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No.	Title	Author	Publishing Details	Description
5001	McKay, Sampson & McKinlay	Tyson, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull., Oct 2005, (71), 11-12	The history of Launceston, Tasmania department store McKay, Sampson and McKinlay, users of the perfin McK/S/McK. The first store opened in 1886 and closed in 1984. See 5371 for a photograph of thie premises.
5002	Meet the Music Man	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Mar 2000, 54, (3), 50	The US perfin consisting of the musical treble-clef symbol and the letters AS is used by Albert E. Spencer using a perforator made in 1978 by Baddeley Brothers in London.
5003	Two patterns on same cover	Cooper, Dave	Perf. Bull., Mar 2000, 54, (3), 50	A 1936 cover from Singapore is illustrated. Sent from the Singapore office of Boustead & Co., it bears two Straits Settlements stamps, one with the B&Co perfin (A8) identified with the firm's Singapore office, and the other with perfin B&Co. (A7), normally used in Penang.
5004	My Dutch Dilemma	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2000, 54, (3), 51	Three mystery Dutch perfins. One is a new pattern on a 1928 issue, another seems to be a double strike of a POKO perfin HP, postmarked 1922. The third is perfin B.M.&C.L. (type A1 in the World Perfins catalogue) of Netherlands Indies, with the L missing, which may have been deliberate as no other pins are missing.
5005	When the train was not fast enough!	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Apr 2000, 54, (4), 57	A 1941 cover from the Western Pacific Railroad is illustrated. The attached stamps bear the company's WP perfin (W154) and an unperfinned Pacific Greyhound Lines label, indicating that it made its journey from Oakland to Chico by bus!
5006	Take another look at those Guatemala officials	Brunell, Bruce	Perf. Bull., Apr 2000, 54, (4), 59	Three different OFICIAL perfins on stamps of Guatemala have been identified, depending on the number of holes in the C. A cover is illustrated which shows two different types on the same pair of stamps.
5007	New perfin from Finland - the first on revenue	Kisner, Jacob	Perf. Bull., Apr 2000, 54, (4), 65	The "LAPE 2000 Finland Specialized Catalog" contains two perfin surprises. A W pattern on postage stamps is recorded but is unconfirmed. Also a large 12-hole S perfin on a 1950 cinema tax stamp has come to light and is illustrated. This is the first reported perfin on a Finnish revenue.
5008	The CZAR of Great Britain	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Apr 2000, 54, (4), 66	A short history of C. Czernikow & Co. pf London who used a full name perfin CZAR.
5009	Does this East German perfin promote communist labour movement?	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Apr 2000, 54, (4), 67	A 1965 philatelic cover from East Germany is shown. The commemorative stamp was issued in 1964 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Socialist International Workers Conference and is perfinned PHIL.KW. The user is unknown.
5010	Francis A. Hancock: competitor to Joseph Sloper	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Apr 2000, 54, (4), 68	An advert for Francis A. Hancock, probably dating from the 1880s, is illustrated.
5011	Proving strip	Alpern, Eugene D.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2000, 54, (4), 68	A cut strip identifies US perfin S182.5 with the Texas Cement Plaster Co. of Oklahoma City.
5012	13th president more popular than we thought	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., May 2000, 54, (5), 76	A list of perfins known used on the US 13c value featuring president Millard Fillmore.
5013	Two new perfin blocks turn up on Kansas/Nebraska stamps	Endicott, Steve	Perf. Bull., May 2000, 54, (5), 77	A block of US stamps overprinted Nebr. with perfin UP (U69) and another block overprinted Kans. and perfinned K60 are illustrated.
5014	U.S. census and A-rated survey reults suggest catalog ratings are right on target	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jun 2000, 54, (6), 89 & 92	Some results of the US perfin census. Includes a breakdown by size of the collections reported and a list of 51 A-rated perfins that have still not been seen by the catalogue editor.
5015	Revenue perfins can be topical too	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2000, 54, (6), 89	The Minnesota Liquor Control Commission perfin consisting of the letter ML and an outline of the state is illustrated on a US revenue stamp.
5016	Here's one way to collar some more perfins	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2000, 54, (6), 91	Examples of perfins attached to advertising collars from Switzerland (P.F.), France (S.S) and the USA (H/K/W) are illustrated.
5017	A new OHMS perfin from Sierra Leone	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Jun 2000, 54, (6), 91	A Sierra Leone cancellation perfin O.H.M.S/No..2 is illustrated on a George V 5/- stamp.
5018	Another Fillimore	Suffka, John	Perf. Bull., Jun 2000, 54, (6), 91	The U39 perfin of the University of Kansas is reported on the US 13c Fillimore stamp.
5019	New cancel punch on Ecuador	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2000, 54, (6), 93	A new cancellation perfin ANOTADO in an oval is illustrated on Ecuadorian fiscal stamps.
5020	German block	O'Grady, Martin	Perf. Bull., Jun 2000, 54, (6), 99	A block of 70 German stamps on piece postmarked 4 Sep 1923 and perfinned J&V/B of Jacob & Valentin is illustrated. Large blocks are common at this time as the value of stamps declined very rapidly.
5021	Canadian crash cover brings back memories of one of nation's worst air disasters	Whyte, Ron	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2000, 54, (7), 107 & 116	A 1954 Canadian Pacific Railway cover with Canadian stamp erfinned CNR is illustrated. The cover was being carried on a Trans-Canada Airlines plane which crashed after being hit by a Royal Canadian Air Force training plane.
5022	How did the St. Joseph Lead Company get from St. Joseph to Bonne Terre?	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2000, 54, (7), 116	A US cover from the St. Joseph Lead Co., Bonne Terre, Missouri is illustrated. The stamps are perfinned SJL/Co (S159), a perfin previously identified with the Bonne Terre Farming & Cattle Company.
5023	Final census leaves only 27 U.S. patterns unconfirmed	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Sep 2000, 54, (8), 121 & 126	More information from the perfin census. The largest collection of US perfins has 6150 patterns.
5024	Learn says 365 U. S. perfin patterns first used in 1908 and 1909	Learn, Richard L	Perf. Bull., Sep 2000, 54, (8), 123	A list of the 102 US perfins known used in 1908, the first year of authorisation, and a further 263 that were first used in 1909.
5025	List of earliest use of U.S. perfins updated	Learn, Richard L	Perf. Bull., Sep 2000, 54, (8), 124	A list of the earliest known use of perfins in each of the 50 states of the USA. The earliest is Massachusetts on 22 May 1908. The last state to start using perfins was Nevada on 19 May 1944. See 5079 and 5412.
5026	More Millard Fillmore perfins turn up	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Sep 2000, 54, (8), 126	Additions to the list of perfins known on the US 13c President Fillmore issue, bringing the total to 31.
5027	Only four perfins from New Mexico? It ain't necessarily so!	Combs, Bob	Perf. Bull., Sep 2000, 54, (8), 127	A list of the 12 perfins known used in the US state of New Mexico.
5028	The White Pass & Yukon Railway: Was it Canadian or American?	Dicketts, Michael	Perf. Bull., Sep 2000, 54, (8), 135	The perfin WP/&/YR (illustrated) of the White Pass & Yukon Railway is known on both Canadian stamps and US stamps used in Alaska.
5029	Beware the perfins of Zululand!	Dennis, B.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2000, 54, (9), 141 & 145	There are not thought to be any genuine perfins on Zululand stamps, all being forged ZULULAND overprints on genuine perfinned GB stamps.
5030	MSC to MSU to just plain U!	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2000, 54, (9), 144	US perfin M/S/C (M242) was modified to M/S/U (M253R) when the user, Michigan State College became a university. Later it was modifed again to just U and used as a personal perfin by William Allen. A 1977 cover showing this final state of the perfin is illustrated.
5031	Great Britain LF has masonic connections	Dunderdale, Steve	Perf. Bull., Oct 2000, 54, (9), 147	The perfin LF was created for use on 19 Nov 1984, to commemorate the centenary of the Lodge La France of the English Freemasons. Only 12 1/2p and 17p values are known, intended for use on special covers. The organisation did not further perforate postage for regular use.
5032	COMPEX perfin is illegal - and has never seen postal use	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Oct 2000, 54, (9), 148	The US perfin COMPEX was used for the Combined Philatelic Exhibition of Chicagoland on 9 Sep 1966. In both hole size and overall size it exceeded the limits for US stamps and is only known on first day covers cancelled at the Compex show station.
5033	All perfins are NOT created equal: Should perfins be GRADED for quality just like regular stamps?	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 17 & 20	A discussion of the effect of condition and rarity on perfin valuations, with particular reference to US perfins. See 5048 and 5057 for responses.
5034	Canadian Perfins and Perfin Positions	Donen, Neil	e-Flagstaff, Jul 2005, (23), 26-29	A list of Canadian perfins on the 1935 Silver Jubilee commemorative issue, with values and perfin orientation noted.
5035	The Kanawha Despatch: perfin isn't as tough to find as information	Grabowski, Steve	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 19	The history of the Kanawha despatch freight railway in the northern USA, who used a perfin KD (K25).
5036	U.S. Coil Perfins: Some Observations	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 21	Some observations on the scarcity of perfins on US coil stamps.
5037	Perfins on the Columbians: seven known patterns	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 22	Seven different perfins have been reported on the US Columbian Exposition issue, with a total of 29 copies. These are all listed with the relevant denominations. Only one cover is known.
5038	Survey of four Newfoundland patterns being updated	Senior, Barry	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 23	The four perfins known on Newfoundland stamps before confederation with Canada in 1949 are illustrated and the earliest known dates given. Information is sought for a new survey.
5039	Positive ID found for B237.5 - on a revenue stamp	Kisner, Jacob	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 24	US perfin BT/Co (N237.5) is identified by a revenue stamp with this pattern clearly cancelled Bankers Trust Company.
5040	Planning to exhibit your perfins: here are some suggestions	Tilles, Harvey	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 25	Some guidelined on exhibiting perfins competitively from a nationally accredited US judge.
5041	Further research yields more information about OK patterns of Upper Silesia	Werner, Magnus	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 28	Three different OK or O.K. perfins used by Oberschlesishe Kokswerke u. Chemische Fabriken in Upper Silesia between 1920 and 1923 are shown.
5042	General Motors perfins: there's more than a few	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 29	An introduction to the perfins of General Motors and its constituent companies in the US. Includes an illustration of a 1923 cover from Cadillac.
5043	Vanity Perfins	Norris, Hubert L.	Perf. Bull., Feb 2001, 55, (2), 29	The author's personal perfin H/L/N, used on US stamps, was bought from Baddeley Brothers in 1988.
5044	Is this the earliest railroad perfin cover?	Coulbourne, Joe	Perf. Bull., Mar 2001, 55, (3), 35-6	A July 1869 cover with a GWR perfin of the Great Western Railway is illustrated. This is thought to be the earliest railway company perfin cover.
5045	USPS avoids "Irate" stamp & puts end to alphabet series; 177 perfins now known on A-H stamps	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2001, 55, (3), 37-8	A table listing all known perfins on US stamps denominated with a letter from A to H.
5046	To punch or not to punch… For a perforator collector, that's a serious question!	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2001, 55, (4), 49 & 57-58	Several perforating machines, not all intended for stamps, in the possession of the author are illustrated, including the machine made for him by Chainstream Ltd.
5047	Mexican District Revenue Perfins	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2001, 55, (4), 51	A list of perfins on Mexican revenue stamps. All seem to be cancellation perforations.
5048	Quality discussion reveals strong feelings among members	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Apr 2001, 55, (4), 53	Follow up to 5033, some opinions on the subject of perfin condition.
5049	A study of Western Pacific Railroad perfins W 154 and W155	Grabowski, Steve	Perf. Bull., Apr 2001, 55, (4), 55-56	A study of Western Pacific Railroad perfins W154 and W155 on US stamps, analysing the small differences between the dies and missing pins and concluding that this was a multi-head perforator and modifications were made to correct the appearance of a damaged head.
5050	IRS mystery is no match for John Mathews	Mathews, John	Perf. Bull., Apr 2001, 55, (4), 56	A cancellation perfin J&C over a date is deciphered from several partials on US internal revenue stamps.
5051	Anchor design was official perfin for Imperial Japanese Navy	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Apr 2001, 55, (4), 59	Anchor design perfins used by the Japanese navy between 1914 and 1945 are illustrated.
5052	Hawaii Territory pattern used even after statehood	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Apr 2001, 55, (4), 60	The US perfin T.H. used by the government of the Territory of Hawaii from 1931 onwards is recorded used as late as 12 dec 1960, well after the territory had become a state.
5053	Survey: we enjoy the Club but we're not exactly youngsters!	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., May 2001, 55, (5), 65 & 77	Results from the Perfins Club 2001 survey of members and their collecting interests. None of the respondents was under 40!
5054	Origin of three U.S. vanity perfins revealed by former Club officer	Hazard, Dorothy Savage	Perf. Bull., May 2001, 55, (5), 66	Two different D perfins and CANCELLED have been used on US stamps by Dorothy Savage - all are illustrated here.
5055	Perfins on the 3c "Stuart" Washington of 1932	Repeta, Louis E.	Perf. Bull., May 2001, 55, (5), 67 & 69-70	The story behind the issue of the US 3 cent Stuart portrait of Washington stamp, together with a checklist of perfins on this stamp.
5056	U.S. vanity perfin is first on Israeli postal stationery	Kisner, Jacob	Perf. Bull., May 2001, 55, (5), 68	The author's US personal perfin in the design of a star of David is shown used philatelically on an Israeli postal stationery envelope in 1999.
5057	Perfin quality: member feedback continues	Munzberger, V.; Carr, C.	Perf. Bull., May 2001, 55, (5), 71	Follow up to 5033, some opinions on the subject of perfin condition.
5058	It really was a company that made teeny pianos!	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., May 2001, 55, (5), 72	An identifying cover for the Starr Piano CO., Richmond, Indiana, USA is illustrated. The perfin, which unhelpfully is neither properly illustrated nor described, was previously identified with the Star Peanut Co. See 5093.
5059	John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil, and 3c-a-barrel crude oil	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., May 2001, 55, (5), 73-4	The story of John Davison Rockefeller, who formed the oil company Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler, which later became Standard Oil, user of 82 different SO perfins in the US.
5060	Vanity Perfins: Robert M. Coltman	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Jun 2001, 55, (6), 82	The RCM personal perfin of Roberta M. Coltman in the US.
5061	Auction chairman takes survey comments to heart	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Jun 2001, 55, (6), 83-84	The Perfins Club auctioneer responds to comments in the Perfins Club 2001 membership survey.
5062	Third perfin discovered on Eritrea	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2001, 55, (6), 85	The Italian perfin B.G of the Banca Generale is reported on an Eritrean stamp. Unfortunately it is actually an Italian stamp with a fake overprint.
5063	Finnish ADA pattern known on amusement tax stamps	Kisner, Jacob	Perf. Bull., Jun 2001, 55, (6), 91	A new Finnish perfin is reported - ADA on an amusement tax stamp.
5064	U.S. perfins used on Paquebot mail in South Africa	Dennis, B.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 97 & 102	A list of 21 US perfins known used on paquebot mail in South Africa.
5065	Project launched to provide primary backup for catalog listings	Learn, Richard L	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 99	A group of Perfins Club members is being formed to acquire copies of the primary research that underpins the US catalogue. See 5108.
5066	Submarine meets perfin: which collection does it belong to?	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 100	A philatelic cover posted on the submarine USS Bass on 4 Jul 1932 is illustrated. The stamp is perfinned NY/T of the New York Title & Mortgage Company.
5067	Great Western Railway perfin deserves more study	Gault, R.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 101	The background to the three GWR perfins used in the 1860s and 1870s.
5068	How to Speak Perfins!	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 105-108	A glossary of (U.S.) perfins terminology
5069	Star of David pattern reported on Canadian Queen Victoria Jubilee	Douglas, Gary	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 109	A Canadian 1897 jubilee 3c stamp is illustrated, perfinned with a Star of David perfin which is very similar to a U.S. pattern. In fact, it is possible the two are the same, with U.S. stamps showing a missing pin.
5070	New Czech perfin	Munzberger, Vladimir	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 110	A new perfin KF/T introduced in the Czech republic in 1999 by the Klub Filatelistu Trutnov is illustrated.
5071	New pattern reported on KUT stamp	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 110	A newly discovered monogram perfin VHC is illustrated, on a George VI Kenya Uganda Tanganyika stamp postmarked in Uganda.
5072	Vanity perforators may disappear; but they leave some big holes behind	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2001, 55, (7), 111-2	A list of personal perfins that appear to have fallen out of use on US stamps and the whereabouts of the machines are unknown.
5073	Registration stamp and Small Queen combined on unique cover	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2001, 55, (8), 118	An 1893 Canadian cover from the Intercolonial Railway of Canada is illustrated. It has two stamps perfinned IC/R; a 3c small Queen type and a 5c registration stamp. This is the only known example of a perfinned Canadian registration stamp. See 5088.
