befördert |
transported |
| Beförderung |
transport; forwarding; the conveyance for so doing |
| Befreiung |
liberation |
| Befreiungsmarken |
liberation stamps |
| Befund |
expert finding, evidence |
| Beifrankatur |
additional postage |
| beige |
beige |
| Bekanttmachung |
advertisment, publication |
| belanglos |
insignificant |
| Beleg |
proof of authenticity, documentation, voucher |
| beleuchtet |
moist, damped |
| berichtigt |
corrected |
| berührt |
touched |
| beschädigt |
damaged |
| beschnitten |
cut close |
| beschränkt |
limited |
| besetzte
Gebiete |
occupied territory |
| Besetzung |
occupation |
| Besetzungausgaben |
occupation issues |
| Besetzungsbehörde |
army of occupation |
| besondere |
special |
| Bestätigungsstempel |
confirming postmark |
| Bezeichnung |
title, designation |
| Bezirk |
district |
| Bezirksaufdruck |
district overprint |
| Bildnis |
portrait |
| Bildseite |
front |
| Bindestrich |
hyphen |
| bl. |
(= blau) blue |
| blaßultramarin |
pale ultramarine |
| blaßX |
pale X (colour) |
| Blatt |
sheet |
| Blattenden |
margins, ends of sheet |
| blau |
blue |
| blaugrau |
blue-grey |
| blaugrün |
blue-green |
| bläulich |
bluish |
| bläulichgrau |
bluish grey |
| bläulichgrun |
bluish green |
| bläulichviolett |
bluish violet |
| bläurötlich |
maroon |
| blauschiefer |
blue-slate |
| blauviolett |
deep violet, blue-violet |
| Blinddruck |
albino (print) |
| Block |
miniature sheet, sheetlet; sometimes "block" |
| Blockausgabe |
issue in miniature sheet(let) format |
| Blokschrift |
block type (-face) |
| blutrot |
blood red |
| Bogen |
sheet (& arch, arc, bow, share certificate!) |
| Bogenabklatsch |
sheet offset |
| Bogenanordnung |
setting |
| Bogenecke |
corner of sheet |
| bogenförmig |
arched |
| Bogenlage |
position of sheet |
| Bogenmitte |
gutter |
| Bogenperforierung |
sheet perforation (same as harrow) |
| Bogenplatz |
sheet position |
| Bogenrand |
margin of sheet |
| Bogenwasserzeichen |
sheet watermark |
| Bogenzähnung |
sheet perforation (same as harrow) |
| bordeauxrot |
carmine-red; claret |
| Botenlohn |
delivery fee (esp. Vienna pneu. post) |
| br. |
(= braun) brown |
| braun |
brown |
| braungelb |
bistre |
| braunkarmin |
brown-carmine |
| bräunlichkarmin |
brownish carmine |
| bräunlichlila |
brownish lilac |
| bräunlichlilarot |
brownish lilac-red |
| bräunlichocker |
brownish ochre |
| bräunlichrot |
brownish red |
| bräunlichviolett |
brownish violet |
| braunlila |
brown-lilac; dull purple |
| braunocker |
brown-ochre |
| braunoliv |
brown-olive |
| braunorange |
brown-orange |
| braunrot |
Venetian red; brown lake; chocolate |
| braunschwarz |
brown-black |
| braunviolett |
brown-violet |
| breit |
wide |
| breitrandig |
wide margin |
| Brief |
cover, letter |
| Briefhülle |
envelope |
| Briefkaste |
postbox |
| Briefkopf |
letter head |
| Briefmarke |
postage stamp |
| Briefmarkenaustellung |
stamp exhibition |
| Briefstempel |
postmark, cancellation |
| Briefstück |
piece (of cover) |
| Briefträger |
postman |
| Briefumschlag |
envelope |
| Briefumschlagauschnitte |
envelope cut squares |
| bronze |
bronze |
| bronzegrün |
bronze-green |
| Bruch |
crease, crack |
| brüchig |
cracked, esp. by the gum |
| Brustbild |
bust |
| Brustschild |
breast shield |
| Buchdruck |
surface printing process, typography, letterpress |
| Büchse |
the letter-transmitting container used in the Vienna
pneumatic post |
| Buchstabe |
letter, character (eg 'a') |
| Bug |
slight crease |
| Bundesmarken |
stamps of federal states |
| Buntdruck |
coloured print |
| Buntfrankaturen |
combination frankings |
| Bushwindröschen |
Busy Anemone (as on SG1099) |
| bzw. |
(= beziehungsweise) respectively, that is, i.e. |
| chamois |
pale greenish yellow |
| chemisch |
chemically |
| chromgelb |
chrome yellow |
| d.
