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Perfin Collecting
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| Example Perfin Pattern |
The word PERFIN is derived from the words PERForated INitial, that is stamps that have been perforated with initials or
designs by banks, railroads and other large organizatiions to discourage stamp theft. There are some 70 countries whose stamps
are punched in this manner. Perfroating stamps started in England in 1864 and was authorized in the USA in 1908.
Among the ways of collecting perfins are:
- By TYPES, that is one example of each type of perforator punch (these collections are usualy mounted face down to clearly
show the punch holes).
- By ISSUES, trying to obtain each different stamp with each different type of perfin.
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| Example Confirmed Cover |
It is believed that there are over 5,000 US types and such collections fill many volumes. COVERS, especially interesting
as they show the user of the perfin. There are still many perfin types that the user is still unknown or not correct and still
need to be confirmed by a cover. TOPICAL, collecting from a like group of companies such as RAIL ROADS or INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Collecting perfins is fun and not for profit collection. Most values run from $0.05 to $5.00 for stamps and $2.00 to $30.00
for the covers.This is due to the fact that perforated stamps are generaly considered damaged to a collector who is wanting
fine examples for a regular stamp collection. See the newspaper article from the 1930's concerning "STAMP OUTCASTS"
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| Example Perfin Collection Page |
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| Stamp Outcast News Paper Article |
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Member of APS, PSS, Perfin Club -- Please feel free to Email me
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