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GUM & HINGING
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GUM & HINGING

DG, DIST GM Disturbed Gum
H Hinged
HH Heavily Hinged
HHR Heavily Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
HRMT Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
IWOG Issued Without Gum
LH Lightly Hinged, being only with a slight impression on a small area of the original gum to indicate a careful removal of the hinge
NG No Gum
NGAI No Gum As Isssued (used only if the stamp is issued without gum)
NGC Natural Gum Crease
NGS Natural Gum Skips
NH Never Hinged (Unmounted Mint), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
OG Original Gum
PAG Paper Adheres to Gum
Part OG, POG Part Original Gum, with 50%-or-more of the original gum being intact
RG Regummed
Small Part OG Small Part Original Gum, with less than 50% of the original gum being intact
UM, U/M Unmounted Mint (Never Hinged), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
VLH Very Lightly Hinged

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