( = dunkel) |
dark |
| d.i. |
(= das ist) that is, i.e. |
| Damenbrief |
small size cover ("lady's letter") |
| Dampfschiff |
steamer |
| Darstellung |
design |
| Datum |
date |
| dehnen |
to enlarge |
| dezentriert |
off centre |
| Dienstkarte |
official card |
| Dienstmarke |
official (postage etc) stamp |
| Dienstsiegel |
official seal |
| Doppeladler |
double headed eagle: Aus/Hun Empr's symbol |
| Doppeldruck |
double impression or print |
| Doppelkreisstempel |
double circle postmark |
| Doppelseitig |
both sides |
| dottergelb |
egg-yolk yellow, golden-yellow |
| Dreieck |
triangle |
| Dreierstreifen |
strip of three |
| dreifarbig |
printed in three colours |
| dreizeilig |
of three lines |
| Druck |
print, impression |
| Druckabart |
printing variety |
| Druckauflage |
number issued |
| Druckausschuß |
printers waste |
| Druckbogen |
printing sheet |
| Druckerei |
printing works |
| Druckfarbe |
printers ink |
| Druckfehler |
misprint, error |
| Druckforme |
cliché, printing block |
| Druckmangel |
imperfection in printing |
| Druckprobe |
proof |
| Drucksache |
printed matter |
| Druckvermerk |
printer's imprint |
| Druckwerte |
publications |
| dunkel |
dark |
| dunkelblau |
dark blue, indigo |
| dunkelblaugrau |
dark blue-grey |
| dunkelblaugrün |
dark blue-green |
| dunkelbläulichgrün |
dark bluish-green |
| dunkelbraun |
dark brown, sepia |
| dunkelbraunkarmin |
dark brown-carmine |
| dunkelchrom |
dark chrome |
| dunkelgelbgrün |
dark yellow-green |
| dunkelgrau |
dark grey |
| dunkelgraublau |
dark grey-blue |
| dunkelgraugrün |
dark grey-green |
| dunkelgrün |
dark green |
| dunkelgrünblau |
dark green-blue |
| dunkelgrüngrau |
dark green-grey |
| dunkelkarmin |
dark carmine, purple, brown-lake |
| dunkelkarminbraun |
dark carmine-brown |
| dunkelkobaltblau |
deep violet blue |
| dunkellila |
purple; deep lilac |
| dunkellilabraun |
dark lilac brown |
| dunkellilagrau |
dark lilac grey |
| dunkelolivgrau |
dark olive grey, greenish-grey |
| dunkelolivgrün |
dark olive green |
| dunkelorange |
deep orange |
| dunkelpurpur |
purple |
| dunkelrosalila |
dark rose-lilac |
| dunkelrötlichlila |
dark reddish-lilac |
| dunkelsämisch |
deep chamois |
| dunkelsiena |
dark sienna, sepia |
| dunkelviolett |
deep purple; slate-violet; dark violet |
| dunkelviolettblau |
dark violet-blue |
| dunkelviolettbraun |
dark violet-brown |
| dunkelviolettgrau |
dark violet-grey |
| dünn |
thin |
| durchlöchern |
to put holes in, to perforate |
| durchschlagend |
transparent, visible on the back |
| Durchschnittsstück/qualität |
average copy |
| durchsichtig |
transparent |
| durchstechen |
to cut through, to perforate |
| Durchstich |
roulette |
| durchstochen |
rouletted |
| Durchstreichung |
pen cancel |
| durchstrichen |
barred, crossed through |
| echt |
genuine |
| Eckbuchstabe |
corner letter |
| Ecke |
corner |
| Eckrandstück |
corner copy |
| Eckverzierungen |
corner scrolls |
| Edelweiss |
Edelweiss (the flower) |
| efeugrün |
myrtle-green |
| Eilbote |
express; express messenger |
| Eilmarke |
stamp to pay for express delivery |
| Einbesahlt |
Post paid, esp 1945-46 covers |
| einbuchtung |
