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| The following are a collection of articles that have appeared in the society's Bulletin, and serve to illustrate the broad range of subjects covered :- | ||
| The Leeds and Liverpool Canal | This originally appeared in the August 2002 edition of the society's Bulletin. |
| Thomas Cook's Underground Mail | A postal service operated by Thomas Cook during wartime years to enable communication between people of opposing sides. From the October 2002 Bulletin. |
| An Incomplete History
Of Stamp Affixing Machines |
The introduction by a number of companies for machines used to affix stamps. From the February 2003 Bulletin. |
| The Earliest Surviving and Longest Lived Dies | A survey of some perfin dies that were in use for a very long period of
time. From the April 2003 Bulletin.
See the bottom of this page for an expanded and updated version of this work. |
| The YOST Typewriter Co. Ltd. | A short article on the 7 perfins probably used by the company. From the December 2003 Bulletin. |
| Perfinned errors and flaws (Adobe Acrobat format) | A one page article from the December 2005 Bulletin. |
| Board of Trade Perfin Forgeries | A three page article from the February 2006 Bulletin. |
| Mad as a Hatter! (Adobe Acrobat format) | A three page article on hatmakers who used perfins. From the April 2006 Bulletin. |
| Vestries, Unions and Boards of Guardians | A four page article from the August 2006 Bulletin. |
| Three articles from the October 2006 Bulletin | Three articles from the October 2006 Bulletin, all concerning the Victorian period: |
| Blackpool Corporation (Adobe Acrobat format) | A two page article on the perfins used by Blackpool Corporation, from the December 2006 Bulletin. |
| Crosville Motor Services (Adobe Acrobat format) | A two page article on the perfins of bus operator Crosville Motor Services of Chester, from the December 2006 Bulletin. |
| Perfin postal stationery production | A two page article on the production of perfins in postal stationery, from the February 2007 Bulletin. |
| Archibald Kenrick & Sons | The perfins of iron founders Archibald Kenrick & Sons, from the February 2007 Bulletin. VIEW HTML |
| BRITISH OIL RIVERS – OVERPRINT & PERFIN | A two page article by Roy Gault, from the April 2007 Bulletin. VIEW HTML - VIEW PDF |
| ATTENTION TO DETAIL! | A two page article by Roy Gault, from the June 2007 Bulletin. VIEW HTML - VIEW PDF |
| 50th Anniversary Bulletin | Articles from the special August 2007 Bulletin. |
| Francis Falkner (Adobe Acrobat format) | A two page article on the perfins of Dublin whisky merchant Francis Falkner, from the October 2007 Bulletin. |
| Shropshire Perfins (Adobe Acrobat format) | A six page article by Roy Gault, from the December 2007 Bulletin. |
| SLOPER TEMPLATES | A four page article by Terry Comper, from the February 2008 Bulletin. VIEW HTML - VIEW PDF |
| TELEGRAPHIC PERFINS | A five page article by Roy Gault, from the April 2008 Bulletin, looking at perfins used by telegraph companies and perfins on telegraph stamps. VIEW PDF |
| ABBOTT AUTOMATIC CHECK PERFORATOR | A short illustrated article on the Abbott Automatic Check Perforator. By Jan Brinkman, from the April 2008 Bulletin. VIEW HTML - VIEW PDF |
| British railway ticket with “perfin” | A two page article by John Mathews, from the June 2008 Bulletin, looking at date perforations in railway tickets of the 1920s and 1930s. VIEW PDF |
| What's in a tin box? | A two page article by Roy Gault, from the August 2008 Bulletin, on the perfins of Huntley & Palmer and Huntley & Boorne. VIEW PDF |
| Perfinned British Levant overprinted stamps | A two page article by Tony Stanford, from the October 2008 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| SLOPER SINGLE DIE PUBLICITY PERFORATING MACHINE | A four page article by James Norris, from the October 2008 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| A second Sloper proof discovered | A two page article by Maurice Harp, from the December 2008 Bulletin, about the discovery of a very early perfin proof. VIEW HTML |
| Arthur & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | A three page article by Roy Gault, from the February 2009 Bulletin, about the perfins of drapers and hosiers Arthur & Co. VIEW PDF |
| EVERETT UNDERPRINT AND PERFIN | An article by Maurice Harp, from the April 2009 Bulletin, about the perfins and underprints of W. H. Everett & Son Ltd. VIEW PDF |
| County Palatinate of Lancaster Chancery | An article by Mike Bavin and Jeff Turnbull, from the April 2009 Bulletin, about the perfins on the fees stamps of the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster. VIEW PDF |
| The “NAAFI” | An article by Roy Gault, from the June 2009 Bulletin, about the perfins of the NAAFI and its predecessors. VIEW PDF |
| PERFIN COVER TO VICTORIA CROSS HOLDER | A single page article by Paul North, showing a 1906 perfin cover addressed to a holder of the Victoria Cross, from the August 2009 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Cycle and Motorcycle Manufacturers | A 7 page article by Roy Gault, giving a brief history of 12 perfin users involved in the manufacture of bicycles and motorcycles, from the December 2009 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Perfin production at Checkpoint Sloper - 1991 | A 2 page article by Dave Hill, with pictures of commercial perfin production at Checkpoint Sloper in 1991, from the December 2009 Bulletin. VIEW PDF : VIEW HTML |
