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/perrf"in'/, n.a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.[perf(orated) in(itial)]
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perfin — [ pə:fɪn] noun Philately a postage stamp perforated with the initials or insignia of an organization. Origin 1950s: from perf(orated) in(itials) … English new terms dictionary
perfin — /perrf in /, n. a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps. [perf(orated) in(itial)] … Useful english dictionary
Overprint — This article is about overprints on stamps and currency. For the use of the term in printing, see overprinting. France, 1929: Commemorative overprint for the Philatelic Exposition in Le Havre. An overprint is an additional layer of text or… … Wikipedia
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Private overprint — Private overprints, in philately, are overprints (pictures, text, or a combination of the two), usually rubberstamped though occasionally applied by some other method, to postage stamps (or, occasionally, postal stationery) used by some person or … Wikipedia
