eBay Stamps Listing Guidelines and Lot Title Suggestions

Philatelic material offered for sale on eBay can be categorized under the headings listed below. Placing your offerings in the proper category will help potential buyers to locate your offering and will ensure maximum exposure to the greatest number of bidders. Only categories listed in BLACK may be used for assigning lots. Categories in BLUE are higher level classifications used to give structure to the list. The numbers in brackets ([. . .]) are the category numbers in the eBay structure.
Lot Titles: Because of the large number of lots in many of the categories, some buyers use the eBay Search feature to locate items of interest. Sellers will find that they can be sure that these potential buyers locate their offerings by using certain conventions when preparing Lot Titles. See Composing Lot Titles for detailed suggestions for preparing Lot Titles. Many of the categories also include specific Lot Title Suggestions.

Coins & Stamps [866]

Stamps [260]

United States [261]

General [262] - US philatelic material which doesn't fit into other categories. This category may also be used by sellers of U.S. material who are uncertain as to the category in which an item belongs. Lot Title Suggestions

19th Century:Unused [676] - Uncancelled definitive and commemorative stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps issued through the year 1900. Includes Postmasters' Provisionals. Stamps in this category are generally listed in Scott's catalogue without a prefix in the catalogue number (exception: Postmasters' Provisionals). For definitive and commemorative issues, Scott #293 (the Trans-Mississippi issue) is the highest catalogue number for stamps issued through 1900. Lot Title Suggestions

19th Century:Used [675] - Cancelled, off-cover definitive and commemorative stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps issued through the year 1900. Includes Postmasters' Provisionals. Stamps in this category are generally listed in Scott's catalogue without a prefix in the catalogue number (exception: Postmasters' Provisionals). For definitive and commemorative issues, Scott #293 (the Trans-Mississippi issue) is the highest catalogue number for stamps issued through 1900. Lot Title Suggestions

1901 to 1940: Unused [3461] - Uncancelled definitive and commemorative stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps issued from 1901 through 1940 inclusive. Stamps in this category are listed in Scott's catalogue without a prefix in the catalogue number. Includes stamps with a Scott catalogue number of #294 through #902. Lot Title Suggestions

1941 to Date: Unused [679] - Uncancelled definitive and commemorative stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps issued beginning in 1941. Stamps in this category are listed in Scott's catalogue without a prefix in the catalogue number. Includes stamps with a Scott catalogue number of #903 or higher. Lot Title Suggestions

20th Century:Used [678] - Cancelled, off-cover definitive and commemorative stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps issued beginning in 1900. Stamps in this category are listed in Scott's catalogue without a prefix in the catalogue number. Scott #294 is the lowest catalogue number for stamps issued since 1900. Lot Title Suggestions

Air Mail [680] - Uncancelled and cancelled, off-cover airmail stamps. Stamps in this category are listed in Scott's catalogue with a prefix of "C". Lot Title Suggestions

Back of Book [681] - Uncancelled and cancelled, off-cover special purpose stamps. These stamps have Scott catalogue number beginning with letters. Note: Revenue Stamps (prefixes beginning with "R") and Duck stamps (prefix "RW") have their own categories. The "Back of Book" category includes the following types of stamps (followed by the prefix letter(s), if any, of the Scott catalogue number): Semi-Postal Stamps - "B", Air Post Special Delivery - "CE", Special Delivery Stamps - "E", Registration Stamps - "FA", Postage Due Stamps - "J", Offices in China Stamps - "K", Official Stamps - "O", Newspaper Stamps - "P", Postal Notes Stamps - "PN", Parcel Post Stamps - "Q", Parcel Post Postage Due Stamps "JQ", Special Handling Stamps - "QE", Postal Insurance Stamps - "QI", Carriers' Stamps - "1LB" through "8LB", Local Stamps - "1L" through "165L", Proofs and Essays, Post Office Seals - "OX", Savings Stamps - "PS", War Savings Stamps - "WS", Treasury Savings Stamps - "TS", Test Stamps, Christmas Seals - "WX", Sanitary Fair Stamps - "WV", Telegraph Stamps - "1T" through "17T", Encased Postage, Postage Currency, Commemorative Panels, and Souvenir Pages. The category also includes local stamps with Scott prefixes '1LB' through '10LB' and '1L' through '165L'. Lot Title Suggestions

