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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: World Classic Stamps Mint and Used

'punch Outs' In Selvedge Of Some French Stamps

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Posted 05/05/2022 11:40 pm

Anyone know the purpose of (if any) these punched out shapes found in the selvedge of some French stamps?

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Posted 05/06/2022 12:47 am

Guess:
So that they could be stored in some sort of lever file
that accepted that punch.
That's what I have always thought.

To clarify, the file / folder at point of sale, where the sheets of stamps were held pending sale.

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Edited by rod222 - 05/06/2022 12:57 am

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Posted 05/06/2022 02:27 am

My guess would be a mark showing that they were the products of the imprimerie. They were a characteristic feature of the epreuves de luxe that were produced in limited numbers.

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Posted 05/06/2022 03:05 am

Control marks indeed.
Some info (in french) here :
http://blog-impressions-timbrees.bl...ot.com/2016/
They appear too on souvenir sheets

Michel Block 3 with and without control perforations

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Edited by vayolene - 05/06/2022 05:57 am

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Posted 05/06/2022 11:45 am

Thanks to all.

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