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Below is an explanation of the stamp, coin, and banknote catalog numbers used by this Website.
| Number Prefix or Suffix (as noted) | Category | Catalog or System (country) |
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| none | regular postage | Scott (US) |
| B (prefix) | semi-postal | Scott (US) |
| C | air post | Scott (US) |
| CP | commemorative panel | Scott (US) |
| D | pneumatic | Scott (US) |
| J | postage due | Scott (US) |
| L | dependencies/territories | Scott (US) |
| MH | Machin Head definitive | Scott (US) |
| NB | occupation semi-postal | Scott (US) |
| NC | occupation air post | Scott (US) |
| O | official | Scott (US) |
| OY | life insurance | Scott (US) |
| Q | parcel post | Scott (US) |
| RA | postal tax | Scott (US) |
| RAC | postal tax air post | Scott (US) |
| RAJ | postal tax due | Scott (US) |
| SC | souvenir card | Scott (US) |
| SP | souvenir page | Scott (US) |
| U | stamped envelope | Scott (US) |
| UC | aerogramme | Scott (US) |
| UX | postal card | Scott (US) |
| UXC | air postal card | Scott (US) |
| Z | prefecture | Scott (US) |
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| i | imperforate version | local designation (for use with Scott and Yvert numbers only) |
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| A (suffix) | perforated | Michel (Germany) |
| B (suffix) | imperforate | Michel (Germany) |
| BL | block/sheet | Michel (Germany) |
| MH | booklet | Michel (Germany) |
| Mi | regular postage | Michel (Germany) |
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| m | | Minkus (US, discontinued) |
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| BL1 | block/sheet | Yvert (France) |
| PA | air post | Yvert (France) |
| Yv | regular postage | Yvert (France) |
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| WB | regular postage | Weebau (Belgium) |
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| KM | | Krause and Mishler (US) |
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| Y | | Yoeman (US) |
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| P | | Pick (US) |
1Like Michel, Yvert uses the "BL" prefix for blocks/sheets, but so far we have not needed to use that Yvert prefix.
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