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Scott 1926
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Posted 05/05/2011   12:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Scott 1926 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I believe these are #408 and #482.

What is the significance of the notches?
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Russ
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These are Schermack Type III perforations. They were used for the Schermack affixing machines for mass mailing. I have a picture of the machine somewhere and will post it soon.
Edit: Here is the Schermack affixing machine


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Scott 1926
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Marvelous! Could have used at office!
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rod222
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Nice one Russ
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Russ
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Here is an example of the Mail-o-meter/Schermack dummy stamps used for machine demonstration

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