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It looks like a common perfin pair of the 15 cent liberty issue that has been pen cancelled in Black. Value a couple cents if you could find a buyer.
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many people enjoy collecting perfins: you could find out what JGB was. while the stamps is common, it's intersting for its perfins
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being posted in the newcomer corner.....
I will add, perfin is short for perforated initials. Commercial businesses, municipalities and other entities would punch their initials into their stock of stamps for theft deterrence.
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The J G Brill company of Philadelphia PA.
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http://zenius.kalnieciai.lt/america/usa/perfins/usa/j/j.html
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The "vertical streaks" are most likely impressions from a roller cancelling device, commonly used on parcels. They provide evidence "proper" postal use rather as opposed to philatelic use.
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I'm trying to upload this picture one more time....thank you for your patience, any comments would be appreciated.
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re: liberty stamps w/perfins vertical streaks picture
It looks like a common perfin pair of the 15 cent liberty issue that has been pen cancelled in Black. Value a couple cents if you could find a buyer.
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re: liberty stamps w/perfins vertical streaks picture
many people enjoy collecting perfins: you could find out what JGB was. while the stamps is common, it's intersting for its perfins
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re: liberty stamps w/perfins vertical streaks picture
being posted in the newcomer corner.....
I will add, perfin is short for perforated initials. Commercial businesses, municipalities and other entities would punch their initials into their stock of stamps for theft deterrence.
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re: liberty stamps w/perfins vertical streaks picture
The J G Brill company of Philadelphia PA.
Got the information from.....
http://zenius.kalnieciai.lt/america/usa/perfins/usa/j/j.html
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re: liberty stamps w/perfins vertical streaks picture
The "vertical streaks" are most likely impressions from a roller cancelling device, commonly used on parcels. They provide evidence "proper" postal use rather as opposed to philatelic use.
Bob
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