Booklets [3462] - Booklet panes in unused or used condition and complete booklets of any catalogue number. The "Booklets" category includes all types of stamps issued in booklet form: definitives, commemoratives, air mail stamps, savings stamps, etc. in either unused or used condition including those on-cover or on documents. Lot Title Suggestions

Collections, Mixture [683] - Lots consisting of multiples of stamps having different catalogue numbers. (Note that integral sets - including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs - of stamps are better listed in their own categories; for example, a set of 'Famous Americans' belongs in "1901 to 1940:Unused"). Includes unused and used stamps of any type both on- and off-cover. Lot Title Suggestions

Confederate States [3463] - Unused and used stamps issued by the Confederate States of America. The category includes Confederate stamps on-cover as well as off-cover and includes provisional and local stamps issued in the Confederate States during the Civil War era. Lot Title Suggestions

Covers, Event [684] - Adhesive stamps on cover and used postal stationery where the focus of interest is either an event commemorated by the cover or a printed or hand-drawn image on the envelope. Examples of covers: First Flight Covers, Last Day Covers, Patriotic Covers, Advertising Covers, Exposition Covers, Zeppelin Covers, etc. The "Covers" category includes philatelicly inspired stamps on-cover and philatelicly inspired postal stationery items. Note: Ship Covers, unless philatelicly inspired, belong under 'Postal History'. Note: First Day Covers have their own categories. Lot Title Suggestions

Duck Stamps [685] - Hunting Permit stamps (Scott prefix "RW") and state hunting permit stamps in unused or used condition including those on documents. Lot Title Suggestions

EFOs [686] - Errors, Freaks, and Oddities of any catalogue number on- or off-cover. These are stamps having an unusual condition caused by problems during production such as mis-perforations, imperforate stamps which were intended to be issued only in perforate form, missing colors, untagged errors, etc. Lot Title Suggestions

FDCs: thru 1950 [3464] - First Day Covers issued through the end of 1950. Scott #997 was the last stamp issued in 1950. Lot Title Suggestions

FDCs: 1951 to Date [687] - First Day Covers issued since 1950. Scott #998 was the first stamp issued in 1951. Lot Title Suggestions

PlateBlock/Multiples [682] - Multiples of stamps of any catalogue number consisting of blocks of four or more stamps (but less than a full sheet) including plate blocks. Se-tenant blocks consisting of a single copy each of several different stamps should be listed in the appropriate category as if they were single stamps. Blocks may be in unused or used condition either on- or off-cover. Note: Plate Number Coils (PNCs) belong in the "1941 to Date:Unused" or "20th Century:Used" categories. Lot Title Suggestions

Possessions [688] - Stamps and postal stationery issued by Canal Zone, Cuba (during US administration), Danish West Indies (during US Administration), Guam, Hawaii, Philippines (during US Administration), Micronesia, Palau, and Ryukyu Islands. Lot Title Suggestions

Postal History [689] - Stampless covers, adhesive stamps on cover and used postal stationery where the focus of interest is the origin, destination, postal rate, and/or other postal markings. Examples of postal history: stampless covers; most 'classic' era stamps on covers showing various rates, usages, and destinations; registered covers; covers with postage due markings/stamps; special delivery covers; crash covers; forwarded covers; APO covers, Ship Covers, etc. Note: Philatelicly inspired covers (material designed to be collected) belong in the "Covers,Event" category, not the "Postal History" category. Lot Title Suggestions