5074	ARM perforator located	Callis, Pat	Perf. Bull., Sep 2001, 55, (8), 118	The US perforator that produces the ARM perfin (A233.7P) is now oned by Pat Callis, having previously been owned by Alan R. Miskimin.
5075	Schwaben Verein perfin leads to RAM perfin mystery	Gault, Paul L.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2001, 55, (8), 120	The US perfin RA/M (R13) is identified in the catalogue with the Rapis Addressing Machine Co. of Chicago, IL. A 1911 cover is illustrated with this perfin on a cover from Schwaben Verein, 1327 N. Clark St., Chicago. Both covers show a stencil printed address, suggesting that the Rapis Addressing Co. were processing the mail of Schwaben Verein. A further 1910 cover with this perfin is reported, sent by J. Capps & Sons Woolen Mills of Jacksonville, IL but postmarked Chicago. See 5092.
5076	Schermack perfin shows up in collector's junk box	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Sep 2001, 55, (8), 121	The first and only known example of a Schermack control perfin on the 1903-1908 US definitive series is reported.
5077	Now we know where two Standard Oil perforators are	Ratzer, Earl	Perf. Bull., Sep 2001, 55, (8), 124	Two of the perforators used by Standard Oil in the US have been discovered. Both are Cummins model 52 machines and produce perfins S195-15B and S195-16.
5078	Western Pacific	Brandt, J.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2001, 55, (8), 126	A 1935 US cover from the Central California Traction Company, San Francisco, is illustrated. The two stamp attached each have a different WP perfin - W154 and W154A, both identified with the Western Pacific railway.
5079	List of earliest use of U.S. perfins updated	Learn, Richard L	Perf. Bull., Sep 2001, 55, (8), 127	An updated list of the earliest known use of perfins in each of the 50 states of the USA (5025). The earliest is still Massachusetts on 22 May 1908. The last state to start using perfins is now Hawaii on 17 Feb 1938. The previous latest, Nevada, moves it's earliest known use from 19 May 1944 to 24 Dec 1931.
5080	Dig out your Canadian and try to help Mike Behm in this study	Behm, Mike	Perf. Bull., Oct 2001, 55, (9), 134	A list of town and date cancels known on Canadian perfin I3 (IHC) of the International Harvester Company. The company obtained permission to operate a perforator on 8 Jan 1912. The postmark evidence suggests use in Swift Current, SK around 1929-1937, then Toronto 1938-1940 and finally Newmarket, Ontario in 1955-62.
5081	Two very special Greek perfins	Scheper, Dick	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2001, 55, (10), 149 & 153-4 & 168	A look at perfins of various nations used in the Levant and the political changes there in the early 20th century. Includes two Greek perfins - G.S. and CL monogram.
5082	How much should you pay for U.S. perfins?	Walker, Floyd	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2002, 56, (1), 3-5	An attempt to translate the scarcity (Cain) ratings for US perfins into valuations, ranging from an average $15.62 for an A rated perfin to 6 cents for F. This is based on a survey of 20 active Perfins Club members. Floyd Walker's last article before his death.
5083	U.S. M47.5 - Should it be rated A	Brandt, J.	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2002, 56, (1), 5	US perfin M47.5 (MC mongram) is illustrated on a block of 12 stamps showing the unusual method of perforating with this multiheaded die. The first strike at the top left of the sheet is centered in the middle of the top left block of 4 instead of in one stamp. By this method every stamp in the sheet would receive at least one partial strike of the perfin but fewer strikes of the perforator would be needed.
5084	Three new US perfin identification discoveries	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2002, 56, (1), 11-13	Three U.S. covers showing new identities are illustrated. The first is EVP/&C (E127) of E. V. Price & Co., tailors or Van Buren St., Chicago, IL. The second is a precancel with perfin NB (N28) sent by North Bros., Hay, grain and mill feed suplliers, Kansas City. The third shows that DIB (D51A) was used by D. I. Bushnell & Co., 105 N. 2nd St., St. Louis., Missouri.
5085	New Pattern for the State of Michigan	Smith, Dave	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2002, 56, (1), 13	The state of Michigan appear to have a new perfin for US stamps; a 4mm high letter M. The illustrated strip of 3 suggests it is a multiheaded die.
5086	New State of Illinois Pattern Surfaces	Combs, Bob	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2002, 56, (1), 13	A new smaller I perfin for the State of Illinois is illustrated on a current US stamp together with an example of the previous I perfin together on piece, sent by the University of Illinois. See 5097.
5087	Observations on Holey Uruguayan Official and Newspaper Issues	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2002, 56, (1), 14	Some postal stamps of Uruguay were punched with various shaped holes apparently to indicate official usage. These punches were applied before the stamps were affixed to the envelopes. Also, newspaper issues always seem to be punched in a similar manner. Several examples are shown.
5088	A perfin worth $4000.00?	Kisner, Jacob	Perf. Bull., Mar 2002, 56, (2), 19	A second example of a perfinned Candian registration stamp has surfaced. It is on an 1894 cover from the Intercontinental Railway of Canada and is perfinned IC/R.
5089	Canal Zone cover on Ebay	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Mar 2002, 56, (2), 22	An airmail cover sent in 1939 with a pair of Canal Zone stamps perfinned P is illustrated. This sold on Ebay in 2002 for $776.67.
5090	Constitution and Byelaws	No author	Perf. Bull., Mar 2002, 56, (2), supplement	Perfins Club consitution and byelaws (proposed revision - March 2002)
5091	How to draw and identify perfins on cover	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Mar 2002, 56, (2), 26-27	A step by step method for obtaining a clear picture of a perfin from a stamp on cover, using a computer scanner.
5092	RAM (R13) pattern could have been used by mailing service	Tauber, Stephen	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2001, 55, (10), 150	Follow up to 5075. Another US cover with RAM perfin is reported, with a return address of 14 th Floor, Medinah Building, 178 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
5093	Starr piano nut penauts in impact on music	Spenser, Al	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2001, 55, (10), 151	Follow up to 5058. Another US cover with perfin S223 is illustrated. A brief history of the user, Starr Piano Co., is given.
5094	Perfins used on receipt for payment of postage due	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2001, 55, (10), 152	A New York post office receipt is illustrated. The attached 1c stamp is perfinned NYM/Co (N193) and the form states the user as New York Merchandising Co.
5095	National Publishing Company N134 - A cover increasing catalog dates of use	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2002, 56, (3), 30	A 1927 US cover from the National Publishing Co. of Philadelphia, PA is illustrated. The perfin is one of the firm's three NP/Co perfins.
5096	Revenue perfins documented on US postage stamps	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2002, 56, (3), 31-34	A listing of perfins known on both postage and revenue stamps of the USA, together with scarcity ratings for both usages. See 5125.
5097	State of Illinois perfin - an update	Grabowski, Steve	Perf. Bull., Apr 2002, 56, (3), 39	Follow-up to 5086 on the State of Illinois I perfin. Some further information is given, from a letter from the Illinois Dept. of Central Management Service in 2000. This indicates that one 5 die machine dates from the 1950s and another (15 die) from 1993, the latter being broken in 2000. See 5107.
5098	A belated announcement	Schweiter, Bob	Perf. Bull., Apr 2002, 56, (3), 40	The West Volusia Stamp Club of Deland, Florida, USA, produced special covers dated 23 Feb 2002 with 34c baseball stamps perfinned WAL/KER.
5099	A new vanity perfin	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2002, 56, (3), 40	Gordon J. Collins of Daly City, CA is offering for sale US stamps perforated with his new personal perfin 911. This profiteering is optimistically presented as a "commemoration" of the tragedy of 11 Sep 2001.
5100	Vanity perforators - Where are they now?	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Apr 2002, 56, (3), 41	The current locations of two US personal perforators are reported. The wheelchair perfin of the late John Needham and the JAG perfin of the late Jack Gooding are both in the hands of Perfins Club members.
5101	An early British endorsement cover	Mewhinney, R.L.	Perf. Bull., May 2002, 56, (4), 46	An OUS overprint on cover is illustrated. This was sold in 1977 for 40 pounds.
5102	The case of Charles G. Francklyn and his perfin	Morrisey, Michael J.	Perf. Bull., May 2002, 56, (4), 47-53	A US documentary revenue with perfin CGF is illustrated. It is cancelled 21 May 1872, 36 years before perfins were allowed on postage stamps in the USA. The cancellation also reveals the user as Charles G. Francklyn of Bowling Green, NY. The stamp was attached to a small piece of a Cunard line passenger ticket. A table of other revenues from this user, with and without perfin from this period is given, together with the tax rates applicable to passage tickets.
5103	Maine perfins - recent discoveries	McDermott, Vince	Perf. Bull., May 2002, 56, (4), 54-55	Four perfin covers from the US state of Maine are illustrated.
5104	W103 user identification	McDermott, Vince	Perf. Bull., May 2002, 56, (4), 56	A 1912 US cover from White Haines Optical Co., Columbus, Ohio is illustrated. This gives a new identity for the perfin WHO (W103).
5105	The Maryland perfin identification mystery: A partial solution	Lesher, Ronald	Perf. Bull., Jun 2002, 56, (5), 63-65	A list of perfins known on wine and liquor revenue stamps from the US state of Maryland.
5106	Perforated France Scott No. C6b	Mewhinney, R.L.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2002, 56, (6), 79	A forgery of the E.I.P.A. 30 perfin of France is illustrated.
5107	State of Illinois new pattern	Combs, Bob	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2002, 56, (6), 83	It is revealed that the State of Illinois purchased a new perforator in May 2001 from the American Perforator Company of Bridgeview, Illinois. The new machine is a 4x3 mutlihead I pattern.
5108	More on a user verification file	Whyte, Ron	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2002, 56, (6), 84	As the Perfins Club assembles a verification file for the identities in its US catalogue, the author discusses the reference collection of Canadian perfins held at the National Archives in Ottawa.
5109	Current Perfins Literature - A second cut	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2002, 56, (6), 85-87	A listing of formal citations for the current literature relating to perfins of the world.
5110	My perfin from Bushire	Mewhinney, R.L.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2002, 56, (6), 89	A stamp from the British occupation of the Persian port of Bushire with a large F perfin is illustrated. This example comes from the collection of the Marquis of Bute, auctioned by Robinson (error for Robson?) Lowe in 1959 and with a 1936 BPA certificate.
5111	U.S. Num-15 on cover	Laura, J. Jr	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2002, 56, (6), 90	A 1931 US cover from the Northern trust Company, Chicago, IL shows their perfin 2-15 on a 17c stamp. See 5147 and 3375.
5112	Korean Control Markings	McDermott, Vince	Perf. Bull., Sep 2002, 56, (7), 97	A 1901 cover from Korea to the US is illustrated. The stamps are tied to the cover by a small straight line marking SEOUL KOREA, which was used by the U.S. embassy there between 1895 and 1905.
5113	Is this the sixth Mountain States T&T perfin?	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2002, 56, (7), 107	A 1935 US cover from the Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co., Tucson, Arizona is illustrated. The perfin MS is not quite identical to any of the known 11 perfins of this lettering on US stamps. Also the location is new for this company.
5114	Provident Mutual Insurance Co. Reply Mail	McDermott, Vince	Perf. Bull., Oct 2002, 56, (8), 114	A batch of 1950s covers is illustrated. Some are addressed to the Provident Mutual Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, others are window envelopes with that company's corner card. Some of the covers bear perfins of other companies and it seems all were used as return envelopes to the insurance company (who do not appear to have had a perfin of their own).
5115	A. Baldwin & Company	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Oct 2002, 56, (8), 115-116	Both sides of a 1921 US cover are shown. Sent from A. Baldwin & Co., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA it bears the company's perfin .
5116	Cummins Perforators - Model 53	Grabowski, Steve	Perf. Bull., Oct 2002, 56, (8), 117-118	The author has inspected two Cummins Model 53 (10 die) perforators used on US postage stamps, producing perfins CFB (C124) of the Central Freight Association and LSB (L137) used by a department of the state of Pennsylvania. One first machine is arranged in the 10x1 format, the other 1x10. Both machines are in working order and strikes on large blocks of stamps are shown, along with an advert for this type of perforator.
5117	The Perfins Club Library	Turner, Douglas	Perf. Bull., Oct 2002, 56, (8), supplement	The stocklist and rules of the Perfins Club Library, revised August 2002.
5118	Colis Postal & Chemins de Fer stamps of Belgium	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2002, 56, (8), 119-120	A list of 95 perfins found on Belgian railways stamps. See 5129.
5119	Two lots in Seigel Auction	Weiss, Gary	Perf. Bull., Oct 2002, 56, (8), 121	A 1910 US cover with Schermack perfin with holes 4-5-7-8 unpunched in illustrated. Sent by the DeLaval Separator Co., 165 Broadway, NY, it was recently sold at auction for $525. Also a loose stamp described as "4c orange brown, Schermack Ty. III Perforations, 12-hole control perfin, (346 Var). Hole numbers 6-7-10-11 unpunched (these being the control number)... Very few 4c Schermacks are known with the control perforated initial" was estimated at $1250 but not sold.
5120	French Forerunners	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2002, 56, (9), 127-128	Examples of French stamps with perfins used in French overseas possessions. Includes Algeria, Constantinople-Galata, Oran and Alexandria.
5121	Are Perfin D88 and D88A the same perfin?	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2002, 56, (9), 129	A large format stamp and a horizontal pair show that the US perfins DPH (D88, D88A) are two heads of the same perforator. See 5132.
5122	Check Your Old Cigar Boxes for Rev-Perfs	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2002, 56, (9), 131-132	260 different perfins are known on US tobacco revenues. They incorporate a factory number, state and date and some examples are illustrated.
5123	Punched Postal Card Preview of Perfins?	Mewhinney, R.L.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2002, 56, (9), 137	A 1902 US postcard is illustrated. It was sent from the Warren Leather Goods Co., Worcester, Mass. to Messrs. Bush & Bull, Easton Pa. and shows a small perfin in a star of david pattern (but not Des. 33) perforated through the card well away from the imprinted stamp. This card predates the legalising of perfins on US stamps in 1908.
5124	An Additional Location for M158	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2002, 56, (9), 137	US perfin M158 is shown on piece with the identity of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Sanatorium, Mount McGregor, NY. This is a new location for this perfin.
5125	Rev-Perfs April Listing Additions & Corrections	Spaudling, Chuck	Perf. Bull., Jan 2003, 57, (1), 2	Follow-up to 5096. Additions and corrections to the list of US perfins known on both postage and revenue stamps.
5126	The Mystery Box: Part 1 - "The Strip"	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jan 2003, 57, (1), 3-5	Illustrations of US perfins on piece that provide new information. Inlcudes the firms Broderick & Bascom Rope Co., Long-Bell Lumber Co., Lanpher Skinner & Co., Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, O'Neil Oil and Paint Co., and the Tootle-Lacy National Bank.
5127	Rev-Perfs Found in Maryland Wine and Liqour Excise Tax Stamps	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2003, 57, (1), 9-10	An illustrated listing of perfins found in wine and liquor excise revenues from the US state of Maryland.
5128	Perfin ID R2.3	Combs, Bob	Perf. Bull., Feb 2003, 57, (2), 17-18	A new identity for US perfin R2.3 - Robert H. Lyle, Register, Recorder and Clerk of the Orphans' Court, Jefferson County, Brookville, PA. Illustrated on cover used 1 Dec 1981.
5129	Additional Belgian Railway Perfins	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Feb 2003, 57, (2), 18	Follow-up to 5118, the listing of perfins on Belgian railway stamps.
5130	The Mystery Box: Part 2 - "The Cover"	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Feb 2003, 57, (2), 19-21	Illustrations of US perfins on cover that provide new information. Inlcudes the firms Geo W. Fels, O'Neil Oil & Paint Co., Samuel Phillipson & Co., American Appraisal Co. and Café Martin.
5131	An Italian Merzario Cover	Cooper, Dave	Perf. Bull., Feb 2003, 57, (2), 22	A 1977 cover from Merzario of Genoa, Italy with stamps perfinned AM is illustrated. Some history of the firm is given and it is also notes that the perforator produces square indentations in addition to the perforated holes.
5132	D88 - D88A - Counterpoint	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Feb 2003, 57, (2), 31	Response to 5121. It is noted that US perfin pattern D88A is noticeably smaller than the similar D88. It is now thought that three different perfins are involved.
5133	The Mystery Box - Part III - Early Perfin Research	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Mar 2003, 57, (3), 35-7	The author has in his possession a series of 1946 US covers sent to a perfin collector, Captain Forrest M. Swisher, by perfin users in answer to enquiries about their perforators. A complete strike of the 10x1 NS/BK die of the National Shawmut Bank is shown, along with some of the other covers and their enclosures. See 5138.
5134	Have another Danish, please	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2003, 57, (3), 39	A list of postmarks known on the Danish perfin H (H4).
5135	The Oxford Union Society and its Postage	Johnson, J.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2003, 57, (3), 40-41	The story of the Oxford Union Society's use of overprints and underprints for postal use from around 1858 to 1882.
5136	An Icelandic Revenue Perf!	Nelson, Paul A.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2003, 57, (3), 43	The first ever reported perfin on an Icelandic stamps is illustrated - S.A.L on a 10 ore revenue used on a 1936 receipt from Shell a Islandi.
