They were squared off with selvage triangles in each corner. That way, you could separate them as squares, and then take the next step of removing the triangles at each corner to create the octagon (or not).
Not having a country on it made for quite a search. First I looked at Spain then Italy. After no luck with France I started thinking it wasn't a stamp at all. That's when I put it up here and you guys pegged it in a few minutes. What is surprising is that they sell for just chump change on ebay. I also have the green one and the orange.
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