Postal Stationery [691] - Stamped envelopes and letter sheets, postal cards, and postal reply cards in unused or used condition. Includes both cut squares and entires. Postal cards are issued by the Post Office and include printed indica for payment of postage. Note: Postcards with adhesive stamps are not postal cards; postcards belong under the "Covers,Event" or "Postal History" categories. Lot Title Suggestions

Revenues [690] - Revenue stamps (Scott prefixes beginning with "R" except Duck Stamps which have their own category). The category includes both unused and used revenue stamps, including those used on documents. Lot Title Suggestions

Sheets [265] - Complete sheets of stamps of any catalogue number. Lot Title Suggestions

Australia [3468] - Lot Title Suggestions

General [3467] - Definitive and commemorative stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Australia. Includes Australian Antarctic Territories. Both unused and used stamps on- or off-cover belong in this category. Note: Flight Covers and First Day Covers of Australia have their own categories.

Australian States [3469] - Stamps and covers of the following Australian States: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania (also known as Van Diemen's Land), Victoria, and Western Australia.

Booklets [3470] - Booklet panes in unused or used condition and complete booklets of any catalogue number. The "Booklets" category includes all types of Australian stamps issued in booklet form in either unused or used condition including those on cover or on documents.

Collections, Mixture [3471] - Lots consisting of multiples of Australian stamps having different catalogue numbers. (Note that integral sets - including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs - of stamps are better listed in the 'General' category. Includes unused and used stamps of any type both off and on cover.

Covers [3472] - Australian stamps on cover other than First Day and Flight covers.

FDCs [3473] - First Day Covers of Australian stamps.

Flight Covers [3474] - Australian stamps on cover associated with a particular air flight.

PlateBlock/Multiples [3475] - Multiples of Australian stamps of any catalogue number consisting of blocks of four or more stamps (but less than a full sheet) including plate blocks. Se-tenant blocks consisting of a single copy each of several different stamps should be listed in the appropriate category as if they were single stamps. Blocks may be in unused or used condition either off or on cover.

Sheets [3476] - Complete sheets or panes of Australian stamps of any catalogue number.

Canada [3478] - Lot Title Suggestions

General [3477] - Philatelic material issued by Canada which doesn't fit into other categories. This category may also be used by sellers who are uncertain as to the category in which an item belongs.

Blocks/Multiples [3479] - Multiples of Canadian stamps of any catalogue number consisting of blocks of four or more stamps (but less than a full sheet) including plate blocks. Se-tenant blocks consisting of a single copy each of several different stamps should be listed in the appropriate category as if they were single stamps. Blocks may be in unused or used condition either off or on cover.

Collections, Lots [3486] - Lots consisting of multiples of Canadian stamps having different catalogue numbers. (Note that integral sets - including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs - of stamps are better listed in the appropriate category (Mint or Used). Includes unused and used stamps of any type both off and on cover.

Covers [3482] - Covers of all types having Canadian stamps.

Mint [3480] - Unused stamps of all categories issued by Canada.

Provinces [3485] - Unused and used stamps both on- and off-cover issued by the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Vancouver Island.

Used [3481] - Used off-cover stamps of all categories issued by Canada.

