A - Autograph, written in the hand of a person
D - documentL - letter
N - noteP - photograph
S - signed in the hand of a personp - page
pp - pagesMs - manuscript
T - typedn.p. - no place
n.d. - no daten.y. - no year
FDC - first day coverMOC - Member of Congress
cds - circular date stampMeasurements are given in inches (height x width). Items are graded Extra Fine to Poor (Extra Fine, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Poor) according to the Manuscript Society Criteria. This invaluable reference guide to the "language" of autograph collecting is available free from the Manuscript Society. It may be downloaded from the Manuscript Society website, www.manuscript.org
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