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" SUGGESTED CODES TO USE, when keeping inventory of E H Mitchell Postcards.

 CODE DEFINITIONS:

USED in Check Lists

@=Replace

?=Questioning

[]=Added notes

*=Have this card

(XX_)=Another person has card

XX=Initials of owner

()=Data that is part of card

(___)=Used for inventory

(a,b,c,d,e)=Variations of same number

ADV=Advertising

ABM=Album

AM=Album Marks

APO=Other Cancel

B/W=Black & White

BC=Bent Corners

BLK=Black lettering

BKT=Booklet

C:/cy:=Copyright

CY=Cyanide tone

DB=Divided back

DPO=Dead Post Office Cancel

DV=Different View

EMB=Embossed

FDR=Folder

FRME=framed picture

GL=Glitter

G=Good

GRN=Green tone background

GR=Grey

H=Horizontal

HC=Hand Colored

LN=City/State Unknown

Ltrs=lettering

Mailedto:=Card was Mailed to “Name/City/St”

M=Mint

MP=Misprint

MS=Misspelling

MV(1-5)=Multi view(number of views)

MW=More Words

MWOB=More words on back

MWOF=More words on front

NN=No Number

OTN=Other Number ()

OV=Oval picture

P=Poor condition

PH=Photo

PMKD/pmkd: yyyÿ City, State

PMOF=Postmark on front

RET=RETOUCHED

ROATW=Road of a Thousand Wonders

RPO=Railroad Post Office Cancel

SAS=Same as other numbers

SB=Stampbox-XXXX

SEP=Sepia

SN/sn=Seen-do not have

TO=Tear-out-from a booklet

TWOF=Two fold "Mail Card"

U=Used

V=Vertical

UND/UB=Undivided back

UNK/unk=Unknown

WOB=Written on back

WOF=Written on Front

See Other expanded Vender Codes

that postcards were published

by: E. H. Mitchell.

See Back Types. for scans.

NOTE: Updates/Changes/New to this listing

Will be noted with a (+) plus sign.

in the “UMRP” Column and deleted on

the next update.

NOTICE: This Reference list for E H Mitchell is for

personal use only.

Reproduction(Including scans) of this

listing for business purposes will require

Walt's written permission. Links to this

page will also require Walt's Permission.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR COLLECTION for cards marked “UNK"

If you have information/revisions to add to this

Checklist-Contact Walt: wrsky@att.net

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