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Any Significance To The Holes In This Stamp?

 
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Fredc
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Posted 05/06/2018   4:29 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Fredc to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I know nothing about pre-cancels but do these holes symbolize something?

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Petert4522
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Yes, that is a private perforation that is used by some corporations to make sure their employees do not use company assets. They are called perfins. You may search this forum for "perfins" to learn more about them

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Bobby De La Rue
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Posted 05/06/2018   5:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Bobby De La Rue to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It looks like NCP with a few blind perfs
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ikeyPikey
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Ready to jump into perfins with both feet?

http://www.perfins.com.au ... Perfin Stamps of Australia

http://www.angelfire.com/pr/perfinsoc/ ... The Perfin Society (UK)

http://www.perfins.org/ ... The Perfins Club (US)

http://www.perfins.org/publications-for-sale/ ... Country Catalogs & CheckLists & Links

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey
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Edited by ikeyPikey - 05/06/2018 8:02 pm
modernstamps
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Interesting. I wondered about that also.
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