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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/82646| Title: | Perfins : perforated initials |
| Authors: | Smeed, Graham |
| Keywords: | Initials -- History -- 19th century Postage stamps -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Perforations (Philately) -- Great Britain -- History |
| Issue Date: | 1983 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Smeed, G. (1983). Perfins : perforated initials. The PSM magazine, 12(4), 16. |
| Abstract: | In 1858 a Mr. Joseph Sloper patented his Safety System for perforating postage stamps with firms' names and initials to reduce "stealing, purloining and misappropriation". Soon after that he circularised likely users of large quantities of stamps with a sales prospectus that included a sample of his wares, the current Great Britian Queen Victoria 1d. red perfined TB & Co. [excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/82646 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 1983 - 12(4) |
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