5137	Counting the Catalogs	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Mar 2003, 57, (3), 44-46	The first part of a listing of perfin catalogues, together with the number of perfins listed in each. This section covers countries Aden - Corfu. See 5145.
5138	The Mystery Box - Part IV - Conclusion	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 51-52	Continuation of 5133. Includes a 1946 Perfins Club membership card.
5139	Those Very Few German Official Perfin Types	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 53	Eight official perfins used in Germany are listed, 7 of them being illustrated. Includes FM of the Finance Minister, LH of Landversicherunganstalt, R.K.K. of the Coal Distribution Commission and SB of the State Board of Health Insurance. See 5156.
5140	Way Up North in the Land of the Dixie Oil Co., Inc.	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 54	A 1926 US cover is illustrated. Sent by the Dixie Oil Co., S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL it bears a perfin SO of Standard Oil.
5141	A US Cactus perfin?	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 56	Two previously unknown US perfins are illustrated, both designs apparently representing a cactus.
5142	A176 - A New Location	McDermott, Vince	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 57	A US cover from the American Mutual Liability Insurance Co. with perfin A176 provides a new location of 215 College St., Burlington, Vermont.
5143	Iowa Oleo Rev-Perf Question	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 57	Two US perfins on Iowa Oleomargarine revenue stamps are illustrated. The first is identified with Durkee Famous Foods of Chicago, IL whilst the other is thought to belong to Wilson & Co., also of Chicago.
5144	U59 - Possible Explanation	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 59	A 1940 cover with US perfin U59 (UP) and ident of Interstate Transit Lines, Union Pacific Stages, 1416 Dodge St., Omaha, Nebraska is illustrated.
5145	Notes on Counting the Catalog	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Apr 2003, 57, (4), 59-62	Continuing the list of perfin catalogues, this section covers Corrientes to Gondal.
5146	A Standard Oil Company prepper	Lyding, J.F.	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 66	A previously unreported combination of SO perfin (S195-16) and St. Louis, MO precancel on a US stamp is illustrated.
5147	A Northern Trust Update	Longley, Ian	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 66	Follow-up to 5111 on the Northern Trust Bank. The bank's headquarters has been at South LaSalle in Chicago since 1904. See 3375 for the explanation of the 2..15 perfin.
5148	Motorcycles and Perfins	Granger, Cully	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 67-8	The story of the early development of the motorcycle in the USA, including perfin users Thor Moto Cycle & Bicycle Co., Chicago, IL and American Motor Co., Brocton, Mass.
5149	A New Out-of-Country German Perfin?	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 68	A perfinned German stamp used in Lisbon, Portugal in 1933 is illustrated. The perfin is PK/J, normally found used in Berlin. See 5164.
5150	Post Canceled Precancels	Repeta, Louis E.	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 69-70	In the USA, there are two situations that require precancelled stamps to be postmarked; undeliverable mail returned to sender (to prevent re-use by the sender) and first class mail. Examples are illustrated.
5151	Portland, Maine Perfinned Postcard on e-Bay	McDermott, Vince	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 70	A 1910 US advertising postcard for Royal Typewriter Co., Portland, Maine (users of perfin RT) is illustrated.
5152	Louisiana Documentary Law Stamps Cut Out Designs	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 71-72	An illustrated listing of cut out punches found on Law stamps from the US state of Louisiana.
5153	Perfins: Pleasure Island of Philately	Jung, Jo Ro Jr.	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 77-80	An introduction to perfins from a US perspective. First published in 1952.
5154	Perfins – Then & Now	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., May 2003, 57, (5), 80	A 12/- Building & Civil Engineering Holiday Scheme stamp with perfin SA/McA perfin is illustrated.
5155	Perfins in State Revenues	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., June 2003, 57, (6), 79	Various perfins in US state revenues are illustrated, including numerals on Washington DC beverage stamps and Kansas cigarette tax stamps, UTAH on the oleomargarine and cigarette stamps of Utah, and KF/&CO on New York State Stock Transfer stamps.
5156	More on German Officials	Roy, Rudy; Werner, Magnus	Perf. Bull., June 2003, 57, (6), 83	An illustration of a 1926 German cover with perfin FM from the Finance Ministry and a POL perfin on a Dienstmarke stamp used in 1940.
5157	Counting the Catalogs - 3	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., June 2003, 57, (6), 83-85	Listing of perfin catalogues for countries Guatemala to Luxembourg.
5158	Sudetenland - a New Perfin Issuing Entity	Laura, J. Jr	Perf. Bull., June 2003, 57, (6), 89	A single perfin HFS is known used in the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia during the German occupation.
5159	Perfins as Postal History - 2	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., June 2003, 57, (6), 91	A twice redirected US cover is illustrated. Posted in 1941 to the National City Bank of New York, it was forwarded by them to the UK using four stamps with their NCB perfin.
5160	A First for Me	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 96	An example of a Dutch beverage tax stamp with perfin B is illustrated.
5161	Some New U.S. Perfins?	Ottenheimer, Kurt	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 96	4 previously unrecorded US perfins are illustrated. A star pattern on a 1990 Sea Creature issue, WK/K on a Special Delivery stamp, GPP (G150) with the G removed, and a large B (see 5162).
5162	More on Kurt's 'B' Perfin	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 97-98	The large B perfin mentioned in 5161 is very similar to one produced by a Cummins perforator acquired by Ed Haack in 1986. That machine could perforate any letter of the alphabet and although too large for postal regulations, saw limited use on US postage stamps.
5163	Addition to Spanish Africa	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 99	The British Bank of West Africa's BB/WA perfin is reported used on Spanish stamps in the Canary Islands. The cover is illustrated. See 5182.
5164	Portugal Cancel on German Stamp - Followup	Savadge, Dave	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 99	A response to 5149, a report of a German perfinned stamp postmarked in Portugal. It is suggested that it is the result of an envelope transmitted via diplomatic pouch. The first handling by a post office would be in Portugal when the pouch was opened by the embassy there.
5165	Auctions of the Gersch, Walker and Pearson Collections - Interesting information	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 100-101	The results of recent perfin auctions are analysed, with average prices realised for different countries. In GB, mixed QV lots went for 51 cents per stamp, Ed. VII for 27c.
5166	Three Items of Interest	Laura, J. Jr	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 101	A large T in star of perfin is shown on a Japan Central Tea Assocation label, possibly a tax stamp. Perfin C.Z. on a stamp from Thuringen, a stamp issuing sector of the Russian Zone of Germany in 1945-6 is also shown. Finally, perfin I.S. on a German stamp, prreviously recorded only used in Shanghai.
5167	More on the Northern Trust Company's Perfin	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 108	Follow-up to 5111 and 5147 on the Northern Trust Company's 2-15 perfin. See 3375.
5168	Channel Islands Perfins	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 108-110	An illustrated listing of Channel Islands perfins.
5169	Counting the Catalogs (4)	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2003, 57, (7), 113-114	A discussion of some difficulties involved in compiling a list of perfin counts for different countries.
5170	Help Wanted - U.S. revenue catalog	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2003, 57, (8), 120-121	75 perfins thought to have been used on US revenues but with no confrimed details are illustrated.
5171	Smallest US Perfin Cover	Durbano, Patrick	Perf. Bull., Sep 2003, 57, (8), 124	What is thought to be the smallest US perfin cover is illustrated. Containing a new baby announcement card, it was posted in 1918 using a perfin of the Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad.
5172	Perfins as Postal History - 3	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Sep 2003, 57, (8), 129	An unusual use of two different official perfins on the same Australian cover. Sent in 1916 within Tasmania, it was franked with an federal OS perfin but then redirected using a state official T perfin.
5173	Another Page of Counting the Catalog	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Sep 2003, 57, (8), 134-135	Continuing the list of perfin catalogues, this section covers Madagscar to Newfoundland. See 5179.
5174	What's So Special About Special Handling perfins?	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2003, 57, (9), 140-141	A listing of perfin found on US special handling stamps, including denominations, prepers, varieties and postmarks
5175	A Newsletter from Africa. 3. "Rhodesia"	Dennis, B.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2003, 57, (9), 149-150	A non-illustrated article on the perfins, postal and revenue, of Rhodesia. By the time of the federation with Nyasaland in 1954, only one postal perfin was still in use (UM of Umtali Principality) and no perfins have been reported from Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi.
5176	Tiger! Tiger!	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2003, 57, (9), 150-151	A chart showing the comparative entries for perfins of the Federated Malay States in the three catalogues that cover this country (library numbers 1240, 2717 and 4147).
5177	Victoria Perfins with Tasmanian Postmarks	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2003, 57, (9), 152	Three private perfins on stamps of the Australian state of Victoria are known used in Tasmania. These are illustrated and dates of use given.
5178	User of Pattern R63 Identified	Rehfeld, Ken	Perf. Bull., Oct 2003, 57, (9), 152	A 1934 cover is shown that provides an identity for US perfin RG (R63); Rio Grande Oil Co. of Los Angeles, CA.
5179	Counting the Catalogs - Next Installment	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Oct 2003, 57, (9), 153-5	Continuing the list of perfin catalogues, this section covers Nicaragua to Poland.
5180	Perforations Found in U.S. Checks and Documents	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2003, 57, (10), 159-167	Reprinted from The Check Collector, (66), 7-15 Apr 2003. A detailed illustrated article on perfins found in US cheques and documents such as bonds, shares and deeds.
5181	And in a Similar Vein	Carey, Michael	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2003, 57, (10), 168	A 1964 US certificate of stock from the American Sugar Co. with two different perfins is illustrated.
5182	An Update to Spanish Africa and an ID for Spain	Laura, J. Jr	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2003, 57, (10), 170	Follow-up to 5163. Another example of the BB/WA used in the Canaries is reported. Also, perfin T.H. is shown on a postcard from the Taoro Grand Hotel in Tenerife. Finally, a strip illustrated shows the user of F.M.C. in Barcelona is the Ford Motor Company.
5183	Perfinned Christmas Seals	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2003, 57, (10), 172-173	Illustrations of perfinned Christmas seals from Denmark, France and the USA.
5184	A Belgian Perfin Plus	Whyte, Ron	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2003, 57, (10), 175	A Belgian revenue stamp is shown which is perfinned (D in triangle) and a cancellation which might be a precancel.
5185	Partial History of Pattern C315.5IP	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 1	The author has used a personal perfin since June 1999. It is a two-die machine with produces two noticeably different CS designs. This was modified from the original GES lettering used by George E. Shuck.
5186	Unusual Perfin Uses	Laura, J. Jr	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 2	Philatelic US perfin items created by Ed Haack are illustrated. When the $2 note was released on 4 July 1976, special permission was given for collectors to have them cancelled by the post office as long as first class postage was affixed. Three examples with stamps perfinned Ed are shown. His other personal perfin, H in flag, is shown used on cover commemorating the first Delta Airlines flight from Portland, OR to Tokyo, Japan on 2 March 1987.
5187	Two Auction Lots of Special Interest	Ruger, Christian	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 3-4	A 1915 cover from the German post office in Kiautschou is illustrated. The three stamps have mysterious perfins that look a bit like chain links, but different in each stamp. Also a 1916/7 German submarine post cover with perfin FH addressed to New York. See 5199 and 5201.
5188	Perforated Letterheads	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 6-7	Perforated letterheads from B. F. Cummins Co. and American Perforators are illustrated.
5189	Do the Personal and Philatelic Organization Perfins Need To Be Rated?	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 8-9	The 68 US perfins used by individuals or philatelic organisations are not given rarity ratings. A suggestion for rating them is made, and a list of first dates of use for some of these perfins is given.
5190	Sad commentary on the "Merry Widow"	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 9	The US special delivery stamp issued on 12 December 1908 and withdrawn 8 June 1909, nicknamed the Merry Widow, is known with only two perfins: B/O/E (B177) and C(W) (C360.
5191	Perfins of the Spanish Philippines	Peterson, Don	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 13-14	Three perfins are known used in the Philippines during the period of Spanish rule. Details of the users are given. See 5203.
5192	Perfins as Postal History 4	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 14	A US cover from the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co., St. Louis, MO is illustrated. Both stamps are perfinned with design S-284, one of them being the 1911 registry issue.
5193	A Corrected ID	Spaulding, C.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 16	A 1933 stock slip with New York and federal Stock Transfer Tax stamps perfinned S&B identifies the user as Steelman & Birkins, 60 Broad St., NY.
5194	Counting the Catalog 7	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jan 2004, 58, (1), 17-19	Continuing the list of perfin catalogues, this section covers Portugal to Tasmania. See 5179.
5195	Valentine Perfins	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Feb 2004, 58, (2), 25	A review of worldwide perfins with a valentine connection, including hearts and flowers.
5196	Cover Strips with Confirming Data	Sneed, James	Perf. Bull., Feb 2004, 58, (2), 26-29	Various US perfin pieces giving new information. Includes new identities for N208 (Neuberger & Co.), J139 (Jacob S. Bernheimer & Bro.), H32 (Hutzler Bros.), W89 (Wm. F. Murphy's Sons Co.), A77 (American Column & Lumber Co.) and W178 (Willington, Sears & Co.) plus the information direct from the company in 1946 that the New York Central railroad had only one perfin machine.
5197	An Unusual Panama Pacific Exposition Perfin Use?	Lesh, William F.	Perf. Bull., Feb 2004, 58, (2), 29	A cover from the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 is illustrated. Sent in February 1916, after the exhibition closed, it bears a PPI/ECo perfin.
5198	Perfins as Postal History 5	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Feb 2004, 58, (2), 31	A 1934 airmail cover from Norway is illustrated. Sent by Brodrene Dahl Norsk, the attached airmail label is perfinned BR although the postage is paid by meter.
5199	World War I German Submarine Mail	Mallalieu, Frank	Perf. Bull., Mar 2004, 58, (3), 40-41	Follow-up to 5187. It is noted that the marking Zuruck on the cover means return to sender, possibly because the submarine mail service was suspended.
5200	So Few Iraqi Holey Stamps	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2004, 58, (3), 42	Only Thomas Cook are known to have used perfins on Iraqi postage stamps, but some SPECIMEN and revenue perfins are shown.
5201	German Cover Revisited	Soutar, Gerald	Perf. Bull., Mar 2004, 58, (3), 43	Follow-up to 5187. A better translation from the German.
5202	German Submarine Mail in World War I	Kent, David A.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2004, 58, (3), 44-45	The German submarine mail service is explained. On the outbreak of World War I, British control of the Atlantic led the Germans to build a merchant submarine, "Deutschland" which carried mail on two voyages to America in 1916. Mail received for the third voyage had to be returned (and the 2 marks fee refunded) when the trip was cancelled.
5203	Spanish Philippines S.B/&Co Revisited	Werner, Magnus	Perf. Bull., Mar 2004, 58, (3), 51	Follow-up to 5191 and the S.B/&Co perfin on stamps of the Philippines, which is also known used in Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.
5204	New Addition to Canary Islands perfins	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Mar 2004, 58, (3), 53	A fourth Canary Islands perfin is reported: BHA of Banco Hispano Americano, which is a common Spanish perfin. The perfin is illustrated on cover from Las Palmas.
5205	Perfin machine details	Guthrie, Ian	Private Correspondence; Ian Guthrie to Alastair Walter, Feb - Mar 2006	Email correspondence regarding the perfin machine owned by Ian Guthrie and formerly used by the Bridgewater Estates
5206	Poplar Borough Council	Behm, Mike	Commercial Opt. Soc. of G.B. Newsletter, Mar 2006, 3, (9), 1-2	A brief history of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, 1899 - 1965, and their commercial overprints.
5207	C. &. M. Stn.	Behm, Mike	Commercial Opt. Soc. of G.B. Newsletter, Mar 2006, 3, (9), 3	The C. & M. STN. overprint on stamps of the Indian state of Mysore was used by the Cantonment & Military Station in Bangalore.
5208	Collecting the George V issues of 1911-1912	Behm, Mike	Commercial Opt. Soc. of G.B. Newsletter, Apr 2006, 3, (10), 1-4	An introduction to commercial overprints on the "Downey" issues of 1911-12.
5209	Guardian Assurance	Behm, Mike	Commercial Opt. Soc. of G.B. Newsletter, Jun 2006, 3, (12), 1-2	A short history of the Guardian Assurance Company, founded in 1821, and their two commercial overprints.
5210	Spring Training is here!	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Mar 2006, 60, (3), 35-36	A listing of perfins in the author's collection on US commemoratives with a baseball theme.
5211	New Information from a Cover Lot (E-H Patterns)	Turner, Douglas	Perf. Bull., Mar 2006, 60, (3), 40-42	Proving covers for US perfins used by Export American Industries, NY (1912); Fruit Growers Express Co., PA (1948); Newark Varnish Works, NJ (1941); Minneapolis Gas Light Co. (1918); Hagedorn & Co., NY; Liebes & Co., San Francisco, CA; The F.H. Earthrowl Company, Springfield, Mass. are illustrated.
