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Perfin means "Perforated Initials" as well as "Perforated Insignia". It is also sometimes called SPIFS (Stamps Perforated with Initials of Firms and Societies). I will be adding new additions to this page whenever they become available.
SG 137) 1931. King George V. 2d. Perforation 13½ x 12½. C of A watermark. Die III. Carmine
W A - Government of Western Australia
ACSC 127) 1932. King George V. 5d. Perforation 13½ x 12½. C of A watermark. Deep Orange-Brown
T - Government of Tasmania
ACSC 165) 1935. ANZAC Commemoration. Perfin G. NSW. 1/-. Perforation . Watermark. 11. Black
G NSW - Government of New South Wales
ACSC 194A) 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. C of A watermark. Blue
V G - Government of Victoria
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King George V: 2d Red. Block of 4. 1932-34 issue. C of A watermark.
V G - Government of Victoria, two bottom stamps have double perfins. Red
ACSC 194A) 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. C of A watermark. Blue
V G reversed on all four stamps and bottom selvedge
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ACSC 230A) 1942. 1½d Queen Elizabeth. Perforation 15 x 14. Deep Scarlet.
G NSW punctures on left & right side, no G NSW in middle (very scarce)
ACSC 180A) 1949. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Orange
V G block of 4 on left are normal perfins, V G block of 4 on right are double punctured |
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| Edited by Rob041256 - 04/22/2017 05:06 am |
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Nice work.
Being as the end of the sheet / pane, I'd suggest the Perforator advance mechanism, has hit its "end of travel" and punched a second time, giving you the double puncture.
I have hundreds of these Perfins, but undecided as to how to display them on Album Page. It's a bit tricky.
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| Edited by rod222 - 04/22/2017 07:37 am |
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Nice work.
Being as the end of the sheet / pane, I'd suggest the Perforator advance mechanism, has hit its "end of travel" and punched a second time, giving you the double puncture.
I have hundreds of these Perfins, but undecided as to how to display them on Album Page. It's a bit tricky. Thanks Rod, there is more to come. I will keep that info why the perforator gave a double puncture in mind. I'm quite interested in your perfins, a specialist friend obtained these from an estate and kept the section dedicated to perfins for me to have first choice, I bought the lot. They are all in mint unhinged condition and many are quite unusual, I will be buying another album just for these, at the moment they are housed in my 1938-1949 Kangaroo varieties album. |
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| Edited by Rob041256 - 04/22/2017 1:56 pm |
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ACSC 226) 1942. 1½d Queen Elizabeth. Perforation 15 x 14. Green
Left V G normal, right V G reversed
ACSC 180A) 1949. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Orange
V G block of 4. Top stamps have double V G. Two bottom stamps have double reverse V G
ACSC 208A) 1937. Lyrebird. 1/-. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Dull Green
Right side of gutter. Block of 4 with John Ash imprint. Two vertical stamps on left with normal V G. Two vertical stamps on right double V G.
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| Edited by Rob041256 - 04/23/2017 7:46 pm |
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Being as the end of the sheet / pane, I'd suggest the Perforator advance mechanism, has hit its "end of travel" and punched a second time, giving you the double puncture.
Hi Rod and Rob VG Perforating was done manually. The sheets where feed into the perforator by hand and perforated one row at a time (up to 12 sheets at once) the perforator mechanism was actioned by a manual foot treadle a electric motor (as previously mentioned) was added some time from 1976 to 1988 this only meant the operator didn't have to exert energy to operate the perforator Quote:
I'm quite interested in your perfins, a specialist friend obtained these from an estate and kept the section dedicated to perfins for me to have first choice, I bought the lot.They are all in mint unhinged condition and many are quite unusual, Rob it would be interesting to find out some more information on these Mint Government Perfins (also know as stolen government property LOL ) and their history. In recent years a so called leading auction house in Sydney has been offering many mint government perfins that have clearly been forged |
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| Edited by Buddahboy - 04/23/2017 08:23 am |
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As perforating was up to the operators discretion I sometimes look at these multi punctures and ask myself where they having a bad day at the office  |
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Hi Buddahboy Quote:
Hi Rod and Rob VG Perforating was done manually.
The sheets where feed into the perforator by hand and perforated one row at a time (up to 12 sheets at once) the perforator mechanism was actioned by a manual foot treadle a electric motor (as previously mentioned) was added some time from 1976 to 1988 this only meant the operator didn't have to exert energy to operate the perforator Quote:
Rob it would be interesting to find out some more information on these Mint Government Perfins (also know as stolen government property LOL ) and their history.
