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perfin, n. Philately (orig. U.S.).|ˈpɜːfin|
[f. perforated ppl. a. + initial n.]
A postage stamp perforated with the initials or other insignia of an organization, esp. to prevent misuse.
1952S.P.A. Jrnl. Oct. 65 It concerns the collecting of perfins: stamps which have punched initials or designs. Perfins, by definition, are perforated initial stamps. 1955W. S. Boggs Found. Philately xiii. 184 About 1870 the idea was adopted of punching in a stamp the initials or monogram of a firm... Such punched stamps are known as perfins. 1957R. M. Cabeen Stand. Handbk. Stamp Collecting xi. 107 Those collecting the syncopated perforations of the Netherlands should keep a sharp watch for ‘perfins’, or punched stamps, as these were used by about sixty-five firms only. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 34/1 Perfins..are postage stamps in which the users have perforated their initials or other insignia as a means of identification and to discourage theft. 1978V. Ilma Funk & Wagnalls Guide to Stamp Collecting 73 You could easily mistake a perfin for a damaged stamp; it is not. 1987Daily Tel. 29 July 17/6 The three certificates..were found in a two pound bag of mixed perfins—stamps that are perforated with initials. |