5212	Perfinned Postcards	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Mar 2006, 60, (3), 45-6	Four printed US postcards from the Barber Asphalt Paving Co., Philadelphia, PA are illustrated. All show the company's perfin BAP (B23). See 5343.
5213	Des 13 Revisited	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Mar 2006, 60, (3), 47	An unused reply card for the Ohio-Kentucky Distilling Co., Cincinnati, Ohio is illustrated. The card shows a traingular "OK" logo which seems to tie in with the attached perfin design of a triangle inside a circle (Des 13). See 5224.
5214	Perfins Relating the Vignette of the Stamp to the User	Brandt, J.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 48	Several examples of US stamps with perfins whose users are related to the subject shown on the stamp, e.g. CU of Columbia University on a 1954 stamp celebrating their bicentenary.
5215	Mint Perfins Revisited	Donle, Bill Jr.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 54-55	Response to 3866, 3872 on collecting mint perfins. The author wrote to the General Electric Co. in New York enquiring about their perfins and received back four mint examples.
5216	More Information froma Cover Lot (I-M)	Turner, Douglas	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 57-60	US proving covers are shown for International Harvester, Chicago branch (1908); Northwestern Finance Co, Minneapolis (1910); J. M. Hanson Magazine Agency, Lexington, KY (1913); Kelley-Williams Motor Co., Kansas City, MO (1935); Pinehurst Inc., Pinehurst, North Carolina (1939); Marsden & Belding, Marden Bldg., Washington DC (1911); Mayrland Publicity Service (1921), and Detroit Boat Co., Michigan (1911).
5217	Advertising Postcards with Perfins	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 62-63	A list of different picture postcards (some of which are shown) sent as advertising by the Johnson Service Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1909. All bear the company's perfin JS/Co (J146). See 5343.
5218	Identification of the User of B157	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 64	A 1917 US cover sent from B. Lowenstein & Bros, Memphis, Tennessee with their perfin (B157) is shown.
5219	Imperf perfins	Brandt, J.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 64	An early US perfin ELAC is shown on an imperforate stamp (Scott No. 344). These stamps were deliberately issued imperf and are not rare.
5220	Further Commentary on a French Airmail Perfin	Bloor, John H.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 65-66	Some comments on the E.I.P.A. 30 commemorative perfins on French airmail stamps, particularly their value and listing in mainstream philatelic catalogues. It is suggested that the perfins on red stamps are fakes.
5221	Bill Payment?	Moore, William	Perf. Bull., Apr 2006, 60, (4), 66	A damaged US cover from 1956 is illustrated. Sent from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad's agent in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1956, it is addressed to The Telephone Co., Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. The stamp is perfinned STP (S287.5).
5222	Boston Music Co.	Baker, Brad	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 69	An example of the US perfin BM/C (B161) is shown used in 1922 on a cover from the Boston Music Co., 26-28 West St., Boston, Mass.
5223	Hawaii Revisited - Again	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 70	A look at the different postmarks to be found on the T.H perfin of the Territory of Hawaii.
5224	The Ohio-Kentucky Distilling Co., An Update	Russ, Bob	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 73	Follow-up to 5213 on the Des 13 perfin of the United States. The known users Ohio-Kentucky Distilling Co. and Ferdinand Westheimer are linked. The latter was a national trust of distilling companies which seems to have taken over the former.
5225	Cudahy Packing Company	Russ, Bob	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 73-74	A short history of US perfin users The Cudahy Packing Co.
5226	New User ID From a Flown Cover - A292	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 74	A 1942 US special delivery airmail letter from Aisenstein & Gordon, Wholesale Jewellers, Sansom St., Philadelphia is illustrated. The stamps, including a 15c Special Delivery, are all perfinned with pattern A292.
5227	Most Expensive Stamp in the Florida Show	Smith, Dave	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 82	A US perfinned precancel is illustrated. The perfin is a common pattern P53.15 of Parke Davis, but the experimental bureau precancel makes it a $2500 stamp.
5228	BRYCE and the N.P.B. Cancel - An Update	Cooper, Dave	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 82-83	Follow-up to 3842 on the perfin BRYCE with Newspaper Branch postmark. Various NPB postmarks are illustrated.
5229	Perfinned 5c Jamestown Exposition Issue	Falls, Mike	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 84	An example of the US 1907 Jamestown Exposition 5c commemorative with perfin BOR/DEN of Borden's Condensed Milk Co., Chicago is illustrated. This is the only perfin on this issue known to the author.
5230	Results of the Three Private Auctions of the Rev. John Griswold Estate and George Baker Collections	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 84-85	Priced realised in 2006 for US A and B+ rated perfins and Schermacks.
5231	New Pattern LVC/Sco (US L158) found in a Canadian Stamp	Koning, Steve	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 85-86	US perfin L158 (LVC/Sco) of the Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Co. of New York has been found on a Canadian George V stamp (illus.)
5232	Perfins As Postal History 9 - Mixed Country Franking	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 87	A cover from the National City Bank of New York's branch in Havana, Cuba is illustrated. It is addressed to France and endorsed "Through airmail to New York". The cover has both Cuban and US stamps, apparently prepaying different parts of the journey, but all affixed in Havana. All the stamps on the cover are perfinned NCB, a common pattern on Cuban stamps but rated B+ on US issues.
5233	More Covers from Doug (M-P)	Turner, Douglas	Perf. Bull., May 2006, 60, (5), 88-90	US proving covers are illustrated for Macbeth-Evans Glass Co., Berkeley Building, NY (1922); Frank E. Bradley, Broadway, NY (1912); Peterson Cipher Code Corp., Pearl St., NY; Olds Motor Works, Lansing, Michigan (1933); Ostermoor & Co., NY; Three Dollars, East 42nd St., NY (1926); New York Dock Company (1940).
5234	More Covers from Doug (S-Des)	Turner, Douglas	Perf. Bull., Jun 2006, 60, (6), 95-98	Illustrations of US covers that provide new information. Companies involved are Strohmeyer & Arpe Co., New York; J. Harry Selz; Samuel Mundheim Co.., Brokklyn; Steger & Sons, Piano Manufacturers, Chicago; The Transportation Club, New York; Long Island Safe Deposit Co.., Carolina Aluminum Co; Wells & Co, Galveston, TX; Vahan Mozian Inc., New York. See 5242.
5235	Two New Argentinian Local Revenue Perfins	Cooper, Dave	Perf. Bull., Jun 2006, 60, (6), 99	Two local Argentine fiscals with previously unknown perfins are illustrated.
5236	It's PAGO not PADAGO	Eissler, Roberto J.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2006, 60, (6), 99-100	The single letter perfin P on Brazilian stamps (World Perfins Catlogue number B10) is now known to be a partial of PAGO (meaning PAID). Two different examples of this wording are shown.
5237	Actual and Potential Austrian Precursors of Slovenian Perfins	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2006, 60, (6), 102-104	A look at Slovenian perfins on Austrian stamps, from the period when Slovenia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. See 5353.
5238	Chicago Board of Education	Cooper, Dave	Perf. Bull., Jun 2006, 60, (6), 104	A 1958 cover from Fenger High School, Chicago, IL is illustrated. The stamp is perfinned BOE (B177.5) of the Board of Education of Chicago.
5239	New Catalog Information from Covers	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jun 2006, 60, (6), 106	A US cover is illustrated with an identity of Fleischmann's Yeast. The 1 cent stamp is precancelled New York and perfinned with C134. Also, a loose example of perfin MPC (M201.5) on a 20 cent stamp precancelled Memphis, Tennessee, the first known example on a precancel.
5240	An Interesting Candian RR Perfin Usage	Cooper, Dave	Perf. Bull., Jun 2006, 60, (6), 114	A Canadian picture postcard with a railway theme is illustrated. Sent from Clifford, Ontario in 1912, the stamp is perfinned GTR of the Grand Trunk Railway.
5241	A Slovenian Postcard Adds Another Forerunner Pattern	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2006, 60, (7), 120	A World War I era illustrated postcard of Ljubljana (then Laibach) is shown. The attached Austrian stamp is perfinned C.G.A.H. previously known used at Innsbruck.
5242	Doug Cutler's Des-10 Cover Revisited	McDermott, Vince; Edwards, Duane L.	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2006, 60, (7), 122	Further information on Vahan Mozian, stamp dealer and user of the perfin Des-10 illustrated in 5234.
5243	It's Time to Book Your Cruise	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2006, 60, (7), 123-129	Various picture postcards from Hamburg-American Lines and Holand-American Line between 1910 and 1929 are illustrated. They are used with US stamps perfinned HAL (H18) and NA/SM (N21).
5244	Whatizzit?	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2006, 60, (7), 130	A sample "stamp" inscribed POKO 10 and perfinned MS is illustrated. It's age and purpose are unknown.
5245	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Frank Braham Advert	Nelson, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 4-5	The Frank Braham perforating service advert shown in 3963 is thought to date from around 1877 to 1879, based on the fact that free perforating ended in March 1879 when postmaster's poundage on stamp sales was capped at £400 per annum.
5246	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Stars and Numbers	Nelson, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 7	Follow-up to 3948 on Wildings perforated with star-shaped holes numeral cut-outs. Examples of a similar type of punch in the Sloper Specimen books are illustrated.
5247	Members Comments on Previous Articles: More Numerals	Brinkman, Jan; Carr, Chris	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 7	Follow-up to 3942 on the subject of numeral perfins on modern issues. It is thought they may be produced by a cheque wroter perforator.
5248	Railway Stamps	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 8	A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 1d parcel stamp is illustrated, perfinned WHS/&S, which sold for £23 on Ebay. Also a Midland & Great Western 3d parcel stamp with perfin M/GWR.
5249	GB stamp issue code letters	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 9	An explanation of the stamp issue codes used in Perfin Society catalogues.
5250	Lundy Islands and perfins	Brandt, J.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 10-11	An example of a Lundy local stamp with the PS monogram perfin of the Perfin Society is illustrated. Also a 1926 cover sent to the island at a time when it was served by the GPO and redirected. The stamps are cancelled (for the second time) with the Lundy datestamp, although the cover originated in London, the stamps being perfinned L/&Co of Longmans.
5251	Broken pins determine die configuration: Part 4 - 1x2 dies	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 12-14	Using minor variations and the check letters on line engraved perfins, five dies are identified as 1x2 multiheaded dies. See 5278.
5252	Belgium Perfin	Shayler, Gary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 14-15	A Belgian minisheet commemorate the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel and perfinned with a crown and double E monogram is illustrated. It's status is unknown. See 5261.
5253	Perforated Postal Stationery - Registered Envelopes	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 16-19	An illustrated update to the listing of perfinned registered envelopes published in 1997 (library number 4793). See 5264 for corrections.
5254	Additions to the Revenue catalogue	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 19	A new die to add to the catalogue of perfins on Foreign Bill revenues.
5255	Savings Stamp perfin	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 19	A 5s6d Building & Civil Engineering Holiday Scheme stamp is illustrated. It is perfinned SLP, a die not known on postage stamps. See 5262 and 5278.
5256	Mad as a Hatter!	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 20-22	The histories of hatmakers and perfin users Christy & Co. of Stockport. See 5263.
5257	Perfin Queries/Forgeries	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 23	A penny red "star" clearly postmarked 1857 and perfinned A is illustrated. This cannot be a genuine postal use as it is too early, so may be a fake or accidental application of a cancelling perforation.
5258	J. S. Fry & Sons Ltd and a window into history	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 24-25	The various perfins of chocolate makers Fry & Sons are illustrated, together with a transcript of a 1926 advertising card from the firm in the aftermath of the general strike of that year, encouraging retailers to stock up with their chocolate!
5259	The spread of early perfin users	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2006, (341), 26-28	A look at the geographical spread of early perfin users, including a "hot spot" around Wood Street, with 32 perfin users in that area listed.
5260	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Perfinned Errors and flaws	Birch, Brian	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 4	Follow-up to 3938 on perfinned error stamps. A report of the sale, in 1973, of an imperforate block of 12 of the then current 3p Machin with BC perfin. This was rescused from the mailroom at Bradford Council by someone who realised its philatelic value.
5261	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Belgium perfin	Birch, Brian	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 5	The Belgian minisheet perfinned with a crown and double E monogram shown in 5252 was a private effort to raise funds for the Queen Elizabeth music chapel. The sheet exists perforate and imperforate and with and without perfins.
5262	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Savings stamp perfin	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 5	Follow-up to 5255. The 5s6d Building & Civil Engineering Holiday Scheme stamp perfinned SLP may have been used by Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co Ltd. See 5278.
5263	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Mad as a hatter	Brandt, J.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 5	Update to 5256 on the perfins of Christy & Co. An extension of the date range for one of their perfins, plus another candidate for this user.
5264	Correction to Up-date: Perforated Postal Stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 7	Corrections to the update to the listing of perforated postal stationery (5253).
5265	Any explanation?	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 7	An unusual perfin on a 1951 George VI £1 value is shown, consisting of 10 holes in an apparently random pattern conforming to a grid. This is one of a quantity, some in blocks and cancelled with a blue crayon line. The user is unknown.
5266	Perfin stamp identifier	Carr, Chris	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 8-9	A new computer program, Sueco Stamp Identifier, designed to identify perfins by matching scans to known patterns is reported. See 5277 for reaction.
5267	Additions to Silver Jubilee dies	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 9	Three new dies not recorded in the second edition Silver Jubilees catalogue.
5268	Hastings Borough Council	Frost, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 9	Research in the archives of Hastings Borough Council has thrown up a record on 21 Mar 1917 of a payment of £65-7-3 to Waterlow & Sons for "perforated postage stamps". See 5334.
5269	Australian Sloper die configurations	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 10-11	Details of perfins made for Australia from the Sloper impression books, with dates of maufacture, machine type and die arrangement for those that were multiheaded.
5270	Searching for perforators	Walter, Alastair	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 12-13	The story of the author's searches for a current manufacturer of perforating machines suitable for stamps, culminating in the purchase of a single die machine from Rubber Stamp of Northampton (Des 0500.02).
5271	Four New Catalogues	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 14-15	A report on the new catalogues of perfinned Graphite lined stamps, perfinned regionals, monogram perfins and the second edition of letter O of the New Illustrated catalogue.
5272	The Bridgewater Estates perfin machine	Walter, Alastair	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 16-17	An illustration of the recently discovered perforating machine formerly used by the Bridgewater Estates, together with some information about its user. The 6x1 multiheaded die produces B.E. (B2320.02a).
5273	Perforated postal stationery envelopes	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 18-22	Updates to the list of perfinned postal stationery envelopes published in 1997 (library number 4793).
5274	Current perfins	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 22	Updates to the list of modern perfin users. There are 15 users of the gold 1st class stamp first issued in 2003.
5275	Perfins - Genealogy. Part 1- perforators	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2006, (342), 23-28	Some biographical information on Joseph Sloper and some of his competitors, using data from the Censuses of 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1881.
5276	Seen In Auction	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 6	An example of a postal stationery postcard with both perfin of McI and a Sloper arrow cancellation of Liverpool is reported in auction. The imprinted "stamp" and perforations are illustrated.
5277	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Perfin Stamp Identifier	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 7	Reaction to 5266 on the Sueco Stamp Identifier. As there are no electronic catalogues currently available, the perfin comparison function would appear to be of little use.
5278	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Broken dies determine die configuration	Dooley, Joe	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 7-8	More information about multiheaded dies used on line engraved issues based on constant variations matched with check letters. See 5251 etc.
5279	Members Comments on Previous Articles: Savings stamp perfin	Steere, Stephen	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 9	Follow-up to 5255 and 5262 on savings scheme stamps perfinned. The SLP perfin appears in the "insurance book", part of the Sloper ledgers, and confirms the user as Sir Lindsay Parkinson.
5280	Vestries, Unions and Boards of Guardians	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 11-14	Some perfins used by vestries, unions and Boards of Guardians, which were all parts of 19th Century local government.
5281	S.H/&S - another 1x2 die configuration	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 15	S3610.01M is identified as a 1x2 multihead from studying minor differences on line engraved stamps with check letters.
5282	Channel Islands Bisect Perfin	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 18	A perfinned George Vi 2d stamp is shown used bisected in Guernsey in December 1941, as authorised at the time. As only part of the perfin is left, it is difficult to identify. See 5319.
5283	Perforated Postal Stationery Cards	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 19-21	An update to 4396, listing perfinned postal stationery cards.
5284	Foreign Bill Perfin	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 21	One new die is added to the list of perfinned Foreign Bill revenues.
5285	Perfins - Genealogy. Part 2 - Manufacturers of perforating machines	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2006, (343), 22-27	Some biographical information on Joseph Sloper's employees and some of his competitors in the manufacture of perforating machines, including Baddely Brothers, using data from the Censuses of 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1881.
5286	Perfins on the 1927 "Canberra" issue	Hutchison, Colin Clark	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2006, (72), 2-3	A list of perfins on the 1927 "Canberra" issue, the first Commonwealth of Australia commemorative, in the author's collection. See 5301.