curved |
| einfaches
(Papier) |
wove (paper) |
| einfarbig |
in one colour, self-coloured |
| Einfassungslinie |
an outer line |
| eingedruckt |
stamped, embossed |
| eingefaßt |
framed |
| eingelocht |
punched with holes |
| eingepreßt |
embossed |
| eingeschreiben |
registered (often struck on item) |
| Einkreisstempel |
single circle postmark |
| Einschreibemarke |
registration stamp |
| einschreiben |
to register |
| Einschreibezettel |
registration label |
| einseitig |
on one side (often with symbol, meaning imperf 1 side) |
| einwandfrei |
immaculate |
| einzeiler
Langstempel |
single straightline postmark |
| Einzelfrankatur
(en) |
single franking (s) |
| einzellig |
in one line |
| Eirund |
oval |
| Eirundeinfassung |
oval frame of pearls/beads |
| Eisenbahnpaketmarke |
railway parcel stamp |
| Elfenbeinküste |
Ivory Coast |
| Empfänger |
addressee |
| endgültige
Ausgabe |
definite (?definitive) issue |
| entfernt |
removed |
| Entrichtet |
Post paid, esp 1945-46 covers |
| entwertet |
cancelled |
| Entwertung |
cancellation (lit. by removing the value) |
| Entwertungstempel |
cancellation by impact of stamper |
| Entwurf |
essay, design |
| Enzian |
Gentian (as on SG1106) |
| eosinrosa |
eosine-rose |
| ER |
Erga Recepisse: against a receipt (on old letters) |
| Erfüllungstempel |
revenue stamp applied to privately-printed paper |
| Erg. |
(= Ergänzungswert) additional value |
| Ergänzungswerte |
additional values |
| Erhaltung |
condition |
| Erinnerung |
commemmorative |
| Erinnerungsausgabe |
commemmorative issue |
| Erkennungszeichen |
points of difference |
| ernsthaft |
serious |
| Eröffnungsflug |
inauguration flight |
| Erstflug |
first flight |
| Erstflugbrief |
first flight cover/letter |
| Ersttag |
first day |
| Ersttagsblatt |
first day sheet or card |
| Ersttagsbrief |
first day cover (abbrev FDC not ETB) |
| est(afette) |
marking on express letter by special messenger |
| Etappen-Postamter |
Mobile field post office |
| ETB. |
(= ersttagsblatt) first day sheet or card |
| ex
offo |
official (to claim free franking) |
| ex
offo |
official (to claim free franking) |
| F. |
(= fehldruck) printing error or = fehlfarbe: colour
error |
| Fabrikwasserzeichen |
paper maker's watermark |
| Fachpresse |
philatelic press (the) |
| fahl |
pale |
| fahlblau |
pale blue |
| fahlbraun |
pale brown |
| falsch |
forged (especially if to deceive collectors) |
| Falschstempel |
forged cancel |
| Fälschung |
forgery |
| Faltbrief |
folded letter |
| Faltbriefhülle |
sheet folded to form envelope |
| Falte |
paper fold |
| Falz |
hinge |
| falzlos |
never hinged |
| Falzreste |
hinge mark |
| Farbänderung |
change of colour |
| Farbe |
colour |
| Farbenabart |
colour variety |
| Farbenabweichung |
shade |
| farbig |
coloured, dyed (paper) |
| farblos |
white, colourless |
| Farbwechsel |
change of colour |
| Faserpapier |
granite paper |
| FDC. |
first day cover! |
| Federstrichentwertung |
pen cancel |
| Federzug |
lines (as cancel) esp by pen |
| Federzugentwertung |
pen cancel |
| Fehl |
defect, fault |
| Fehldruck |
printing error |
| fehlerhaft |
defective |
| Fehlfarbe |
error of colour |