In recent years a so called leading auction house in Sydney has been offering many mint government perfins that have clearly been forged Thanks for the information as to how the manual perforator works, my friend who along with his brother are internationally renowned stamp specialists who deal in premium stamps (where I obtain all my stamps from), explained to me how the perforator mangles stamps but at the moment cannot remember all I was told, your information is similar to what I can remember. It is interesting to find out if the public sale of mint unused government perfins were the result of light fingers and how many were forgeries, but I can assure you all the perfins I have are genuine. That is true about auction houses selling forgeries as authentic; I have heard of stories about such things happening, as well as stamps being stolen from auctions. I have a stamp that looks like it was punctured with machine-gun fire, it will soon be added. Rob |
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| Edited by Rob041256 - 04/23/2017 7:10 pm |
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As perforating was up to the operators discretion I sometimes look at these multi punctures and ask myself where they having a bad day at the office  Interesting botched perfins, looks like the employee was drunk when he was using the equipment. All my botched perfins are pre-decimal, though I wouldn't mind having the decimals as well. Rob |
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| Edited by Rob041256 - 04/23/2017 7:19 pm |
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ACSC 180A) 1949. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Orange
V G block of 4. Top stamps have double V G. Two bottom stamps have double reverse V G
Hi Rob This block has bee folded in half and perforated Quote:
I can assure you all the perfins I have are genuine. All the Vg perfins you have shown are genuine I can even identify the various die types. I can forward this information if you wish. Quote:
explained to me how the perforator mangles stamps but at the moment cannot remember all I was told, your information is similar to what I can remember.
As I said it was up to the operator if they decided to hit the foot treadle without moving the sheet forward it would create a double puncture these are more common on the decimal issues bigger stamps |
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Hi Buddahboy Quote:
All the Vg perfins you have shown are genuine I can even identify the various die types. I can forward this information if you wish. Thanks, I would like to have the info on the various die types relating top the perfins. |
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| Edited by Rob041256 - 04/24/2017 08:27 am |
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Hi Rob Quote:
ACSC 194A) 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. C of A watermark. Blue
V G - Government of Victoria
2 nd Head Position " G " Bottom row Die 2 top row Die 3 Quote:
King George V: 2d Red. Block of 4. 1932-34 issue. C of A watermark.
V G - Government of Victoria, two bottom stamps have double perfins. Red
2nd head Position "A" Die 11 and 12 Quote:
ACSC 194A) 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. C of A watermark. Blue
V G reversed on all four stamps and bottom selvedge 2nd Head Position "H" Dies 4 and 5 and a partial 6 in the gutter |
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Hi Rob and some more Quote:
ACSC 226) 1942. 1½d Queen Elizabeth. Perforation 15 x 14. Green
Left V G normal, right V G reversed
2nd Head position "G" Die 1 on the left Position "F" Die 1 on the Right This is where the sheet was folded. Quote:
ACSC 180A) 1949. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Orange
V G block of 4. Top stamps have double V G. Two bottom stamps have double reverse V G
2nd head once again this is where the sheet was folded top stamps Position " G" Die 1 bottom Position " H " Die 1 Quote:
ACSC 208A) 1937. Lyrebird. 1/-. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Dull Green
Right side of gutter. Block of 4 with John Ash imprint. Two vertical stamps on left with normal V G. Two vertical stamps on right double V G.
2nd head Position " E" Cannot tell the die type please post a back scan cheers Jason |
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Thanks Jason for that valuable information, I'll show the reverse of ACSC 208A.
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Hi Buddahboy Quote:
2nd head Position " E" Cannot tell the die type please post a back scan
Here is the reverse.  The stamp is in a clear mount and placed in a clear page; the back of the mount is not as clear as the front; taking the stamp out to rescan may cause it to tear. If it isn't clear enough I'll take it out with great care and rescan. I also made a big blunder with the roos, they are not 1949 issues, all are 1938 with watermark. |
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| Edited by Rob041256 - 04/30/2017 10:17 am |
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ACSC 178A) 1938. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Yellow-Orange
Normal V G. Reverse V G. Double V G. Double reverse V G.
ACSC 178A) 1938. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Yellow-Orange
Block of 4, pair reversed
ACSC 178A) 1938. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Yellow-Orange
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