5287	Recent use of VG stamps	Magee, Bryan	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2006, (72), 3-4	Some Victoria Government VG perfins were used in 2005. The stamps, of the 1981 and 1982 definitive issues, were apparently found in the desk of a State Government minister and subsequently used. The last VG perfins were produced in 1989.
5288	William Dodgshun & Sons	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2006, (72), 4-7	The history of the Dodghsun family in Australia and their perfin using firms in Melbourne, Victoria and Launceston, Tasmania. See 5294.
5289	Local Government Perfins - an update to part 1	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2006, (72), 8-10	An update to 3999, the listing of perfins of Australian local government concerns, including the councils of Brisbane, Melbourne, Prahan and Sydney.
5290	PW.1 - A proving cover	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2006, (72), 10-11	The Australian perfin PW (PW.1), which had been linked to the Public Works Department of New South Wales, is proved to belong to Permewan, Wright & Co. of Melbourne, Victoria by an 1899 cover (illustrated).
5291	Pin loss from perforator MCP.2	Killeen, Ken	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2006, (72), 11	An attempt to determine the sequence of pin loss from Australian perfin MCP.2 (McP), used by McPhie & Co. of Toowoomba, Queensland. By the end of its use in 1914, 15 of the 49 pins were broken. See 5303 and 5361.
5292	A "VG" with double strike	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 3	An example of an Australian George V stamp with perfin VG both upright and inverted is illustrated. A likely explanation for this occurrence is given.
5293	Swan River Stampshow 2005 perfin	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 4	The W (swan) A perfin of the Western Australia Stamp Promotion Council was used on souvenir envelopes at the Swan River Stampshow on 15 & 16 Oct 2005. An example is illustrated.
5294	William Dodgshun & Sons - A sequel	Peck, Richard	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 5-6	An illustrated Season's Greetings postcard from William Dogshun & Sons is shown used with their perfin (WD&S.6). The card shows the company's premises in Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
5295	A stamp with two different private perfins	Parker, Lindsay	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 6	An Australian stamp with perfins MH (MH.30) and a previously unknown RR pattern is shown. Menzies Hotel and Robert Reid & Co were both known users of Edward T Moulden's perforating service in Melbourne.
5296	An insight into the introduction of the official T perfin	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 6-7	A Tasmanian Government Treasury Dept. file from 1902 contains correspondence regarding the forthcoming issue of T perfins for official state use on Tasmania.
5297	Perfinned postal stationery cover from Denmark	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 7	An 1886 Danish postal stationery cover with perfin J.M. of J. Moresco is illustrated.
5298	Pattern HB.1 - more than one perforator?	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 8-9	The Australian perfin HB.1 identified with Hardy Bros. is in fact three subtly different perfins each of which can be related to a place of use; Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane branches each apparently having their own perforator.
5299	Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Part 1	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2006, (73), 10-11	A list of the three different MBW perfins of the Metropolitan Board of Works on Australian and Victorian stamps.
5300	Funny business in WA	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 4	Evidence of the sale of mint Australian stamps with the official Western Australia perfin W/A by stamp dealer John Shaiak of Sydney in 1952, when the stamps were still current. Also it seems many commemorative stamps received this perfin by favour and are encountered in mint condition.
5301	An update to the Perfins on the 1927 "Canberra" issue	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 5	Additions to the list of perfins on the 1927 "Canberra" issue, the first Commonwealth of Australia commemorative, published in 5286.
5302	Perfin commemorative cover on Ebay	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 5	A 1909 Australian cover from Angus Robertsons, booksellers and stationers, of Castlereagh Street, Sydney is illustrated. It advertises the book "The Shackleton Expedition to the South Pole" and carries a A&RLTD.1 perfin.
5303	McP.2 - Missing pins, and update	Killeen, Ken	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 6	An update to 5291 on the gradual pin loss from Australian perfin McP.2. See the updates in 5361 and 5578.
5304	Another pattern which had several perforators	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 6-7	The Australian perfin HSCO.1 of Howard Smith Co. Ltd., shipping agents was actually produced by three different machines in the firm's branches.
5305	An item of postal perforating history	Magee, Bryan	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 8	An 1880s photograph entitled "GPO stamp branch" shows a treadle operated perforating machine in use. It is thought to be a line perforator.
5306	Perfin CTCo on Customs Duty stamps	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 9-10	Follow-up to 3996. The sequence of deterioration of 7 of the heads of the multiheaded CTCo perfin on Australian Customs Duty stamps has now been established and is illustrated.
5307	A curious double perfin strike	Coath, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 11	An Australian George V stamp with perfins WILLS (WILLS.1) and PL/&B (PL&B.12) is shown.
5308	A new identity - or a perfin mystery?	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 11	An Australian cover from W. Watson & Co., manufacturers and importers of X-ray and electro-medical apparatus, microscopes etc. is shown. The stamp is perfinned VB (VB.2).
5309	French postal stationery card, perfinned	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2006, (74), 12	A 1908 french postal stationery card with perfin PO is shown, apparently used privately. It sold at auction for $44.
5310	LL/G perfins	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 3	Australian perfin patterns LLG.7 and LLG.8 are shown, each as partials, on the same stamp, demonstrating that they are part of the same multiheaded die.
5311	D&J Fowler Ltd.	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 4-7	The history of grocers D & J Fowler Ltd of Adelaide, South Australia. They were the first Australian company known to have received permission to perforate postage stamps. A 1940s cover from the firms office in Fremantle, Western Australia with their perfin DJF (DJF.1) is illustrated.
5312	Large block of T perfin shows 10 heads	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 8	A block of 20 of the Australia 1966 4c stamp with T perfin is illustrated. It shows the same group of 5 pins across each row, with noticeable waves in the lines making each group distinguishable from each other.
5313	Swan River Stampshow 2006	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 8	The Western Australian Philatelic Council produced special covers for the Western Australia State Stamp and Postcard Exhibition on 21st and 22nd October 2006 with stamps perfinned W (swan) A.
5314	"OS" perfin used in Papua	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 8	A report of an OHMS cover from Port Moresby, Papua with perfin OS dated 17 Dec 1908, apparently the earliest known date of use.
5315	New pattern reported on Australian Customs Duty Stamps	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 9	A previously unknown perfin A inside O inside C is illustrated. This has been found on an Australian Customs Duty stamp used in London. The perfin matches the logo of the American Optical Company.
5316	Perfins and stamp dispensing machines	Coath, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 10-11	The Australian perfin VO (VO.1) is reported on KGV 1d coil stamps. Includes some information on early coil stamps in Australia.
5317	New Zealand earliest and latest dates	Warren, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2006, (75), 11-12	Various extensions to the die in use date ranges for New Zealand perfins.
5318	What is it?	No author	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 4	A "stamp" with no country indicated and no currency, but inscribed POKO and 10 is illustrated. It has a POKO style perfin MS and is printed in orange, its purpose being unknown. See 5335 and 5441.
5319	Members Comments on previous articles - Channel Island Bisect perfin	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 6	Follow-up to 5282, the perfinned George VI 2d stamp used bisected in Guernsey in December 1941. CR/&Co (C6480.06) identified with Charles Russell & Co., 37 Norfolk St., London E., is thought to be a likely match for the perfin.
5320	Line Engraved Gems	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 7	An 1876 advertising ring cover of W.B. Fordham is illustrated. An attached line engraved 1 1/2d stamp has the previously unrecorded perfin WB (W0410.23). Also shown is a block of 6 halfpenny bantams with perfins EU'P'N/MAIL three times, each strike on a vertical pair.
5321	Perforated P.P.S registered envelopes	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 8-9	Two examples of registered postal stationery envelopes apparently perfinned by mutliheaded dies are illustrated, C/AN/S (C0270.01M) and R&Co/Ld (R1080.03).
5322	"SPG" types explained	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 10-14	Some notes on the "SPG" type clamped dies, showing variable spacing and variable letter shape, produced by Waterlow & Sons in London.
5323	Queen's Hospital for Children	Burns, Ian	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 15	A 1936 postcard from the Queen's Hospital for Children in London E.2, acknowledging a gift of stamps towards the "Stamp Collectors' Cot" is illustrated. The attached stamp is perfinned QHC (Q0260.01). See 5443 and 5639.
5324	Query 1 - Postmark on KEVII 1/- stamp	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 16	A 1904 perfin AL (A3510.04) of the American Line, Southampton is illustrated. The stamp is postmarked Amerikanische Bremen New York. See 5333 and 5437 and 5457.
5325	Query 2 - Perfin VO - V1310.01	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 16	An example of GB perfin VO (V1310.01) with alternate pins missing from the O is illustrated. See 5439.
5326	An item of postal perforating history	Magee, Bryan	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 17	An 1880s photograph entitled "GPO stamp branch" shows a treadle operated perforating machine in use. It is thought to be a line perforator.
5327	Perforated postal stationery - Postcards	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 18-22	Update to 4396 and 5283, the listing of perforated postal stationery postcards.
5328	Modern perfins	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 22	Reports of recent perfin use.
5329	A thief at Thomson, Bonar & Co?	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 23	A mint block of six line engraved penny reds with perfin T/B&Co of Thomson, Bonar & Co is illustrated. Other mint multiples, including a block of 36, are also known of this perfin on line engraved issues. In total over 100 mint examples are known, raising the question of how this material came to market. See 5336.
5330	Hurst, Nelson & Co Ltd., Railway Wagon Builders, Motherwell	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 24-26	The perfins of railway wagon builders Hurst, Nelson & Co Ltd., of Motherwell, Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works, Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co., Cravens Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. and Thomas Hunter of Rugby are illustrated.
5331	Early Sloper reference	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 27	A printed extract from the Times perforated with various non-stamp perforations is illustrated. It is thought to have been used by Sloper for advertising and may date from 1866, before the introduction of perfins.
5332	Can anyone help!	Murphy, Paddy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2006, (344), 28	Two Sheffield firms containing the name Tyzack in their names are known perfin users, of N3510.01, N3520.01 and W0285.01m. It is suggested that WT/S/&T (W7585.01) might have been used by W. Tyzack, Sons, and Turner of Little London Works, Sheffield.
5333	Members comments on previous articles	Lays, Jim	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 9-10	Follow-up to 5324. The postmark in full is Deutsch-Amerikanische Seepost, Bremen - New York. GB stamps would not normally receive this cancel, as only stamps of the US and Germany were supposed to be used on this service. See also 5437.
5334	Members comments on previous articles - Hastings Borough Council	Steere, Stephen	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 10	Follow up to 5268, the order from Hastings Council to Waterlow & Sons for perforated stamps. Examples of a Waterlow type HC die with Hastings postmarks are reported.
5335	Members comments on previous articles - What is it?	Penfold, Mick	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 11	Follow-up to 5318 on the "stamp" with no country indicated and no currency, but inscribed POKO and with POKO style perfin MS. Some details of the introduction of the POKO machines and the labels.
5336	Members comments on previous articles - A thief at Thomson, Bonar & Co?	Husband, Richard	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 12	Further reports of mint line engraved penny reds with perfin T/B&Co of Thomson, Bonar & Co., following on from 5329. All copies so far reported are from the left side of the sheet (first 6 columns).
5337	Rolling Stock Builders - G R Turner Ltd.	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 13	A short history of railway rolling stock builders and perfin users G. R. Turner Ltd. of Langley Mill in Derbyshire.
5338	Blackpool Corporation	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 16-17	The seven perfins used by Blackpool Corporation from 1895 to 1964. See 5438 for additional information on dates of use.
5339	Some Slants on Official perfins	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 18-23	The original 8 Aug 1895 letter from J. Sloper & Co. to the Office of Works offering to perforate their stamps for a charge of ¼% is illustrated and transcribed. Two examples of the HM/OW perfins used in combination with the later O.W Official overprints are also illustrated. In addition, various questions about the system for perforating stamps for both the Office of Works and Board of Trade are raised. See 5442.
5340	Perforated Postal Stationery - Wrappers	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 24-28	An update to the listing of postal stationery wrapper perfins in Bulletins 285 and 286 (4511 and 4743). See 5440 for additional reports.
5341	L.N.E.R. Parcel Stamp with Daily Mail Perfin	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 28	An LNER 2d stamp for railway newspaper parcles is shown, perfinned DM (D3110.03) of the Daily Mail.
5342	Crosville Motor Services Ltd., Chester	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2006, (345), 29-30	Only four bus companies are known to have used perfins; London Transport, Leicester City Transport, London General Omnibus and Crosville Motor Services of Chester. A short history of the latter firm and their perfins is given here.
5343	More Info about Barber's & Johnson's Patterns	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Sep 2006, 60, (8), 135-6	Follow-up to 5217 and 5212. Additions to the lists of different picture postcards sent as advertising by the Johnson Service Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1908-10, and from the Barber Asphalt Paving Co., Philadelphia, PA.
5344	Carter White Lead Company	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Sep 2006, 60, (8), 137-139	Four different picture postcards advertising Carter White Lead Co's paint are illustrated. The cards, from 1909-10, are sent by the Chicago based firm and use stamps perfinned with their C inside a diamond inside a circle perfin.
5345	The story of a perfin	Lesh, William F.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2006, 60, (8), 140-141	The story of the PPI/ECo perfin used by the Panama Pacific Exposition, known used from February 1912 to March 1916. Includes figures for the value of stamps perfinned. See 5358.
5346	Two bits of New Information from Covers	Stitt, Blair	Perf. Bull., Sep 2006, 60, (8), 141-142	Two US proving covers are illustrated. TR/OW (T86) used by Asphalt Ready Roofing Co., Church St., New York in 1912, and S58 used by Sanger Brothers, Dallas, Texas in 1917.
5347	Parcel Tags Get It Together: Perfins, Precancels and Revenues	Gault, Paul L.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2006, 60, (8), 148	Two US parcel tags showing special delivery stamps perfinned and used in combination with both documentary revenues perfinned and postage stamps either perfinned or precancelled. From the United Shoe Machinery Co., Boston and Firestone Rubber, Akron, Ohio.
5348	A Census of High-Value Swedish Perfins	Moore, Jerry D.	Perf. Bull., Sep 2006, 60, (8), 149	A list of the 28 rarest Swedish perfins according to the Swedish Catalog of Perfins, intended as the basis of a census of these perfins.
5349	User of Pattern C19 Identified	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 157	US perfin CAC (C19) is shown on a 1927 cover showing the user as Chandler-Cleveland Motors Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio.
5350	Venezuela's G.N. Perfin	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 167	Some examples of the G.N. perfin of Venezuela, used by government officials (G.N. = Gobierno Nacional) from 1925 to 1943.
5351	Two Covers add more information	Gault, Paul H.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 168	Two US proving covers are illustrated. DCH/&Co (527.5 used on 28 Sep 1908 by publishers D.C. Heath & Co., Chicago, IL. Also LDS (L66) on a Pine Tree Silk Mills Philadelphia cover.
5352	A Study of the Bogus Perfins of Romania	Begin, David; Scheper, Dick	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 169-173	64 different perfins on stamps of Romania that have appeared in the last two years are illustrated. All are thought to be bogus, and their method of production is discussed.
5353	More on Slovakian stamps	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 173	Follow-up to 5237. The original article referred to Slovenia, but now this seems to be Slovakia! Need to look up the place names mentioned to clarify what this is about.
5354	User of S31 identified	Swenson, Stellan	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 173	US perfin S31 is identified by a 1931 cover from the Scandinavian-American Line, Whitehall St., New York (illustrated).
5355	User of Pattern D33A identified	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 174	A 1915 US cover from the Department of Docks and Harbours, City of New York, identifies them as the user of perfin D33A (DDF).
5356	Guam Perfin	Endicott, Steve	Perf. Bull., Oct 2006, 60, (9), 177-179	Two 1979 US covers bearing commemorative stamps perfinned GUAM are illustrated. Both are sent from military post offices in Guam by a now deceased collector, Mr. Milling. The origin of the perfin is still a mystery.
5357	Longman & Martinez Paint Makers	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2006, 60, (10), 181-185	A series of 8 postcards depicting views of New York and used to advertise the paints manufactured by Longman & Martinez. Sent between 1909 and 1920, all bear stamps perfinned L&M (L184).
5358	The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Perfin (P-188) - A Follow-Up	Savadge, Dave	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2006, 60, (10), 186-190	Follow-up to 5345. Some interesting items with the PPI/ECo perfin of the Panama Pacific Exposition are illustrated, including one of only two known examples of this perfin on a special delivery stamp on cover.
5359	My Convention Find (F143 identified)	Masters, Ken	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2006, 60, (10), 195-196	An illustrated 1916 cover from Kansas City, MO advertising Folger's Teas and Coffee is shown. The perfin is US pattern F143. A brief history of the firm is also given.
5360	Bosnian Demonitizing Punches - A Question	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2006, 60, (10), 197-198	A large block of demonitised Bosnian stamps is shown, illustrating the arrangement of holes used to cancel them. There are 12 pairs of holes and the question posed is what this arrangement was originally intended for.
5361	Update on states of degradation of MCP.2	Harley, Bill	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2007, (76), 3	Update to 5303 on the sequence of pin loss from Australian perfin MCP.2 (McP), used by McPhie & Co. of Toowoomba, Queensland. See 5578.