| Fehlzähnung |
error of perforation |
| fein |
fair, good, fine (quality) |
| feiner
Bart |
fine beard (1867 Austrian issue) |
| Feldpost |
field post |
| Feldpostmarke |
military post stamp |
| fett |
thick |
| fettig |
oily |
| fiskalgebraucht |
fiscally used |
| fiskalisch |
fiscal, revenue (adj.) |
| Flachdruck |
lithography (flat printing) |
| flaggenrot |
deep sepia; blackish brown |
| Fleck |
stain |
| fleischfarben |
flesh colour |
| fleischrosa |
flesh pink |
| Fluggebühr |
air fee |
| Fluglinie |
air route |
| Flugpost |
air mail |
| Flugpostbrief |
airmail letter |
| Flugpostmarke |
airmail stamp |
| Flug-Sonderstempel |
special airmail cancellation |
| Flugzeuggebuhr |
air plane charge |
| fluoreszierend |
fluorescent |
| Format |
size |
| Forschung |
investigation, research |
| Fraktur
(-schrift) |
The German & Austrian typeface often
(mis)called
Gothic |
| Frankatur |
postage |
| frankaturgültig |
postally valid (eg SG1072 on) |
| frankieren |
to (apply a) stamp |
| Frankostempel |
post paid |
| freigemacht |
stamped, franked (literally "made free of the post");
in
particular post paid in cash etc, esp 1945-46 covers |
| freimachen |
to stamp ("make free of the post") |
| Freimarke |
stamp (as separate entity); in particular definitive |
| Freimarken
als Stempelmarken gebraucht |
postage stamps used for revenue |
| fur
Sammelzwecke |
philatelic, for collecting purposes |
| Ganzsache |
postal stationary with imprinted stamp |
| Ganzsache
Karte |
postal card with imprinted stamp |
| Ganzsache
Umschlag |
postal envelope with imprinted stamp |
| Ganzsachen |
stationery |
| Ganzstück |
entire |
| geändert |
altered, changed |
| gebraucht |
used, cancelled |
| gebraunte |
browned |
| Gebühr |
tax, fee |
| Gebührbezahlt |
post paid, esp 1945-46 covers |
| Gebührenmarken |
tax, fee, duty stamps |
| Gebührstempel |
tax mark |
| Geburtstag |
birthday |
| Gedenkausgabe |
commemorative issue |
| Gedenkblock |
souvenir sheet |
| Gefälligkeitsabstempelung |
the act of cancelling to order |
| Gefälligkeitsstempel |
a cancel applied to order |
| gefälscht |
faked |
| Gefaltet |
folded |
| Gefangenlager |
P.O.W. camp (possibly also civilian internment?) |
| gefärbt |
tinted |
| gefasertes
(Papier) |
granite (paper) |
| gegensatz |
contrast (in c. to) |
| gegittert
(Papier) |
quadrille (paper) |
| geklebtes
(Papier) |
gummed (paper) |
| gekreidetes
(Papier) |
chalk surfaced (paper) |
| gekreuzt |
crossed |
| gekürst |
abbreviated |
| gelb |
yellow |
| gelbbraun |
yellow-brown, bistre |
| gelbgrün |
yellow-green |
| gelblich |
yellowish |
| gelblichgrün |
yellowish-green |
| gelbocker |
yellow-ochre |
| gelboliv |
yellow-olive, olive-bistre |
| gelborange |
yellow-orange |
| Geldanweisung |
money, postal order |
| gelocht
(teleg. Entwertung) |
punched hole (telegraph cancel) |
| Gemälde |
paintings |
| Gemeindebehörden |
municipal government offices |
| geprüft |
expertised |
| gereinigt |
cleaned |
| Gerichts[steur]marken |
judicial service stamps |
| Gerichtsbehörden |
law courts |
| 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 |
| Schalterausgabe |
normal, regular issue |
| Schalterbogen |
