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Queen Victoria era Hong Kong perfin & company marking

Here are images of nice looking postage stamps from Queen Victoria era Hong Kong. Once again, these come with a small twist.

Published on March 17th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »

Denmark perfins

To continue with some of the interesting perfins of the world, below are two not-so-ordinary shaped perfins from Denmark. To make things even more interesting, there is a nearly 90 years difference between these two stamps. At least in Denmark, the perfin culture seems to be still very much alive and kicking.

Published on February 23rd 2009 | Read more.... | 13 Comments »

Great Britain 1902 King Edvard VII 2sh6p perfin

One of the most common form of unusual things in postage stamps are perfins.  Some consider a stamp with a perfin seriously damaged, some (like me) collect them with passion.  Below is an image of nicely used 1902 Great Britain King Edward VII 2sh6p stamp (Michel 115A, SG#261, Scott#139) with perfin.

Published on February 5th 2009 | Read more.... | 2 Comments »

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