| Burgoyne, Burbidges,... | A 3 page article by Roy Gault, from the February 2010 Bulletin, covering the history of manufacturing chemists Burgoyne, Burbidges & Co and their perfins. VIEW PDF |
| D. F. Tayler & Co. Ltd. | A 3 page article by Roy Gault, from the April 2010 Bulletin, covering the history of D F Tayler & Co Ltd, wire & pin manufacturers and makers
of small metal goods, and their perfins. VIEW PDF |
| G.W.R OVERPRINT ON GR/W PERFIN | An article by Terry Wood, from the June 2010 Bulletin, concerning the use of the perfinned GR/W small 1d QV Inland Revenue stamps with G.W.R. and date overprint on them. VIEW PDF : VIEW HTML |
| And all for Three Halfpence! | A 2 page article by Roy Gault about a much travelled perfin cover from Nottingham to India and back. VIEW PDF : VIEW HTML |
| SAXBY & FARMER Ltd - Railway Signal Mfrs. | A 2 page article by Roy Gault, from the August 2010 Bulletin, covering the history of Saxby & Farmer Ltd and their perfin. VIEW PDF |
| Great Britain Pre-cancelled Perfins. | A 4 page article about precancel postmarks used on perfins, by Mike J. Burrows, from the October 2010 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Double Security Perfins | An article about perfins that also have an official or unofficial underprints on the reverse, by Maurice Harp, from the December 2010 Bulletin. (the HTML version contains an extra illustration) VIEW PDF : VIEW HTML |
| A Perfin Connection to Enid Blyton. | A single page article about an E perfin used by Enid Blyton's publishers, by Rosemary Smith, from the February 2011 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Perfinned Commercially Overprinted Stamps | A 2 page article about stamps that are both perfinned and overprinted, by Maurice Harp, from the February 2011 Bulletin. VIEW PDF : VIEW HTML |
| Singapore Municipal Council Perfin Machine | A 2 page article about the discovery of a Sloper perfin machine used in Singapore, by Eddie Yong, from the June 2011 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| BPO Constantinople Post Card | An article by Rosemary Smith, from the June 2011 Bulletin, showing a GB perfin used in the British Post Office in Constantinople. VIEW PDF |
| Western Australia Convict Stamps | An article by Brian J Birch, from the August 2011 Bulletin, about the Western Australia stamps punched with a single hole for the use of convicts in the 1850s and 1860s, predating perfins. VIEW PDF |
| THOMAS MOY - Coal Merchant and Much, Much More! | The history of Thomas Moy Ltd and their perfins, by Roy Gault, from the August 2011 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Chiesmans' Perforator | The history of Chiesmans department store and their perforators, by Keith Kimber, from the October 2011 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Army & Navy Co-operative Society once again | A 3 page article from the December 2011 Bulletin, by Wilhelm J. Verwoerd. VIEW PDF |
| Land Registery of Ireland Cancelling Machine | An article from the February 2012 Bulletin, by Maurice Harp, with pictures of a perforating machine owned by Patrick Dunne. VIEW HTML |
| SAM ROBBINS LTD. - HOUSE FURNISHERS AND MORE | A brief history of Sam Robbins Ltd of Rugby and their three perfins. By Margaret Harding, published in the June 2012 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| JOHN WARNER & SONS – “BIG BEN” BELL FOUNDERS | Two perfin users associated with the Palace of Westminster bell "Big Ben" and its clock. By Maurice Harp, published in the June 2012 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| ARTHUR WYATT AND THE PENRHYN COLLIERY | A three page article on perfins of companies associated with Arthur Wyatt, agent for the Penrhyn Colliery. By Maurice Harp, published in the August 2012 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Blessig, Braun & Co | A two page history of Liverpool firm Blessig, Braun & Co and their perfins By Richard Husband, published in the December 2012 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| James Keiller & Son - Dundee | A 4 page history of marmalade manufacturer James Keiller & Sons and their JK&S perfins By Richard Husband, published in the February 2013 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| Fox's of Falmouth - F3110.01/01a | A 2 page history of shipbrokers Fox's of Falmouth and their perfins By Dave Hill, published in the April 2013 Bulletin. VIEW PDF |
| In addition the following are taken from displays given at society meetings in London :- | ||
| Great British Perfins
of the Canadian Pacific Railway |
Perfins of the CPR and its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. |
| Perforated Insignia - Official Government Departments |
A display of Board of Trade perfins on stamps of various reigns. |
| In addition the following has been written specially for the website by Roy Gault :- | ||
| G.B. Perfins - Earliest Surviving and Longest Lived Dies |
Roy Gault's study of the GB perfins known with the earliest dates of use and those with the longest range of dates. Includes a list of all known covers dates 1869 (the earliest known year for any perfin cover) and a list of perfins known on GB stamps of all six reigns. VIEW PDF |
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