counter sheet |
| scharlach |
scarlet |
| schattiert |
shaded |
| Schatzwerte |
estimated values (in auction catalogue) |
| schief |
slanting, oblique |
| schiefer |
slate |
| schieferblau |
slate blue |
| Schiffspostmarke |
ship post stamp |
| Schild |
shield |
| schlangenlinig |
serpentine (esp. roulette) |
| Schleife |
wrapper for newspapers & printed items |
| Schlingen |
loops |
| Schnittlinien |
dividing lines |
| schokoladen |
chocolate |
| schraffiert |
shaded |
| schräg |
slanting, oblique |
| Schrägschrift |
italics |
| Schreibmaschinenschrift |
typewriting |
| Schreibpapier |
banknote paper |
| Schreibschrift |
italics |
| Schürfselle |
rubbed spot |
| Schürfung |
rubbing |
| Schutzziffer |
control number |
| schwacher |
unclear |
| schwarz |
black |
| schwarzblau |
blackish blue |
| schwarzblaugrün |
blackish blue-green |
| schwarzbraun |
blackish brown, deep brown |
| schwarzgrau |
black-grey |
| schwärzlich |
blackish |
| schwarzlila |
blackish lilac |
| schwarzoliv |
blackish olive |
| schwarzschiefer |
black-slate |
| schwarzviolett |
purple, blackish violet |
| schwefelgelb |
sulphur yellow |
| Schwindelerzeugnis |
fradulent issue |
| seegrün |
bronze-green; dull green; sea-green |
| Segelflug |
glider flight |
| Seidenfaden |
silk thread |
| Seidenpapier |
pelure paper |
| selten |
rare, scarce |
| Sendungen |
mail |
| senkrecht |
vertical |
| sepia |
brown; sepia |
| sichtbar |
visible |
| Siegel |
seal |
| Siegelwachs |
sealing wax |
| Siegesmarken |
victory stamps |
| siena |
sienna |
| Signet(te) |
small seal esp. for newspaper tax |
| silber |
silver |
| silbergrau |
silver-grey; pale grey |
| silbern |
silver |
| Sinnbild |
allegorical symbol; emblem |
| smaragd |
emerald |
| smaragdgrün |
emerald-green |
| Sonderausgabe |
special issue |
| Sonderkarte |
special postcard |
| Sondermarke |
commemmorative stamp |
| Sonderstempel |
special cancellation |
| sorgfältig |
accurate; with special care (=carefully) |
| Spiegelschrift |
reversed (mirror) characters |
| Spuren |
traces (of ..) |
| staatlich |
official |
| Stadtpost |
local post |
| Stadtpostmarke |
stamp for local post |
| stahlblau |
deep blue |
| stahlgrau |
black |
| Stahlstich |
steel engraving |
| Starrkopf |
bulldog head (Aus. 1867 issue) |
| Stdr. |
(= Steindruck) litho |
| Stecherzeichen |
engraver's mark or initials |
| stehend |
upright, vertical |
| Steindruck |
lithography |
| Stempel |
cancellation |
| Stempelentwertung |
postmark, cancellation |
| Stempelkissen |
ink-pad |
| Stempelmarke |
postage, revenue etc mark made by stamper; OR fiscal or
revenue stamps |
| Stempelmarken
als Freimarken gebraucht |
revenue stamps used for postage |
| Steuermarke |
revenue or tax stamp |
| Stichtiefdruck |
engraved-recess printing (intaglio) |
| Stöckel |
die |
| stockfleck |
foxed |
| stockig |
mould stained |
| Streichung |
pen cancel |
| Streifen |
strip |
| Strich |
dash, line |
| strohgelb |
straw yellow |
| StTdr. |
(= Stichtiefdruck) intaglio / recess printing |
| Stück |
piece, copy |
| stumpflila |
dull lilac |
| Symbolzahlen |
marginal numbers esp. of buildings series |
| tadellos |
perfect |
| tannengrün |
