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Hello, I have a question about the perfins on this US R169P 1898 25 cent Documentary stamp? Would anyone know the company that made such Perfins?  With respect, Barg *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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| Edited by Barg777 - 12/24/2022 8:27 pm |
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You will have better luck contacting a moderator and having them move this to the back of book section. I know a couple of the Revenue folks pop in here but they mostly hang out over there. |
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I suspect most of us will be in the same boat. I know that I have seen it before, but I have no idea who used it. |
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If memory serves, it is a soap company.
I will need to dig in the perfin guide for specifics... |
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It might be Imperial Soap Company of Boston, Mass. They had a printed cancel on the battleships that is very similar to this.
But I wasn't paying attention to the stamp. This is a Documentary stamp, used on a document and probably cancelled with this punch. It really needs to be found on the document for further identification. |
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| Edited by ericjackson - 12/30/2022 5:05 pm |
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I have spent some time in the Revenue Perfin Catalog that was put together by the late Arthur Mongan. I do not believe that Art ever recorded this pattern. I agree that this will probably have to found intact on a document in order to positively identify the user. The 25¢ denomination suggests to me to look on a stock certificate. |
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| Edited by revenuermd - 12/30/2022 5:18 pm |
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All, Eric nailed what I was thinking of. Quote:
Imperial Soap Company of Boston, Mass. I was remembering a printed canx, not a perfin.  I also spent time going through Art's catalog and was unable to find this perfin canx. The mystery continues! |
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I have four other printed cancellations by Imperial Soap Company of Boston that do not show either a date or the initials of the company. But I agree that the pattern of holes in the documentary stamp do not remind me of Imperial Soap Company. |
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I have four other printed cancellations by Imperial Soap Company of Boston that do not show either a date or the initials of the company. These patterns are well known to collectors of cancellations on the proprietary battleships.
I agree that the pattern of holes in the documentary battleship stamp do not remind me of Imperial Soap Company. |
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 Here is the first of the Imperial Soap Company's cancels without company initials or date.  A second of the Imperial Soap Company's cancels without company initials or date.  A third of the Imperial Soap Company's cancels without company initials or date.  And finally a fourth of the Imperial Soap Company's cancels without company initials or date. |
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Imperial Soap Company did originally use cancels with the company name.  They also used company initials.  |
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