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How Much Does A Stamp Being A Perfin Change The Value ?

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Posted 12/04/2020 12:42 pm

I have a few of these scattered throughout my collection. Some US and some foreign. Does it alter value positively or negatively ? Thanks.

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Posted 12/04/2020 12:46 pm

rare stamp common perfin = bad
common stamp rare perfin = good

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Posted 12/04/2020 1:37 pm

If you get Canadian stamps of that era perfined OHMS the value will increase enormously.

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Posted 12/04/2020 10:05 pm

Oh my! Its a blurrr!

Can you take a clear picture of back, or better yet scan it and crop the excess, showing the perfin orintated so the letters can be read. Then we can identify company perfin, or whether it is a small or large O.H.M.S. issue.

Just because it is a perfin does not necessarily make it worth more. It does appear damaged at top left. As Chasa says it depends on many variables.

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Edited by No1philatelist - 12/04/2020 10:06 pm

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Posted 12/05/2020 8:17 pm

The image IS rather blurry isn't it? But it looks to me to be GWL, and checking the BNAPS perfin handbook online shows it to be Great Western Life Insurance Co and/or Great-West Life Assurance Co.

You'll need to check the Addendum on the website to determine which it is.

http://www.bnaps.org/PerfinHandbook...008%2001.pdf

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Edited by jamesw - 12/05/2020 8:19 pm

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Posted 12/05/2020 9:42 pm

Good eye Jamesw.

Mike

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