deep grey green ("fir green") |
| teilweise |
part(ly) |
| Telegrafenmarke |
telegraph stamp |
| tief
X |
dark or deep X (colour) |
| Tiefdruck |
recess printing; line engraving |
| Tintenentwertung |
pen cancellation |
| Tön
(e) |
shade (s) |
| Tonunterdruck |
coloured background |
| Trachtenserie |
costumes series (sg 1108-1144) |
| Treiber |
vienna pneu. post driver |
| Trennungsart |
perforation |
| Trennungslinie |
dividing line |
| Trockensiegel |
embossed seal |
| Trockenstempel |
embossed |
| trüb |
dull |
| trübblau |
dull or light blue |
| trübrosa |
dull pink |
| türkis |
turquoise |
| türkisblau |
turquoise-blue |
| Typensatz |
type-set |
| Überdruck |
overprint |
| überprüfen |
to expertise |
| Überrandig |
very large margin |
| Übersichtstabelle |
series checklist |
| ultramarin |
ultramarine |
| ultramaringrau |
ultramarine-grey |
| umgehend |
by return of post |
| Umrandung |
border |
| Umrißlinie |
outline |
| Umschlag
(-äge) |
envelope (-s) |
| undeutlich |
indistinct |
| Ungarn |
Hungary |
| ungebraucht |
unused, mint |
| ungebraucht
ohne Gummi |
mint but no gum |
| Ungestempelt |
unused |
| ungezähnt |
imperforate |
| ungleichmäßig |
uneven |
| unregelmäßig |
irregular |
| unscharf |
rough |
| Unterdruck |
underprinted |
| Untergrund |
background |
| Untergrundlinien |
burelage |
| unterlegt |
repaired |
| unterschiedlich |
lesser quality (than the rest) |
| Unterschriften |
signature, autograph |
| Untertype |
subtype, minor variety |
| unverausgabt |
not issued |
| unzulässig |
inadmissible (on returned mail) |
| Urkunde |
document |
| Urstöckel |
original die |
| usw. |
(= und so weiter) and so on |
| verausgabt |
issued |
| Verbindungsleiste |
intermediate bar |
| verfälscht |
forged |
| Verfassung |
constitution |
| Verkauf |
sale |
| Verkehrsministerium |
Ministry for Communications &/or Transport |
| verkehrt |
inverted |
| Vermerk |
strike, postal marking |
| Verordnung |
decree |
| Verrechnungsstempel |
fiscal cancel |
| versch. |
variously |
| verschiedene |
average (of condition) |
| Verschlußmarke |
official seal |
| verschwommen |
blurred |
| verspätungsmarke |
late-posted stamp |
| Verwaltungsbezirk |
administration district |
| verzähnt |
badly centered |
| Verzeichnis |
checklist |
| Verziernung |
ornament |
| Vielchen |
violets (as on sg1098) |
| vielfach |
multiple |
| Vielfarbendruck |
multi-colour print |
| Viereck |
square |
| Viererblock |
block of 4 |
| Viererstreifen |
strip of four |
| Vignette |
label |
| violett |
violet; mauve |
| violettblau |
violet-blue |
| violettbraun |
violet-purple; brown-purple; puce |
| violettgrau |
violet-grey |
| violettpurpur |
pale dull purple; violet-purple |
| violettschiefer |
violet-slate |
| violettschwarz |
violet-black |
| violettultramarin |
violet-ultramarine |
| vollrandig |
with full margins |
| vollständig |
complete |
| Vorausentwertung |
pre-cancellation |
| vorderseitig |
(in) front |
| Vordruckbrief |
printed letter |
| Vordruckkarte |
printed postcard |
| Vorlagestück |
specimen |
| Vorläufer |
forerunner |
| vorläufige
Ausgabe |
provisional issue |
| Vorphilatelie |
prephilately |
| Vorratsstempelpapier |