5362	Australia's First Stamp Puncture?	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2007, (76), 4	An Australian cover of 13 Mar 1861 is shown. The stamp has a small triangular puncture, possible used as a control used at the penal settlement at Campbell Town.
5363	Joseph Sloper's American patents	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2007, (76), 5-8	Details of Joseph Sloper's 1871 US patent for "Improvements in Hand-Stamps", primarily those for dating railway tickets.
5364	Pattern "LLG" - the search for types	Coath, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2007, (76), 9-10	A guide to differentiating the subtly different Australian perfins LLG.2 and LLG.6 of the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co. Ltd., Sydeny NSW. Also two types of DWMLTD.1 of D & W Murray Ltd., one used in Victoria, the other in South Australia.
5365	The economics of perforating stamps	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2007, (76), 10-12	A look at the revenue gained by firms perfinning stamps, based on known data of charges to customers and poundage received from the post office. Also the values of the estates of various members of the Sloper family on their deaths, Joseph Sloper himself leaving £163 4s 1d on his death on 18 June 1890.
5366	New Zealand VOCo perfins	Warren, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 3	A detailed list of usage of NZ "VOCo" paterns by postmark.
5367	Joseph Sloper's experimental cancels for postcards	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 4-5	A brief introduction to the Sloper experimental perforated cancellations used on postcards from 1870. Illustrated with examples of the orb and arrow perforations.
5368	Bank of New Zealand Perfin	Warren, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 5	Some additional information on the Bank of New Zealand BNZ perfins in GB stamps, following on from a piece in the Oct 1991 issue.
5369	Sidney Myer and a perfin connection	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 6-7	The story of the business activites of Sidney Myer (born Simcha Baevski) In Bendigo and Melbourne, Australia from 1899 to 1930, which involved taking over perfin users Thos, Webb & Sons, users of TW&SLD.1
5370	Edwards Dunlop & Company Limited	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 8-9	The story of Edwards Dunlop & Co., paper merchants and wholesale stationers, from their founding in Sydney in 1873 to their takeover in 1989. Various perfins used by the firm in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are illustrated.
5371	Premises of McKay, Sampson and McKinlay	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 9	Follow-up to 5001 on the perfins of McKay, Sampson and McKinlay. An illustration of the firm's premises at 129 Brisbane Street, Launceston, Tasmania.
5372	Unusual punch/perforator	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 10	An unusual type of perforator is illustrated. It has pins set in a rectangular grid, but the base plate has slots rather than holes, the part holding the pins pivoting rather than moving vertically downwards. The base plate also pivots, all being spring-loaded. As a result, the pins do not completely punch through paper. It may have been intended for punching a different type of material.
5373	Overprints on New Suth Wales railways stamps	Taylor, Arthur	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 10-11	Reports of overprints DAVID JONES / LTD and Sargood Bros on New South Wales railway stamps, the latter being illustrated.
5374	Overlapping use of different Victorian service punctures	Fuller, Brian	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2007, (77), 12	Two parcel post labels of Victoria, Australia bearing perfinned Kangaroo & Map stamps are shown. Both were used by Buckley & Nunn and cancelled in Melbourne by large oval "Chief Parcels Office" cancels. The labels show a mixture of different BN or B&N perfins used concurrently, all of the Victorian service puncture type and produced by W. T. Moulden.
5375	Additional (Sanctioned?) user of K14	Gault, Paul H.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2007, 61, (1), 3	A 1908 cover from District Council No. 6 of the United Garment Workers of America, La Salle, Street, Chicago, IL is illustrated, together with its enclosure. The 1c stamp is perfinned KB/C (K14) of Kohn Brothers, a wholesale clothing firm.
5376	Perfin Oddity	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Jan 2007, 61, (1), 5	A US cover from the International Paper Co. of New York is shown. The 1965 Salvation Army commemorative stamp is perfinned with the firms perfin (I75) and cancelled on the first day of issue with a special first day postmark.
5377	The Perfins of Bosnia - Update	Hite, Hal	Perf. Bull., Jan 2007, 61, (1), 6-13	An illustrated listing of Bosnian perfins, complete with identities and scarcity ratings. See 5378.
5378	The Perfins of Bosnia - Appendix	Hite, Hal	Perf. Bull., Feb 2007, 61, (2), 22-28	Appendix to 5378,the listing of Bosnian perfins. This appendix illustrates miscellaneous perfis that are judged as not from Bosnian users, although in some cases the user may have had a branch in Bosnia. Includes three fake perfins known on Bosnian and Austrian stamps.
5379	U.S. Perfin Catalog - Add and Change Pages #2 (2006)	No author	Perf. Bull., Feb 2007, 61, (2), 31-37	Updates to 2707, the illustrated catalogue of US perfins. Includes new dies and changes to scarcity ratings. Continued in 5383, 5392 and 5395.
5380	A New Bosnian Pattern?	Hite, Hal	Perf. Bull., Feb 2007, 61, (2), 39	A Bosnia 50h issue of 1900 with a previously unknown perfin is illustrated. See 5385.
5381	Perfins as Postal History	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Mar 2007, 61, (3), 42	A 1912 US advertising postcard from the Pittsburgh Steel Co., Pittsburgh, PA is illustrated. This shows their registered trade mark of an elephant unsuccessfuly attempting to break a steel fence with the slogan "The Weld That Held" together with an Easter greeting. The stamp is perfinned PS/Co (P222).
5382	Use of Canadian O.H.M.S Perfins in the Second World War Era	Cooper, Dave Sr.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2007, 61, (3), 43-52	Illustrations of many covers from various Candian government departments used during World War 2 with OH/MS perfins. Also includes a table of postal rates of the period.
5383	U.S. Perfin Catalog - Add and Change Pages #2 (2006)	No author	Perf. Bull., Mar 2007, 61, (3), 53-60	Updates to 2707, the illustrated catalogue of US perfins. A long list of corrections. See 5392.
5384	Our Members Write	Manes, Rene	Perf. Bull., Mar 2007, 61, (3), 62	A Cayman Islands stamp (Issued 1970) with perfin DULY / STAMPED is illustrated. Its purpose is unknown.
5385	It's a Bosnian Revenue Punch	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Mar 2007, 61, (3), 69	Follow-up to 5380. Various examples of a carpet cancelling die used on Bosnian revenues stamps are illustrated.
5386	Special Delivery Post Card	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Mar 2007, 61, (3), 70-1	1938 and 1949 US prepaid postcards from the Republic Steel Corporation of Cleveland Ohio are illustrated. Unusually, they were sent Special Delivery with, in the first case, a 10c Special Delivery stamp with R128 perfin. The later card uses an ordinary perfinned 15c stamp to make up the Special Delivery rate. Both cards invite the recipient to report the following day for work.
5387	Ubique Vigilans - Always Vigilant	Waite, Harold	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2007, (78), 5	An Australian proving cover for the perfin B&B.1 is illustrated. The user is Cecil Brierley, of Brierley & Brierley, Chartered Accountants, Sydney, NSW. See 5721.
5388	"HSLD" perfin patterns - a detailed study	Coath, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2007, (78), 5-9	A detailed study of the various types of HSLD perfins used across Australia.
5389	New Zealand perfins: a new discovery	Jones, Stephen	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2007, (78), 10-11	A previously unrecorded New Zealand perfin H/&Co is shown in a 1d universal penny postage stamp of c.1906-7.
5390	Perfin Oddities 2	Schwerdt, R.	Perf. Bull., Apr 2007, 61, (4), 77	Two US $5 postage due stamps with perfins are illustrated. The perfins are large letters UISE and SEC and appear to be part of a larger carpet die.
5391	Routine Use of a Foreign Pattern in the US	McDermott	Perf. Bull., Apr 2007, 61, (4), 82	A 1952 US cover from the Canadian National Railways branch office in Portland, Maine is illustrated. The US 3c stamp is perfinned CNR, a pattern more commonly seen in Canadian postage stamps.
5392	U.S. Perfin Catalog - Add and Change Pages #2 (2006)	No author	Perf. Bull., Apr 2007, 61, (4), 83-90	Updates to 2707, the illustrated catalogue of US perfins. A long list of corrections. Continued from 5383.
5393	Advertising Postcards - A Few Singles from My Collection	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Apr 2007, 61, (4), 91-98	Some US pictorial advertising postcards from the first decade of US perfins are illustrated. Firms included are Barrett Manufacturing, Philadelphia, PA; Warren Chemical & Mfg. Co., NY; Keasby & Mattison Co., Ambler, PA; Heath & Milligan Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL; S. Obermeyer Co., Cincinnati, OH; W.H. Mullins Co. and Northwestern Consolidated Milling, both of Minneapolis, MN; Chicago & Northwestern Railway; Chas. A. Schieren Co., NY; G & J Tire CO., Indianapolis, IN; I. Magnin & Co., San Francisco, CA; Washburn-Crosby Co., Minneapolis, MN.
5394	Oddity 3 : Half a perfin is better than the whole	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., May 2007, 61, (5), 109	A 1918 Austrian postal stationery postcard from Schmiedeberg in the Austro-Hungarian empire, now Kowary, Poland showing use of a bisected Austrian stamp is illustrated. The card is perfinned A.K. (Used by A. Kalla) and the bisected stamp also shows part of the same perfin.
5395	U.S. Perfin Catalog - Add and Change Pages #2 (2006)	No author	Perf. Bull., May 2007, 61, (5), 110-115	Updates to 2707, the illustrated catalogue of US perfins. A long list of corrections. Continued from 5383 and 5392. See 5567.
5396	Official Perfins of the Russian Empire	Scheper, Dick	Perf. Bull., May 2007, 61, (5), 116	Translated by Steve Netten. A survey of the various official Russian cancelling perfins that can be found in revenue stamps. See the file Official Russian perfins.doc for colour illustrations.
5397	Update: Perfinned US Parcel Post Stamps	Callis, Pat	Perf. Bull., Jun 2007, 61, (6), 126-128	Update to the census of US parcel post stamps with perfins (see 3861).
5398	User of Pattern E-126 identified	Baugher, Dan	Perf. Bull., Jun 2007, 61, (6), 131	A 1932 US proving cover for ET/CO (E126) is illustrated, showing the user to be the Equitable Trust Company of Baltimore, MD.
5399	Modern Woodmen of America PCs	Huss, Leland L.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2007, 61, (6), 131-132	The picture sides of two illustrated cards used in 1908 and 1910 in the USA by the C. W. Hawes, Head Clerk of the Modern Woodmen of America, Rock Island, IL. Both are franked with 1 cent stamps perfinned W/MA (W125).
5400	Three Canadian Items of Interest	Cooper, Dave Sr.	Perf. Bull., Jun 2007, 61, (6), 135-137	Three items are illustrated (despite the title, none are Canadian stamps!). First, a 1926 German postcard from Mayer & Muller of Leipzig with added stamps perfinned BG/F (BGF.2). Second, a 1942 GB cover from Harrisons (London) Ltd. of Mark Lane EC bears a total of 14 low value stamps totalling 3s9d, some perfinned H and others H/Ld, both perfins known to have been used by this firm. Finally, a 1941 cover, also paid the 3s9d triple airmail rate to New York with R/A provisional perfins and the identity of Philips Lamps Ltd., Shaftesbury Ave., London WC2.
5401	U.S. Perfin Catalog - Add and Change Pages #2 (2006)	No author	Perf. Bull., Jun 2007, 61, (6), 140-149	Updates to 2707, the illustrated catalogue of US perfins. A long list of corrections. Continued from 5383, 5392 and 5395.
5402	C194.5 Used by Yorktown Heights Branch Office	Lyding, John	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2007, 61, (7), 154	An example of the Chase Manhattan Bank's perfin C194.51 used from the Yorktown Heights, NY branch.
5403	Perfins Club Services, Activities, and Awards	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2007, 61, (7), 156-8	A guide to the activities of the Perfins Club. See 5406 for corrections.
5404	Newsletter #17 - June 2007	Monghan, Art	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2007, 61, (7), 161-2	An update on the forthcoming US revenues catalogue, including the parts in which it will be published and the current status of each of these.
5405	Japanese Perfins Revisited	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2007, 61, (7), 163-167	A transliteration of the English version of library number 2015, Sunao Adachi's Japanese Perfins Catalog, designed to be more easily readable. Followed by a list of unidentified Japanese perfins, by Adachi catalogue number. See 5408 and 5415.
5406	Club Services - Corrections to a Major Oops	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Sep 2007, 61, (8), 169	Corrections to 5403.
5407	Naval Cover with Perfin	Lyding, John	Perf. Bull., Sep 2007, 61, (8), 174	A 1932 philatelic cover from Chapter No. 2 of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society is illustrated. The US stamp is perfinned NY/T of the New York Title and Mortgage Company. It is not known how the perfin relates to the cover.
5408	Japanese Perfin User Identifications	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Sep 2007, 61, (8), 175-183	An updated list of users of Japanese perfins.
5409	The McBee Company Specimen Card - A Belated Answer	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Sep 2007, 61, (8), 185-6	An unused US postal stationery card with a large perfin "The McBee Company / SPECIMEN" perfin together with several large holes on two sides of the card is illustrated. This is thought to be a specimen keysort card, used to sort manual records. Details of the keysort system are given.
5410	Census of Unrated U.S. Patterns	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Sep 2007, 61, (8), 186-8	A survey attempting to establish scarcity ratings for various US perfins that currently have no rating, mostly personal perfins.
5411	G214-like Perfin Pattern?	Baker, Brad	Perf. Bull., Oct 2007, 61, (9), 194	A US stock transfer revenue is shown with a perfin G&W which is similar to known pattern G124 but with an extra hole in the letter G.
5412	Convention Musings and Interesting Finds	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Oct 2007, 61, (9), 195-200	Various US perfin items are illustrated, including 1908 covers from Baltimore Bargain House and West Publishing Co. of St Paul, Minn., setting new earliest known dates for (7 Sep) and Minnesota (13 Jul) - see 5025. Other items give further information on the perfins of Brunswig Drug Co., Loas Angeles, CA; Hayes Pump & Planter Co., Galva, IL; Swedish Vice Consulate, Galveston, Texas; Sealshipt Oyster System Inc., South Norwalk, Conn., American Employers' Insurance agent in Puerto Rico; and cigar manufacturers Otto Eisenlohr & Bros., Philadelphia, PA.
5413	Smith Gray & Co. Schermack	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Oct 2007, 61, (9), 201-202	Two US postcards from Smith Gray & Co., Brooklyn, NY, advertising their mens' shirts. Each is stamped with a Schermack perfin, catalogue number Des 90-28, which was previously thought to be a missing pin variety of Des 90-3.
5414	e-Bay Yields Information for U.S. Perfin Catalog	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Oct 2007, 61, (9), 203	A cover from Otis Elevator Co., Seattle, WA, USA but actually posted in San Francisco, CA is illustrated. The 2c stamp is perfinned OE/Co (O 27) and provided a new identity.
5415	New IDs of Japanese Perfin Users	Alpern, Eugene D.	Perf. Bull., Oct 2007, 61, (9), 205	See 5405 and 5408. Additional identifications of Japanese perfin users.
5416	EKU Use of Perfins by State	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Oct 2007, 61, (9), 206-207	A list of earliest known use (EKU) dates for all the US states, with the dies concerned. The latest date in the list is 17 Feb 1938 (Hawaii) and the earliest is 22 May 1908 (Massachusetts). See 5572.
5417	Rev-Perf Newsletter 18. 19 September 2007	Monghan, Art	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2007, 61, (10), 212-213	An update on the forthcoming US revenues catalogue.
5418	A U.S. Commemorative Rev-perf	Brandt, J.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2007, 61, (10), 215	A US commemorative issue revenue stamp with perfin GTCo is illustrated. This perfin is common in US revenues but not known in postage stamps.
5419	Rev-Perf Newsletter 19. 20 October 2007	Monghan, Art	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2007, 61, (10), 217	An update on the forthcoming US revenues catalogue.
5420	U85 - User identified	McQuown, Richard	Perf. Bull., Jan 2008, 62, (1), 2	A 1920 envelope postmarked Hudson Terminal Sta., New York with 2c US stamp perfinned USM/Tco is illustrated. The return address is United States Mortgage & Trust Co., 55 Cedar St., NY.
5421	Pacific Steam Navigation Company Perforated Initial Stamps - Survey Announced	Ammons, Paul F.	Perf. Bull., Jan 2008, 62, (1), 5-7	Announcement of a new survey of US and Canal Zone stamps with perfins of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. patterns P222.5 of US and A5 of Canal Zone. The results of previous surveys undertaken in 1984 and 1994 are repeated here.
5422	Moline Plow - A Spectacular Usage	Rueger, Christian	Perf. Bull., Jan 2008, 62, (1), 12	Two US pieces with perfin MP/Co (M205) of Moline Plow Co. - a 1914 illustrated envelope from their Kansas City MO branch with 2c Washington perfinned, plus an unused strip of three 1917 2c rose Washingtons, one of which is the 5c error of value.
