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Combination of letters in the watermarks
Mark & Countermark (P&C Paper number)
A
cloverleaf / A & 3 crescents (
P37
)
A / HF
3 stars (6 points) in crowned coat of arms & A / HF (
P31
)
A / HF / REAL & 3 stars (6 points) in crowned, coat of arms (
P47
)
3 crescents & 3 stars (6 points) / A / HF (
P95
)
AF
lying crescent / AF in coat of arms & lying crescent / 3 stars (6 points) in coat of arms (
P12
)
AS
3 crescents & crown & AS (
P85
)
AS – A
3 crescents / A & lily / AS (
P2
)
lily / AS & 3 crescents / A (
P41
)
3 crescents & A & AS (
P59
)
ornament (lily) / AS & 3 crescents / A (
P73
)
AS – F
AS in ornamental frame & 3 crescents / F (
P93
)
AS – M
3 crescents / M & cross / crown / St. Andrew’s cross (crossed keys?) & AS (
P71
)
3 crescents / M & lily / AS (
P72
)
[no mark] & 3 crescents / M & AS (mirrored) (
P79
)
3 crescents / M & AS (
P89
)
AS – P
3 crescents / P & AS (
P25
)
3 crescents / P & AS (
P97
)
AZ / C
AZ / C in crowned coat of arms & 3 crescents / crossbow (
P7
)
ZA / C in crowned coat of arms & 3 crescents / crossbow (
P40
)
3 crescents / crossbow & AZ / C in crowned coat of arms (
P48
)
3 crescents & crossbow / AZ / C (
P52
)
B / GT
3 crescents & crown with a pointed top / B / GT (
P21
)
BC
3 crescents & BC (
P81
)
BT
3 crescents & crown / BT (
P68
)
CS / C
flower / CS / C & 3 crescents / M (
P5
)
flower / CS / C & 3 crescents (
P11
)
3 crescents / REAL (mirrored) & CS / C (
P17
)
3 crescents & CS / C (
P20
)
3 crescents & CS / C (
P83
)
FA / C
3 crescents & lily / FA / C (
P22
)
3 crescents & crown / FA / C (
P38
)
3 crescents & crown / FA / C (
P69
)
FC
3 crescents & FC (
P61
)
3 crescents & ornament / FC (
P80
)
FC – C
3 crescents / C & FC with ornament in between (
P10
)
FC – F
3 crescents / F (mirrored) & FC with ornament (anchor) in between (
P84
)
3 crescents / F & ornament (lily / heart / heart) / FC (
P88
)
FC – R
FC & 3 crescents / R (
P35
)
FF
3 crescents & falling star (5 points) & ornament / FF (first F mirrored) (
P33
)
3 crescents & falling star (6 points) & FF (
P65
)
3 crescents & falling star (5 points) & ornament / FF (first F mirrored) (
P66
)
3 crescents & falling star (5 points) & ornament / FF (first F mirrored) (
P87
)
3 crescents & falling star (5 points) & FF (first F mirrored) (
P94
)
FL
3 crescents & crown / FL (
P49
)
FV – A
star (6 points) /two stars (6 points) /FV & 3 crescents / A (
P29
)
FV – P
lily / FV & crescents / P (mirrored) (
P96
)
FZ
3 crescents & FZ (
P42
)
GB
[no mark] & lily / GB (
P50
)
3 crescents & crown with a pointed top / T / GB (
P54
)
3 crescents & lily / GB (
P90
)
GF
3 crescents & crown with a pointed top / GF (
P1
)
lying crescent / 3 stars (6 points) in coat of arms & crown / GF (
P3
)
3 crescents / REAL & crown / GF (
P14
)
lying crescent / 3 stars (6 points) in coat of arms & lying crescent / crown / GF (
P26
)
3 crescents & crown / GF (
P39
)
[no mark] & crown / GF (
P43
)
3 crescents / REAL & crown / GF (
P45
)
GFA
3 crescents / REAL & GFA (
P46
)
GS
GS & 3 crescents (
P92
)
IAV
[no mark] & crowned coat of arms / IAV (
P67
)
IAV / WOLFEG
crowned coat of arms / IAV / WOLFEG (
P19
)
[no mark] & crowned coat of arms / IAV / WOLFEG (
P75
)
IRP
IRP & hunting horn in crowned coat of arms (
P64
)
LA
3 crescents & lily / LA (
P86
)
OA
lily / OA & 3 crescents (
P44
)
PGG
bird / P / GG (first G mirrored) (
P57
)
PS
3 crescents / REAL & PS (
P27
)
crown / PS & 3 crescents (
P82
)
RA
3 crescents & lily / RA (
P58
)
RGA
RGA & 3 crescents (
P55
)
VG
lying crescent / 3 stars (7-8 & 4 points) in coat of arms & VG (
P9
)
ornament / VG & moon with nose, mouth and a big eye in crowned coat of arms (
P53
)
VV
3 crescents & VV (appearing as W) in crowned coat of arms (
P51
)
3 crescents & lily / VV (appearing as W) (
P56
)
VZ/C
3 crescents & crossbow & VZ / C (
P63
)
ZC
crossbow in coat of arms & 3 crescents & ZC (
P60
)
none
3 crescents & crown (
P76
)
