Help - Scott #199

Hi guys

Came across this used # 199 and was wondering what the perforations in this stamp stand for...???

The letters are "WJG".

1 - Picture of stamp.
2 - Back of stamp.
3 - Back of stamp in reverse.(to see it better)

W.G.Gage of Toronto, one of the commoner Canada perfins.

Thanks chasa....That one had me stumped.

Hi Wert,

As 'chasa' correctly stated, it is perforated by "W.J. Gage Co.". In the perfin catalogue it is assigned 'W9' and would be Scott 199-4. The '4' being the rotation of the perforated initials (there are a possible '8' orientations). Stamps were perforated with W9 between 1905 and 1937 and have a rarity factor of 'G', on a scale of A to I, where 'A' is the rarest and 'I' the most common. The 'G' rarity states that there are 1,001 to 3,000 issued.

If you do not collect Perfins then I would be willing to trade other Canadian stamps that you may require for this one.

Regards,
- stamporator -