Br. Comm. Other [263] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of the former British colonies and the British Commonwealth nations of Aden, Aitutaki, Antigua, Ascension, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Barbuda, Basutoland, Batum, Bechuanaland, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Antarctic Territory, British Central Africa, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Indian Ocean Territory, British New Guinea, British Solomon Islands, Brunei, Burma, Bushire, Cameroons, Cape of Good Hope, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Crete, Cyprus, Dominica, East Africa & Uganda Protectorates, Falkland Islands, Fiji, (The) Gambia, German East Africa, Ghana, Gibraltar, Gilbert Islands, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Gold Coast, Grenada, Grenadines, Griqualand West, Guyana, Heligoland, Hong Kong, India and the various Indian states, Ionian Islands, Jamaica, Kenya, Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania, Kuwait, Labuan, Lagos, Leeward Islands, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mesopotamia, Montserrat, Mozambique, Muscat, Namibia, Natal, Nauru, Nevis, New Britain, New Guinea, New Hebrides, New Republic, Niger Coast Protectorate, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Borneo, Northern Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, North West Pacific Islands, Nyasaland Protectorate, Oman, Orange River Colony, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Penrhyn Island, Pitcairn Island, Republic of South Africa, Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Ross Dependency, Sabah, Saint Christopher, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Somaliland Protectorate, South Arabia, South Georgia, Southern Nigeria, Southern Rhodesia, South-West Afrika, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Stellaland, Straits Settlements, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tobago, Togo, Tokelau Islands, Tonga, Transvaal, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Trucial States, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Union of South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Zululand. Note: Great Britain (including Guernsey, Jersey, and Isle of Mann), Australia and Canada have their own categories. Lot Title Suggestions

UK (Great Britain) [3499] - Lot Title Suggestions

General [3498] - Philatelic material issued by Great Britain which doesn't fit into other categories. This category should be used for the 'regional' issues for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Monmouthshire and for Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. This category may also be used by sellers who are uncertain as to the category in which an item belongs.

Booklets [3504] - Booklet panes in unused or used condition and complete booklets of any catalogue number. The "Booklets" category includes all types of stamps issued by Great Britain in booklet form: definitives, commemoratives, air mail stamps, etc. in either unused or used condition including those on cover or on documents.

Collections, Mixture [3503] - Lots consisting of multiples of stamps having different catalogue numbers. (Note that integral sets - including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs - of stamps are better listed in their own categories. Includes unused and used stamps of any type both off and on cover.

Commemorative [3513] - Non-definitive unused and used stamps issued by Great Britain.

Covers [3502] - All covers other than First Day Covers issued by Great Britain.

Edward VII [3510] - Unused or used definitive off-cover stamps issued during the reign of King Edward VII. Includes all stamps issued by Great Britain from 1902 through early 1911. (Scott #127 through Scott #150).

Edward VIII [3507] - Unused or used definitive off-cover stamps issued during the reign of King Edward VIII. Includes all stamps issued by Great Britain in 1936 (Scott #230 through Scott #233).

Elizabeth II [3506] - Unused or used definitive off-cover stamps issued during the reign of Queen Victoria. Includes all stamps issued by Great Britain through the year 1900 (Scott #1 through Scott #126).

FDCs [3501] - All First Day Covers issued for stamps of Great Britain.

George V [3509] - Unused or used definitive off-cover stamps issued during the reign of King George V. Includes all stamps issued by Great Britain from late 1911 through 1935 (Scott #151 through Scott #229).

George VI [3508] - Unused or used definitive off-cover stamps issued during the reign of Queen Victoria. Includes all stamps issued by Great Britain through the year 1900 (Scott #1 through Scott #126).

PlateBlock/Multiples [3505] - Multiples of stamps issued by Great Britain of any catalogue number consisting of blocks of four or more stamps (but less than a full sheet) including plate blocks. Se-tenant blocks consisting of a single copy each of several different stamps should be listed in the appropriate category as if they were single stamps. Blocks may be in unused or used condition either off or on cover.

Sheets [3500] - Complete sheets of stamps issued by Great Britain of any catalogue number.

Victoria [3511] - Unused or used definitive off-cover stamps issued during the reign of Queen Victoria. Includes all stamps issued by Great Britain through the year 1900 (Scott #1 through Scott #126).

Europe [4742] - Lot Title Suggestions

General [699] - A 'catch-all' category for European stamps which cannot be placed in other 'Europe' categories. This category may also be used by sellers of European material who are uncertain as to the category in which an item belongs.

