Perfins is the philatelic term for security perforations. It was once a common feature of stamps. To prevent employee theft, they gave stamps private perforations that have the company’s initials, or a simple design. As larger companies introduced metered post, the need for such security slowly vanished. Here is an example of a Great Britain […]
The stamp production process, particularly for engraved stamps, involves creating proofs at different stages. The above set is a colour proof set (none issued colours) from the French 1958 celebrities issue. Different designers engraved each value. We normally find proofs imperforate. Inclusion of some proof examples in a collection enhances the depth of the philatelic […]
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