5423	Southern Pacific Railroad Co.	Tremblay, Conrad	Perf. Bull., Jan 2008, 62, (1), 13-14	A study of the different stamps (US and Canadian) perfinned SP of the Southern Pacific Railroad, including date ranges for broken pin varieties.
5424	Identification of the User of C307	Rueger, Christian	Perf. Bull., Jan 2008, 62, (1), 15	A 1930 cover from Chase Securities Corporation, 80 Cedar Street, New York is illustrated. The envelope is stamped with a 5c stamp perfinned CSC (C307) and then, for reasons that are unclear, franked with a 2c meter mark. 5c was the correct rate for a 1oz letter to Germany, where this letter was addressed.
5425	Canada S7 - The Shawinigan Water & Power Co.	Tremblay, Conrad	Perf. Bull., Feb 2008, 62, (2), 18-20	A detailed study of the Canadian S in circle perfin (catalogue number S7) of the Shawinigan Water & Power Co., which is known to exist in three different states due to pin loss and repair.
5426	Personal Perfin (and Friends) Survey Results	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Feb 2008, 62, (2), 21-22	A list of the numbers of loose stamps and stamps on cover reported with personal perfins. Some previously unrecorded numeral perfins, possibly producing by cheque cancelling or dating machines, are illustrated. See 5569.
5427	Previously unrecorded aerogram with perfin sold on Ebay	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2007, (79), 5	A previously unrecorded perfinned Australian aerogram combination is illustrated: G/NSW (type D) on a 9c aerogram, postmarked Sydney 25 May 1967.
5428	Messrs Button Bros	Tyson, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2007, (79), 6-7	A short history of the Tasmanian firm Messrs. Button Brothers, who did not use perfins. Two examples of perfins on their incoming mail are illustrated, however - HC/&Co (HC&CO.1) of Hill Clark & Co. dated 12 May 1906, and BS/&Co. (BS&CO.11) postmarked Melbourne 14 Mar 1903 and advertising Lion Brand Clothing from Beath, Scheiss & Co.
5429	Middows Brothers, Sydney	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2007, (79), 8-11	A 1908 postcard from New South Wales to Bristol is illustrated. The stamp is perfinned MB/S (MBS.1) of Middows Brothers and is apparently private use by one of the brothers. The firm acted as agents for A.G. Burton's Son of Chicago, IL, USA, makers of rotary perforators, as shown by a reproduction of a 1912 advert.
5430	Two interesting proving pieces	Sidaway, Judith	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2007, (79), 11-12	Two examples of Australian perfinned stamps on advertising collars are shown. Perfin SA (SA.1) of the Salvation is shown used in Melbourne, VIC on a collar promoting Self Denial Week. Perfin PN/J (PNJ.2) is shown on a collar of P.N. Jenkins, auctioneers and dairy produce salesman and general commission agent, also of Melbourne.
5431	Bank of New Zealand (B.N.Z.): a further update	Pawson, B	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2008, (80), 3	Update to 4164 on GB stamps with perfins on the Bank of New Zealand.
5432	Tasmanian Traingle punctures	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2008, (80), 4	A report of a Tasmanian stamp with triangular hole on an entire from Campbelltown, Tasmania, Australia dated 31 May 1854. The item came from the H. L. White collection and is annotated "Triangular hole in lieu of OS", which suggests some kind of official usage. Official mail in this period did usually need to bear stamps.
5433	Colourful trade card with perfins sold on Ebay	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2008, (80), 5	A postcard advertising biscuits from Aulsebrook & Sons Ltd., Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia is illustrated. The attached stamp is perfinned, although the perfin is not identified in this article.
5434	BG perfins - Barnet Glass Rubber Company	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2008, (80), 6-7	A 1914 Australian cover (recently sold for $120) is illustrated. The attached Kangaroo & Map stamps are perfinned BG (BG.1) and the cover gives the use as "Barnet Glass Rubber Company, 289-291-293 Swanston St., Melbourne". A short history of the firm is given, and a 1936 postal stationery envelope (not perfinned) with illustrated advertisment is also shown.
5435	Another postal card with JSS.4 "perfin"	Hutchison, Colin Clark	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2008, (80), 8	An unused and still joined South Australian reply post card pair with perfin J.S/S is shown. See 3209 for a similar example.
5436	G. and R. Wills & Co. Ltd. And George Wills & Sons	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2008, (80), 8-11	The story of George Wills & Sons (UK buying agents) and G. R. Wills & Co. Ltd. (Australian warehousemen, importes and manufacturers of textiles) and other parts of the family companies. The former company used four different GW/A perfins on GB stamps, which are illustrated, one on cover addressed to the latter firm, who used GR/W perfins in Adelaide and Perth (also shown). Another firm in the family, George Wills & Co., used perfins GW/A in Adelaide, GW/B in Brisbane, G.W./F in Fremantle and G.W./P in Perth and these are also illustrated. See 5522.
5437	Comments on previous articles - Query 1 - Postmark on KEVII 1/- stamp	Taylor, Fred	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 7	Follow-up to 5324 and 5333, relating to perfin users and shipping company the America Line.
5438	Comments on previous articles - Blackpool Corporation	Fountain, Colin; Dooley, Joe	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 8	Follow up to 5338. Additional information on dates of use of perfins used by Blackpool Corporation.
5439	Comments on previous articles - Query - Perfin "VO"	Werner, Magnus	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 8	Follow-up to 5325 An example of GB perfin VO (V1310.01) with alternate pins missing from the O in a pair with the normal perfin is illustrated.
5440	Comments on previous articles - Perforated postal stationery - Wrappers	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 8	An update to the update (5340) on perfins in postal stationery wrappers, concerning the VB and HC patterns.
5441	Comments on previous articles - What is it? - POKO Label	Wirth, Alfred	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 9	Follow up to 5318 on POKO testing labels. A list of values and colours produced.
5442	Comments on previous articles - Some Slants on Official perfins	Mathews, John; Walter, Alastair	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 10	Follow up to 5339 with additional information on the Office of Works perfins. Inlcudes references to works by W. A. Wiseman for additional background information.
5443	Comments on previous articles - Queen's Hospital For Children	Wood, Peter	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 10	Follow up to 5323 with additional information on the Queen's Hospital for Children and their efforts to raise funds through collecting stamps.
5444	Line Engraved Catalogue - Part 1	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 11	A report on the publication of the first part of the Perfin Society's catalogue of perifns on line engraved issues. Includes data on the number of dies known on each value - a total of 1,287 of which only 80 are not recorded on the penny value.
5445	Prestwich Crash Cover	Millar, Michael	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 12	A cover salvaged from the Prestwick aircraft crash on Christmas Day 1954 is illustrated. The attached 6d stamps are perfinned NS (N2860.05) of stockbrokers Newson-Smith & Co., and seem to come from vertical delivery coils.
5446	What's in a name - "Tower Royal" & "Budge Row"	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 13	The origins of the names Tower Royal and Budge Row, locations of Sloper's former premises, are explained.
5447	Multi-headed die configurations	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 14-15	Some examples of perfin dies that have recently been shown to be mulitheaded, through analysis of large stamps or multiples - A/BROS (A0830.01), TK/M (T2870.01) and JD&S (J2150.01 & J2150.02).
5448	LW or LH?	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 17	It is suggested that the perfin HW/&Co (H7710.02) of Hitchcock, Williams & Co. may have been modified around 1896 to form LW/Co (L5820.03) of London Woollen Co. Ltd.
5449	Desford Colliery Co. Ltd.	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 18	A very short history of the Desford Coal Company, suspected users of perfins D.C/C (D0665.01) and DCC/Ltd (D0670.01).
5450	GWR newspaper stamp with perfin	No author	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 19	Reprinted from Railway Philately, 40, (4), Sep 2006. A Great Western Railway newspaper stamp is shown with perfin JF/&Co. See 5456 for reports of the same perfin on other railway stamps.
5451	Silver Jubilees	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 19	One new value and three new dies reported on the 1935 Silver Jubilee issue.
5452	"AUX" between lines	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 20-21	A short history of the Army & Navy Auxiliary Supply Co and their five different AUX between lines perfins.
5453	Archibald Kenrick & Sons Ltd.	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 22-23	A short history of Archibald Kenrick & Sons, iron founders of West Bromwich, and their perfins A.K/&S. and K in circle (3 types of the latter).
5454	Perfin postal stationery production	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 24-25	Questions about the practicalities of perfinning postal stationery are raised.
5455	Perfin postal stationery - New dies reported on wrappers	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2007, (346), 26-32	A long list of details and illustrations of new dies discovered in perfinned postal stationery wrappers.
5456	Members comments on previous articles - GWR newspaper stamp with perfin	Donner, John; Brandt, Jack	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 6-7	Follow up to 5450. The JF/& Co. perfin is reported on Midland Railway newspaper stamps. The die is not recorded on postage stamps.
5457	Members comments on previous articles - Query 1 - Postmark on KEVII 1/- stamp	Rowland, Keith	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 7	Follow-up to 5324 and 5333 and 5437, relating to perfin users and shipping company the America Line.
5458	Official Perfins of the Russian Empire (part 1)	Scheper, Dick	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 27-32	Reprinted from Perfinpost December 2006 and translated by Steve Netten. A survey of the various official Russian cancelling perfins that can be found in revenue stamps. See also 5396 and 5485.
5459	"F" catalogue queries	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 9-11	Some questions about GB perfins beginning with F. Inlcudes FB./&Co (F0315.01), FQ/&Co (F3400.01) and F.B/C (F0285.01), the latter being a perfin that often appears with many missing holes. Also 20 F dies are illustrated for which no stamp details are recorded.
5460	British Oil Rivers - Overprint & perfin	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 12-13	An example of GB perfin CS&Co. (C6910.01) is shown on a used halfpenny stamp overprinted BRITISH / OIL RIVERS. The overprint appears to be fake.
5461	Herbert Morris Ltd. - H5100.01/02 H.M/L	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 14	The history of Herbert Morris Ltd. Users of the two very similar H.M/L perfins H5100.01 and .02. They made liftinf equipment in Sheffield and an advert for Morris Electric Telphers is illustrated. See 5470.
5462	Metropolitan Vestries	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 15	Eight perfins used by some of the Metropolitan Vestries of London, who administered the poor law, are shown.
5463	Perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 16-17	An example of a QV telegraph form with embossed 6d stamp perfinned AH/&Co (A2820.01) is illustrated, along with a QEII forces air letter, also unused except for a blue crayon mark across the imprinted 4d stamp. There is also a large 9 hole cross perforated into the airletter alongside the space for the sender's name.
5464	The Dundee and District Philatelic Society centenary perforator	Stirrups, David	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 18-19	A description and illustrations of a perforator made by a dental school instrument technician. The design is certainly unusual, having been made by someone who has never seen a perforating machine before! It successfully produced over 200 perfinned stamps for the Dundee & District Philatelic Society with a crude DD/PS design (catalogue number D1365.01).
5465	Dennison Watch Case Co. - D5200.01 DW/Cco	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 19	A short history of Dennison Watch Case Co. in Villa Road, Brimingham, and their perfin D5200.01.
5466	Modern perfins	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 20	A list of additions to the lsit of more perfins. 16 different perfins are recorded as being used on the 1st class gold stamp issued in 2003.
5467	Jaffe Brothers & Co - J0170.01M	Rambach, Hadrien	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 21	The history of linen and jute merchants Jaffe Brothers, users of perfins JAFFE (J0170.01M and .02).
5468	Additions to perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 22-23	Additional information and new dies reported on registered envelopes, envelopes, postcards and wrappers.
5469	Englands Lane sub post office	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2007, (347), 24-26	Some more information on the England Lane sub post office in London NW and its proprietor (and stamp perforator) Sydney Allchin. The post office started at 1A Elizabeth Terrace, which was renamed 55 Englands Lane due to a road renaming. Between 1896 and 1909 it moved across the street to number 28.
5470	Members comment on previous articles - Herbert Morris Ltd. - H5100.01/02 H.M/L	Fortey, Graham	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 5	Follow up to 5461. A 1931 postcard from Herbert Morris Ltd is illustrated. Another example dated 7 July 1915 is also reported.
5471	Seen In Auction	Millar, Michael	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 6	A Government of New Zealand cover from London to Wellington is illustrated. Dated 26 Mar 1941, it was sent airmail and carries 18/- worth of stamps perfinned NZ. It was sold for CDN$375. See 5492 for information on the wartime airmail route that this cover would have travelled.
5472	Even more modern perfins	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 7	Additions and corrections to the list of modern GB perfins.
5473	Sloper's "5 reigns booklet"	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 8-9	Some information on perfin users listed in Sloper's 1939 "5 reigns" publicity booklet, including Du Barry Perfumery, the Boy Scout Association, Grosvenor Hotel and St. Giles Christian Mission.
5474	Sloper, Checkpoint, Twofold - an update	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 11	The recent history of the former J. Sloper & Co's perforating business following it's takeover by Checkpoint. Chekpoint were themselves taken over in 2000 but a separate company called Twofold were established to take on some of Checkpoint's more traditional business, including the stamp perforating. In 2006 they perforated 1,500,000 stamps. They have a website www.twofold.co.uk.
5475	Care of your perfin machine	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 12-13	Some advice on looking after perforating machines.
5476	The economics of perforating stamps	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 14-15	Reprinted from South Pacific Perfin Bulletin No. 76, Jan 2007 (library number 5365). A look at the revenue gained by firms perfinning stamps, based on known data of charges to customers and poundage received from the post office. Also the values of the estates of various members of the Sloper family on their deaths, Joseph Sloper himself leaving £163 4s 1d on his death on 18 June 1890.
5477	A new design perfin - Des0330.01	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 15	A newly discovered perfin, a cross design, is illustrated. It is perforated through a 1d plate 140 and has been allocated catalogue number Des0330.01. It is postmarked London EC but undated and the user is unknown.
5478	Planning a collection (A Beginners' Guide from a Beginner)	Strange, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 16	Some thoughts from a new GB perfin collector, focussing on how to lay out a collection to allow sufficent space for the varying numbers of dies from each part of the alphabet. Includes a table showing the percentage space that should typically be allocated to each letter, basedon both an "all different dies" collection and a "different die/face" approach.
5479	Cyprus perfin?	Stanford, Tony	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 17; Cyprus Circular Post, 16, (4), Feb 2007 p.78	An illustration of an 1882 issue Cyprus half piastre stamp cancelled Larnaca 16 Dec 1886 and with an unusual and complex perfin, described by the author as "a cross in profile of an angel"! Or it could be seen as a coat of arms surprisingly similar to that of the City of London.
5480	Displaced POKO - S1630.01	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 17	A badly displaced example of the standard alphabet POKO perfin S/CO (S1630.01) on a George VI 2 1/2d red is illustrated. The perfin is actually split, with the CO appearing at the top of the stamp, with the S at the bottom.
5481	Attention to detail!	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 18-19	A pair of QV 6d grey stamps with perfin R.B/Co (R0470.03) shows that the die is multiheaded, with a different pin missing from each. Also shown is perfin UB/Ld (U0250.03) used around 1939 and an earlier perfin UP/PC (U1580.01) from which it may have been modified.
5482	Additions to perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 20-22	New dies and extended date of use ranges for the survey of perforated postal stationery.
5483	Sloper's - a footnote	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 22	News of the death, in 2003 of Bill Cockayne, the last managing director of Joseph Sloper & Co., who allowed the Society to retrieve much of value before the closure of Sloper's works and the sale to Checkpoint.
5484	Joseph Sloper's American patents	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 23-26	Reprinted from South Pacific Perfins Bulletin Jan 2007 (library number 5363). Details of patents that Sloper applied for in the US for perforating machines. Also shown is an advert from "The Railway Diary and Official's Directory" for 1887 promoting Sloper's perforating machines for dating railway tickets and his stamp perforating service.
5485	Official perfins of the Russian Empire (part 2)	Scheper, Dick	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 27-31	Reprinted from Perfinpost December 2006 and translated by Steve Netten. A survey of the various official Russian cancelling perfins that can be found in revenue stamps. See also 5458 for part 1.
5486	"B" is for Brewers	Fortey, Graham	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2007, (348), 32	A page from the author's collection showing perfins BASS of brewers Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton Ltd, including a 1915 postcard from Burton on Trent.
5487	Block of 12 3d red Plate 18 with perfin ADAM - A1650.01	No author	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2007, (349), 1	Colour illustration of an unused 4x3 block with top margin inscription "POSTAGE THREE PENCE", all stamps perforated with the full name ADAM.
5488	Origins of British Secuity Endorsement Punctures	Jennings, Charles	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2007, (349), 3-6	Reprinted from Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 1957, (1), 3. An introduction to the history of perfins and other security endorsements as it stood at the founding of the Perfin Society.
5489	Perfins of the Port of London	Thornton, Mary E.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2007, (349), 50-51	Reprinted from Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 1981, (196). The history and perfins of the Port of London Authority and it's predecessors, the East and West India Dock Co., Victoria Docks Co., London & St. Katharine Docks Co., Surrey & Commercial Docks Co., Millwall Docks and Land Co. and London & India Joint Docks Committee.