Benelux & Colonies [4744]- Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Belgium, the Belgian colonies, Netherlands, the Netherlands colonies, and Luxembourg. The Belgian colonies are Belgian East Africa, Belgian Congo, and Ruanda-Urundi. The Netherlands colonies are Aruba, Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) Dutch Indies (Netherlands Indies), Dutch New Guinea, and Surinam (Dutch Guiana).

France & Colonies [3488] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of France, French Offices Abroad, and the French colonies. The French colonies are Afars & Isis, Alaouites, Alexandretta, Alsace & Lorraine, Ajouan, Annam & Tonkin, Benin, Cambodia (Khmer), Cameroun, Castellorizo, Chad, Cilicia, Cochin China, Comoro Islands, Dahomey, Diego Suarez, Djibouti, (Somali Coast), Fezzan, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa, French Guiana, French Guinea, French India, French Morocco, French Polynesia (Oceania), French Southern & Antarctic Territories, French Sudan, French West Africa, Gabon, Ghadames, Grand Comoro, Guadeloupe, Indo-China, Inini, Ivory Coast, Laos, Latakia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritania, Mayotte, Memel, Middle Congo, Moheli, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Niger Territory, Nossi-Be, Obock, Reunion, Ile Rouad, Ste. Marie de Madagascar, Ste. Pierre & Miquelon, Senegal, Senegambia & Niger, Somali Coast, Syria, Tahiti, Togo, Tunisia, Ubangi, Ubangi-Shari, Upper Senegal & Niger, Upper Volta, Viet Nam, and Wallis & Futuna.

Germany & Area [3489] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Germany, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Berlin, the German States, and the German colonies. The German States include Baden, Bavaria, Bergedorf, Bremen, Brunswick, Danzig, Hamburg, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Streilitz, Memel, Oldenburg, Prussia, Saar, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and Wurttemberg. The German colonies are Cameroun (Kamerun), Caroline Islands, German East Africa, German New Guinea, German South West Africa, Kiachau, Marianna Islands, Marshall Islands, Samoa, and Togo.

Ireland [3490] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Ireland. Includes British stamps used in Ireland

Italy & Area [4745] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Italy, the Italian states, the offices abroad, the Aegean Islands, and the Italian colonies. The Italian States are Modena, Naples, Neapolitan Provinces, Parma, Romagna, Roman States, Sardinia, Sicily, and Tuscany. The Italian colonies are Castellorizo, Corfu, Cyrenaica, Eritria, Ethiopia (Abyssinia), Fiume, Italian East Africa, Libya, Oltre Giuba, Saseno, Somalia (Italian Somaliland), and Tripolitania.

Portugal & Colonies [4746] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Portugal and the Portuguese colonies. The Portuguese colonies are Angola, Angra, Azores, Cape Verde, Funchal, Horta, Inhambane, Kionga, Lourenco Marque, Macao, Madeira, Mozambique, Mozambique Company, Nyassa, Ponta Delgada, Portuguese Africa, Portuguese Congo, Portuguese Guinea, Portuguese India, Quelimane, St. Thomas & Prince Islands, Tete, Timor, and Zambezia.

Russia & Area [3495] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Armenia, Aunus (Olonets), Azerbaijan, Batum (except stamps issued under British Occupation, which are listed under British Commonwealth), Belarus, Commonwealth of Independent States, Estonia, Far Eastern Republic, Georgia, Karelia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Ingermanland, Ostland, Russian Turkestan, Siberia, South Russia, Tajikistan, Tannu Tuva, Transcaucasian Federated Republics, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Uzbekistan, Wenden (Livonia), Western Ukraine, and White Russia.

Scandinavia [3497] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland (including Aland Islands), Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The category also includes the Danish colonies of Danish West Indies (stamps issued during US administration belong in US: Possessions) and Faroe Islands.