paper issued with revenue stamp already applied |
| Vorschrift |
decree, instruction |
| W. |
(= Wert(e)) value(s) |
| waagerecht |
horizontal |
| Waben |
hexagons |
| wagrecht |
horizontal |
| Währungsreform |
currency revaluation |
| Wappen |
coat of arms |
| Wärung |
currency |
| wasserblau |
sea-blue |
| Wasserfarbe |
watercolour |
| wasserfest |
waterproof |
| wasserloslich |
water-soluble |
| Wasserzeichen |
watermark |
| Wasserzeichenabart |
watermark variety |
| weich |
soft |
| weinrot |
claret; sepia |
| weinrotviolett |
maroon |
| weiß |
white |
| weit |
wide |
| weitere
Werte |
similar values |
| wellenförmig |
wavy |
| Wellenlinien |
wavy lines |
| Weltpostverien |
U. P. U. |
| Werbeaufkleber |
advertising label |
| Werbeausgabe |
propaganda issue |
| Werbestempel |
advertising marking |
| Werbevignette |
advertising label |
| Wert(e) |
value(s) |
| Wertangabe |
indication of value |
| Wertaufdruck |
surcharge |
| Wertbezeichnung |
indication of value |
| Wertstempel |
postage stamp impression on stationery |
| Wertstufe |
denomination |
| Wertziffer |
value figure |
| Wirrzähnung |
very irregular perfs |
| Wohltätigkeitsausgabe |
charity issue; semi-postal issue |
| Wohltätigkeitsmarke |
charity or semi-postal stamp |
| X-lich
(eg schwärzlich) |
-ish (of colour, eg blackish): note that if the word
for the
colour can be umlauted, it is |
| z.B. |
(= zum Biespiel): for example |
| Zählmarken |
control stamps |
| Zähne |
teeth; perforations; pegs eg in perforating machine |
| Zähnung |
perforation |
| Zähnungsfehler |
perforation damage |
| Zähnungsmesser |
perforation gauge |
| Zähnungsunregelmäßigkeiten |
perforation irregularity |
| Zeichen |
sign, mark |
| Zeichnung |
design |
| Zeitungsmarke |
newspaper postage stamp |
| Zeitungsschleife |
wrapper for newspapers & printed items |
| Zeitungsstempelmarken |
newspaper tax stamps |
| zentriert |
centered |
| Zettel |
label etc, esp. registration label |
| Zickzacklinien |
zig-zag lines |
| ziegelrot |
brick-red |
| Zierband |
ornamented scrolls |
| Zierfeld |
printed label |
| Ziergrund |
background network |
| Zierleiste |
ornamental frame |
| Zierstempel |
decorative postmark |
| Ziffer |
figure (eg "1") |
| Zigarettenpapier |
cigarette, pelure paper |
| zimtbraun |
cinnamon |
| zinnober |
vermilion; scarlet; cinnamon |
| zinnoberrot |
vermilion |
| zitrongelb |
lemon |
| Zollstempel |
Customs stamp |
| Zufälligkeit |
error |
| Zufallsentwertung |
accidental cancellation |
| zusammen |
altogether |
| Zusammendruck |
se-tenant printing |
| zusammendrucke |
se-tenant |
| zusammenhängend |
unsevered, joined |
| zusammenziehen |
shrink |
| Zusatzfrankatur |
additional postage |
| Zuschlagsbetrag |
surtax |
| Zuschlagsmarken |
stamp with charity etc surcharge |
| Zustellungsmarke |
carrier's or delivery stamp |
| Zwangzuschlagsmarke |
obligatory tax stamp |
| zweifarbig |
printed in two colours |
| zweiseitig |
on two sides (often with symbol, meaning imperf 2 sides) |
| zweisprachig |
bilingual |
| zweizeiler
Langstempel |
twin straight-line postmark |
| zweizellig |
in two lines |
| Zwischensteg |
gutter |
| Zyklame |
Cyclamen |
