How To Google Punched Stamps English Duff Punchout

So I don't drive you all nutz with dumb questions what terms would I use to do a google search for this stamp?

Try: stamp england perfin duff

The holes are called a perfin.

What you have is a perfin stamp from the Victorian era. The "DUFF" is slightly unusual, but not unique, in that although keeping to the regulations, full name perfins were frowned on by the (then) General Post Office. It was not unusual for an official to visit companies with full name perfin stamps requesting they change to initials (usually ignored). So, you'd be looking for a company with the name of DUFF if you wanted to research.

Thanks more for practice and sure its is interesting to me. I have other ones that catch my eye as I wander through albums and folders. Just not what I am used to seeing. Thanks again!

Right that helps alot I find the perfin society and the Tomkins catalogue..... Somethign to work on thanks

The DUFF perfin might indicate the DUFF Development Company. Engineering, water treatment and the like. Might be worth googling them. I believe they were involved in a legal action against Kelantan and Anor.

Terry

Probably NOT the right source, but I did find the "Duffield Bank Railway," in Wikipedia, a narrow-gauge built in England in 1874; dismantled c1916. Extremely interesting to railroad buffs, guaranteed.

DUFF is listed as belonging to Duff (William) and Company.

Found a similar one here:

http://stamps.delcampe.com/page/ite...guage,E.html