Spain & Colonies [3493] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Spain and the Spanish colonies. The Spanish colonies are Aguera (La), Cape Juby, Cuba (during Spanish adminstration), Elobey, Annobon & Corisco, Fernando Po, Ifni, Mariana Islands, Philippines (during Spanish adminstration), Puerto Rico (during Spanish adminstration), Rio de Oro, Rio Muni, Spanish Guinea, Spanish Morocco, Spanish West Africa, and Spanish Western Sahara.

Eastern Europe [4748] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia.

Western Europe [4749] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Andorra, Austria, Greece, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City.

Latin America [4747] - Lot Title Suggestions

General [4743] - A 'catch-all' category for Latin American stamps which cannot be placed in other 'Latin America' categories. This category may also be used by sellers of Latin American material who are uncertain as to the category in which an item belongs.

Caribbean [3496] - Mint and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of the Caribbean nations including Cuba (stamps issued during the US administration of Cuba belong in US: Possessions, stamps issued during the Spanish administration of Cuba belong in Spain & Colonies), Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Note: A number of the smaller Caribbean nations belong in the British Commonwealth category. Note: Guadeloupe and Martinique belong in the France & Colonies category. Note: Danish West Indies belongs in the Scandinavia category or US Possessions category depending upon the issue.

Central America [694] - Mint and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama (also includes provisional issues of states within these countries). Note: The countries of Belize and British Honduras belong in the British Commonwealth category.

Mexico [3494] - Mint and used on- and off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Mexico and the Mexican states.

South America [695] - Mint and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela (also includes provisional issues of states within these countries). Note: The country of French Guiana belongs in the France & Colonies category.

Other World [352]

General [264] - Philatelic material (other than material relating to countries with their own categories) which doesn't fit into other categories. This category may also be used by sellers who are uncertain as to the category in which an item belongs. Lot Title Suggestions

Africa [692] - Mint and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Algeria, Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoro Islands, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Western Sahara, and Zaire (also includes provisional issues of states within these countries). Note: The countries of Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe belong in the British Commonwealth category as do the many British colonies in Africa. Note: The colonies Benin, Cameroun, Chad, Comoros, Dahomey, Diego Suarez, Djibouti, (Somali Coast), French Congo, French Equatorial Africa, French Guinea, French Morocco, French Sudan, French West Africa, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritania, Middle Congo, Niger Territory, Nossi-Be, Senegal, Senegambia & Niger, Somali Coast, Togo, Tunisia, Ubangi-Shari, Upper Senegal & Niger, and Upper Volta belong in the France & Colonies category. Note: The colonies Cameroun (Kamerun) and Togoland belong in the Germany & Colonies category. Lot Title Suggestions

Asia [693] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of the Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ceylon, Indonesia, Kampuchea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines (stamps issued during the US Administration belong in US: Possessions, stamps issued during the Spanish Administration belong in Spain & Colonies), South Korea, Thailand, and Viet Nam (also includes provisional issues of states within these countries). Note: The countries of Singapore and Sri Lanka and numerous Pacific island nations belong in the British Commonwealth category. Note: The colonies Annam & Tonkin, Cambodia (Khmer), Cochin China, French India, Indo-China, Laos, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Tahiti, Viet Nam, and Wallis & Futuna belong in the France & Colonies category. Note: The colonies Caroline Islands, Marianna Islands, Marshall Islands, and Samoa belong in the Germany & Colonies category. Lot Title Suggestions

China [3487] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Imperial China, the Peoples Republic of China, Formosa, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Lot Title Suggestions

Japan [3492] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Japan and the Japanese Offices Abroad. Lot Title Suggestions

Middle East [3491] - Unused and used off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen (also includes provisional issues of states within these countries). Lot Title Suggestions

Collections, Mixture [696] - Lots consisting of multiples of stamps having different catalogue numbers. Includes unused and used stamps of any type both off and on cover from any country other than the United States. Lot Title Suggestions

First Day Covers [700] - First Day Covers from any country from any country that does not have its own appropriate category (currently the US, Australia, Canada, and UK(Great Britain) have separate categories). Lot Title Suggestions

