I came across the below imprint on the back of a used 1/2 cent Franklin and am trying to determine what it is and what it might have been used for. Can anyone help me with this one?
I'd suggest a piece of HiJinx. A scallywag has placed a genuine perfin on the back of the stamp, and inked through the holes with an art pen. It has been done before.
I must be losing my touch Tomisek, I cannnot locate the other example of this trick. Why do it? who knows. I found a love note on the back of stamp a few years back.
Perfin stamps are often displayed (for sale?) face down on a black background. Perhaps someone looked up some random perfins and applied them to the backs of random (cheap) stamps for sale. Like Rod said . . . hijinx. (well, I am sure he said it in an Australian accent)
Actually Smauggie, that suggestion has merit, When displaying perfins, it's difficult to show front/back to enable the mount to hilight the puncture pattern. You have something there.
A Devilish thought Steve, (and there's another thought...do we accord the Devil, a Capital "D")
One only has to reflect on the human condition, to realise that this behaviour belongs to that group of actions described as... "It seemed a good idea at the time"
Look at the example, would you like that residing in your album ?
Oops, I didn't mean to be unkind, I have my "I love you Frank XXX" stamp in my album, as a tickler, and I would show your stamp willingly as an interest piece, What I meant was to have pages of penned perfin images would be
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