Philatelic Covers [697] - Adhesive stamps on cover and used postal stationery from any country that does not have its own appropriate category (currently the US, Australia, Canada, and GB have separate categories) where the focus of interest is either an event commemorated by the cover or a printed or hand-drawn image on the envelope. Examples of covers: First Flight Covers, Last Day Covers, Patriotic Covers, Advertising Covers, Exposition Covers, Zeppelin Covers, Ship Covers, etc. The "Covers" category includes philatelicly inspired stamps on cover and philatelicly inspired postal stationery items. Note: First Day Covers have their own category. Lot Title Suggestions

Postal History [3514] - Stampless covers, adhesive stamps on cover and used postal stationery from any country that does not have its own appropriate category (currently the US, Australia, Canada, and GB have separate categories) where the focus of interest is the origin, destination, postal rate, and/or other postal markings. Examples of postal history: stampless covers; most 'classic' era stamps on covers showing various rates, usages, and destinations; registered covers; covers with postage due markings/stamps; special delivery covers; crash covers; forwarded covers; etc. Note: Philatelicly inspired covers (material designed to be collected) belong in the "Philatelic Covers" category, not the "Postal History" category. Lot Title Suggestions

Postal Stationery [4751] - Stamped envelopes and letter sheets, postal cards, and postal reply cards in unused or used condition from any country that does not have its own appropriate category (currently the US, Australia, Canada, and GB have separate cover categories). Includes both cut squares and entires. Postal cards are issued by postal authorities and include printed indica for payment of postage. Note: Postcards with adhesive stamps are not postal cards; postcards belong under the "Philatelic Covers" or "Postal History" categories. Lot Title Suggestions

United Nations [3515] - Mint and used on-cover and off-cover stamps and integral sets (including se-tenants, coil pairs, and coil line pairs) of stamps of the United Nations including Offices in Geneva, Offices in Vienna, and forerunners. Lot Title Suggestions

Philately [704]

General [705] - A 'catch all' category. If an item is related to philately but doesn't seem to belong in any other category (including the various Stamps categories), it belongs here.

Cinderellas [3459] - Stamps and postal stationery produced by fictitious postal authorities.

Memorabilia [4750] - Sometimes called 'ephemera'. Examples of ephemera are: post office documents, post office uniform patches, postal scales, stamp cases, currency containing vignettes also used on stamps, etc. Lot Title Suggestions

World EFOs [698] - Errors, Freaks, and Oddities of any catalogue number from any country other than the United States. These are stamps having an unusual condition caused by problems during production such as mis-perforations, imperforate stamps which were intended to be issued only in perforate form, missing colors, tagging errors, etc. Lot Title Suggestions

Publications [701] - Books, periodicals, monographs, and auction catalogues relating to philately.

Supplies [702] - Materials and equipment used by stamp collectors such as stamp albums, stamp hinges and mounts, magnifying glasses, ultra-violet lamps, stamp tongs, watermark fluid, glassine envelopes, philatelic software, etc.

Topical [4752]

General [703] - Unused or used stamps on- or off-cover of interest to collectors who collect stamps by subject matter rather than by country. The 'General' category includes stamps which don't fit in the more specific Topical categories. Lot Title Suggestions

Animation, Cartoons [4753] - Unused or used stamps on- or off-cover of interest to collectors who collect stamps related to animation or cartoons. Lot Title Suggestions

Nature [4755] - Unused or used stamps of interest to collectors who collect stamps related to various Nature topics. Lot Title Suggestions

People, Sports [4754] - Unused or used stamps of interest to collectors who collect stamps related to people of various professions or activities. Lot Title Suggestions

Structures, Machines [4756] - Unused or used stamps of interest to collectors who collect stamps related to topics regarding structures and machinery. Lot Title Suggestions

Transport, Space [4757] - Unused or used stamps of interest to collectors who collect stamps related to transportation (including space transportation). Lot Title Suggestions