5490	Security Perforation Chronology	Jennings, Charles	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2007, (349), 61-62	Updated by Maurice Harp for the 50th anniversary Bulletin, a chronology of major events in the history of security endorsements and perfin collecting.
5491	Sloper's 1939 plaque celebrating five reigns	No author	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2007, (349), 64	A colour illustration of one of the Slopers' five reigns plaques produced in 1939. Includes a penny black.
5492	Members comments on previous articles - Seen in auction - Transatlantic flight cover	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 6	Following item 5471, some information on the wartime airmail service that the NZ perfin cover would have been transmitted by.
5493	Seen In Auction	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 7-8	Two items seen in auction are illustrated. First, a piece of headed notepaper from the Oxford Local Examinations board with QV Jubilee 6d to 1/- values affixed, uncancelled, with perfins OL/E (O1030.02). Second, an 1881 cover from the General Life & Fire Assurance Company with 1d inland revenue stamp perfinned GLF paying the postage.
5494	Glasgow Initial Perforator	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 8-9	An 1891 advert for "initial perforating machines" from Allan & Ferguson of Renfield St., Glasgow. It does not specifically mention stamp perforation.
5495	Appeal for information	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 12	Two Building & Civil Engineering Holiday Scheme stamps (5/- and 10/- values) with perfin 415 are illustrated. The user is unknown. Also shown is a new die SBSA on a George V £1 Foreign Bill revenue stamp.
5496	Sloper Machine "No 49"	Steere, Stephen	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 13	Illustration of a Sloper No. 49 perforating machine, thought to have been used for perforating numbers into X-ray film. It was sold on Ebay for £9.
5497	Additions to perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 14-15	A number of new pieces of information on GB postal stationery with perfins.
5498	Private use of Carlisle perfin?	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 16-17	A 1908 picture postcard with perfin of the arms of the city of Carlisle. It is signed by G. W. Hill, Chief Constable, and his portrait appears on the picture side.
5499	Rowntree & Co. Ltd., York	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 18-20	The history of jelly and chocolate manufacturers Rowntree & Co. and their perfins.
5500	Manchester Parcel Delivery Co. perfin	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 20	A private company frank stamp for parcel delivery, issued by the Manchester Parcel Delivery Co. of 38 Fountain St., Manchester is illustrated. It is perfinned GM/&S (G3490.01), user unknown.
5501	Mather & Platt Ltd.	Jones, Alan Randall	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 22-23	Some information on the use of perfins by Mather & Platt Ltd of Manchester, from a former employee. It appears that at least one of the perforating machines was actually made in the company's own tool room in the 1930s.
5502	Francis Falkner	Murphy, Paddy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 24-25	The history of Francis Falkner, whiskey distillers and perfin users in Dublin until around 1925.
5503	Unknown "Y" die	Steere, Stephen	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 26	The entry in the sloper ledger for Alexander Young & Co. of Fenchurch St. W.C. is illustrated. It shows, along with the known die AY (A6060.01) a previously unrecorded die Y, which looks like a modified T.
5504	Perforated Initials and Sloper's Patent, 1869.	Whitehead, Dr. A. E.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 27-29	Reprinted from The British Philatelist, April 1928, 21, (2), 12-14. Some letters written in 1869 by Jospeh Sloper to The Times newspaper promoting his perforation system, in response to reports of stamp theft in the paper.
5505	Modern perfins	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 30-31	Additions and correction to the list of modern GB perfins.
5506	Houlder Steamship Lines	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2007, (350), 31	A short history of Houlder Steamship Lines and their "Maltese cross" perfins.
5507	Chance Brothers Glass	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 9	The story of Chance Brothers, glass manufacturers who glazed the Crystal Palace in 1851, and their three perfins on GB stamps.
5508	Newspaper Parcel Stamp Perfins	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 11-12	A list of perfins known on the newspaper parcel stamps of various railway companies. A new discovery, DM (D3110.03) of Daily Mail on a 2d Metropolitan Railway stamp, is illustrated. See 5520 and 5590 and 5640 for further reports.
5509	And per se and	Strange, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 13-17	A table showing the number of dies recorded with each of the different ampersand types. 7,564 GB perfins include an ampersand. The article goes on to associate different styles of ampersand with different perforating firms.
5510	John Line & Sons Ltd.	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 18-19	The history of wallpaper manufacturers John Line & Sons and their perfins LINE (L3180.01, L3180.02), J.L.&S (J5010.01) and L.S. (L4880.01). See 5589 for additional information.
5511	Shropshire Perfins	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 20-25	An illustrated survey of perfins used by Shropshire users, including the Shropshire Area Health Authority perfin SA/HA (S0235.01M) which was modified by removal of the letter A to form S/HA (S3405.01M) although at least one die had a single pin of the A left behind, producing the unusual perfin S . /HA (S3406.01).
5512	Initial Perforating Company Flyer	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 26-27	A flyer from around 1890 promoting the Initial Perforating Company is illustrated. This firm bought out Francis A. Hancock in 1886 for the sum of £1000 plus another £1000 in shares in the new company. For this, they got six perforating presses and 552 dies. After Hancock's death in 1892 the firm declined, being struck off in 1898.
5513	Perforated air letters	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 29	Two 9d imprinted stamps cut out from airletters, each perfinned WHS are shown used on piece with a 3d Wilding stamp, also perfinned WHS, all postmarked London WC 28 Nov 1967 and making up the correct rate for an ordinary air mail letter.
5514	German Bank of London perfin	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Dec 2007, (351), 30	Two different perfins are known used by the German Bank of London - GBL/L (G0590.01M) and G.B.L/L (G0600.01M). It is thought that this is the same die, modifed over the years, and four distinct states are identified and displayed in chronological order.
5515	Security overprints on stamps of Great Britain, Victoria to Elizabeth	Colberg, Dick	GB Correspondence Club Quarterly Newsletter, Oct 1988, (37), 12-14	A simplified and non-illustrated listing of GB commercial overprints, predating the efforts of the British Commercial Overprint Study Circle.
5516	Security overprints on stamps of Great Britain	No author	GB Correspondence Club Quarterly Newsletter, Apr 1989, (39), 22-24	A simplified and non-illustrated listing of GB commercial overprints.
5517	St Kitts-Nevis Perfin	No author	Sixth Sense, Dec 2007, (72), 11	Published by Murray Payne Ltd. A colour illustration of a St. Kitts - Nevis George VI 5/- value with perfin M.D./D applied at a rather odd angle.
5518	Advertising Rings	No author	GB Correspondence Club Quarterly Newsletter, Jan 1990, (42), 21-22	An introduction to the embossed advertising rings added to 19th century postal stationery. Illustrated.
5519	British Stamps Perforated with Firms' Initials	Vallency, F. Hugh	Stamp Collecting, 22 Jul 1933, 40, (17), 425-6; 40, (18), 445-6; 40, (19), 469-70 & 478	A series of three articles providing an introduction to the history of GB perfins, from the very early days of perfin collecting. Includes a simplified list of perfins on the line engraved penny red.
5520	Members comments on previous articles - Newspaper Parcel Stamp Perfins	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 6	Additions to the list of perfins known on the newspaper parcel stamps of various railway companies given in the previous Bulletin (5508).
5521	Perfin postage due	Taylor, Fred	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 6	A 5d postage due label with partial perfin is illustrated.
5522	G. and R. Wills & Co. Ltd. And George Wills & Sons	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 7-11	The story of George Wills & Sons (UK buying agents) and G. R. Wills & Co. Ltd. (Australian warehousemen, importes and manufacturers of textiles) and other parts of the family companies. The former company used four different GW/A perfins on GB stamps, which are illustrated, one on cover addressed to the latter firm, who used GR/W perfins in Adelaide and Perth (also shown). Another firm in the family, George Wills & Co., used perfins GW/A in Adelaide, GW/B in Brisbane, G.W./F in Fremantle and G.W./P in Perth and these are also illustrated. See 5436.
5523	Seen for sale	Walter, Alastair	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 11	An imperforate penny red tied to a piece with a black wafer seal across the top left corner is illustrated. The stamp is cancelled Nottingham.
5524	Perfined British Overprinted Stamps - British Levant & Morocco Agencies	Stanford, Tony	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 12-17	An illustrated listing of postal perfins used at British post offices in Morocco Agencies and Levant. See 5586.
5525	Unpopular issues	Strange, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 18	A few thoughts on perfin use on the 1911-12 Downey head issue. 15% of all GB perfins are known used on these stamps, and many more were used in this period but have not yet been reported on this issue. Two dies are mentioned which occur only on these stamps.
5526	Anyone who has a heart	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 19	Only four GB perfins are known to contain a heart shape - all are illustrated here. The user of two of them was Charles Goodall & Son Ltd., playing card makers in London NW. See 5588.
5527	Sloper Templates	Comper, Terry	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 20-23	A variety of die templates used by J. Sloper & Co. Ltd. are illustrated.
5528	"Boy Scout Association" perfins	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 24-27	A short history of the Boy Scouts Assocation in the UK and the perfins that they used. Also a list of perfins known on the 1957 Scout Jamboree commemorative issue.
5529	Gray, Dunn & Co	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 28	The author has bought a collection of Gray Dunn & Co. perfins, die G.D/&Co.. (G1375.01) with 262 different postmarks from across the UK. The company were bakers and biscuit manufacturers based in Glasgow and eventually became part of Rowntree Macintosh.
5530	Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds Limited	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 29	The perfins of Nettlefold & Co. and Guest, Keen, Nettlefold & Co. - N (N0100.17 & .17a); GK/N (G2990.01M).
5531	Sloper Testimonial - 1894	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 30-33	A transcript of the testament, dated 18 July 1894, signed by 56 satisified customers, who are are listed, together with their perfins, where known.
5532	J. Sloper & Co - Budge Row photos	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Feb 2008, (352), 34-35	Interior and exterior photographs of Slopers' premises at 22 Budge Row, EC4. They were taken sometime between 1914 and 1939.
5533	Graphite lined Wildings with Perfins	Mewhinney, Dick	GB Correspondence Club Quarterly Newsletter, Apr 1990, (43), 26	The author notes that out of over 100,000 perfinned Wilding stamps that he had looked at over 2 years, he found only 13 different perfins on graphite lined stamps, confirming the scarcity of graphite lined stamps with perfin.
5534	The Penton Publishing Canadian Connection	Koning, Steve	BNA Perf., 3rd Quarter 2003, 24, (3), 4-6	The history of US firm Penton Publishing and their Canadian perfin PP/Co (P13).
5535	C46 Various multiple strikes	No author	BNA Perf., 3rd Quarter 2003, 24, (3), 8	28 different multiple strikes of Canadian pattern CNR (C46) are illustrated.
5536	Canada	No author	BNA Perf., 3rd Quarter 2003, 24, (3), 9	Illustration of a preprinted paid US cover from E. F. Houghton & Co. of Philadelphia to Canada, with a perfinned Canadian 2 cent customs duty stamp on the reverse.
5537	Canada	No author	BNA Perf., 3rd Quarter 2003, 24, (3), 10	A 1943 cover from the US to Canada with postage due charge of 3 cents paid with Canadian stamps perfinned OH/MS. The Financial Branch sanctioned the use of official stamps for the payment of postage due by government departments.
5538	Saint Dunstan's College	Lingard, Doug	BNA Perf., 1st Quarter 2004, 25, (1), 2	A Canadian four hole OH/MA perfin is shown used on a printed envelope from Saint Dunstan's College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Is. How the college came to use an OH/MS stamp is unknown.
5539	Lost Shawinigan Water & Power Pin Found?	Sampson, Russell D.	BNA Perf., 1st Quarter 2004, 25, (1), 3	An example of the Candian perfin S in circle (S7) used by the Shawinigan Water & Power company with a complete circle is illustrated. All previously recorded examples had one pin missing from the circle.
5540	Pattern S7 - The Shawinigan Water & Power Co,	Tremblay, Conrad	BNA Perf., 1st Quarter 2005, 26, (1), 1-8	A detailed study of the Canadian S in circle perfin (catalogue number S7) of the Shawinigan Water & Power Co., which is known to exist in three different states due to pin loss and repair.
5541	Newfoundland Victorian Revenues Geometric Snowflake "Cancellation"	No author	BNA Perf., 1st Quarter 2005, 26, (1), 9	Illustrations of large Newfoundland inland revenue stamps with a "snowflake" perfin which may be a form of cancellation. Such items are rare and valuable, fewer than 24 being thought to exist.
5542	Southern Pacific Railroad Co.	Tremblay, Conrad	BNA Perf., Apr 2006, 27, (1), 2-10	A study of the different stamps (US and Canadian) perfinned SP of the Southern Pacific Railroad, including date ranges for broken pin varieties. Copiously illustrated. See 5545.
5543	New pattern	Koning, Steve	BNA Perf., Sep 2007, 28, (1), 1	Five examples of a previously unrecorded Candian perfin RP have been found in a bulk lot. They were used in Brandon man in 1920. All 5 examples are illustrated in colour.
5544	LA	Margetish, Larry	BNA Perf., Sep 2007, 28, (1), 1	A 1979 cover from the Ontario Development company is illustrated (in colour) showing the LA (legislative assembly) perfin in previously unrecorded values of Candian stamps.
5545	SP	Whyte, Ron	BNA Perf., Sep 2007, 28, (1), 2	A scan with comments, adding to the information published in 5542 regarding the SP perfin of Southern Pacific Railroad used on US and Canadian stamps.
5546	Newfoundland 1923-24 pictorial issue	No author	BNA Perf., Sep 2007, 28, (1), 3-4	Colour scans of Newfoundland covers with perfinned stamps of the 1923-24 pictorial issue. All are perfins of Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co.
5547	Perfins through postal stationery items	Barker, John	Postal Stationery Soc. Journal 14, (1), 14-15; 14, (2), 16-17; 14, (3), 5-7; 14, (4), 15-17; 15, (1), 4-7; 15, (2), 11-15; 15, (3), 15-19	An illustrated listing of perfins found on GB postal stationery, classified according to Huggins' postal stationery catalogue and the Perfin Society's catalogue numbers. The information is the same as Rosemary Smith's series of articles in the Perfin Society Bulletin, but presented in a clear tabular form and with additional illustrations of some complete items.
5548+	New Zealand stamps perforated with intials and numbers	Startup, R. M.; Samuel, R.	2nd typescript edition, Dec 1958	An early unillustrated typescript catalogue of New Zealand perfins with some manuscript corrections. pp57 + 3pp of additions by S. R. Bennett.
5549	New security underprint variety	Jeffries, Hugh	GSM, Dec 2006, 37, (7), 98	Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Column. A report of a previously unrecorded Copestake, Moore, Crampton & Co. overprint on the face of a penny plate 103 in an upright position. The only other known example of a Copestake overprint on the face of a stamp is an inverted example from plate 106.
5550	Philas House appeal	No author	Philas News, May 1978, (24).	A list of Australian stamps that have been perfinned with the philatelic perfin PHILAS (Philatelic Association of New South Wales) to raise funds for the Philas House appeal.
5551	(Ahem!) Watch the Holes!	Lesher, Ronald	American Stamp Dealer, Oct 2006, p.34-35	An introduction to perfins on US revenue stamps, illustrated with a variety of perfinned revenues of different shapes and sizes.
5552	Byways	Crookes, V. B.	GB Correspondence Club Chronicle, Jul 1993, (56), 7	A 1953 receipt from Rickmansworth Urban District Council is illustrated. The attached George VI 2d stamp is overprinted RICKMANSWORTH / U.D.C.
5553	Byways	Crookes, V. B.	GB Correspondence Club Chronicle, Apr 1993, (55), 13	An EEB / C commercial overprint on a 2d Machin is shown affixed to an Eastern Electricity invoice from 1969. The C denoted the geographical area.
5554	Philas Perfins	No author	Philas News, Dec 1989, (71), 17	A list (and quantities) of Australian stamps that have been perfinned with the philatelic perfin PHILAS (Philatelic Association of New South Wales) to raise funds for the Philas House appeal from 1975 to 1983. They were only available cancelled on envelopes. In 1988 a postal stationery envelope was perfinned as a souvenir for those attending the Philas Exhibition dinner.
5555	Kansas/Nebraska overprints with perfins	Endicott, Steve	Am. Phil., Mar 2007, 121, (3), 236-239	The overprints Kans. and Nebr. (abbreviations of the state names Kansas and Nebraska) were applied by the post office as a security measure and the stamps were sold to the public as normal. Various perfinned examples are illustrated (in colour) including an out of state cover: Western Union Telegraph Co. in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
5556	KEVII One Penny Varieties	Pusterla, Terry	GB Journal, Jul-Aug 2001, 39, (4), 74-75	An example of the Wattses underprint in red on an Edward VII 1d is illustrated (sadly in black and white). The underprint had previously been recorded in black only. This is also one of five that the author has found with a length of 17.5mm rather than the 18mm recorded in the SG Specialised Catalogue. See 5557, 5558 and 5559 for responses and corrections.
5557	Wattses' Underprints	Dagnall, Harry; Donaldson, Andy	GB Journal, Sep-Oct 2001, 39, (5), 82-83	Responses to 5556, pointing out that the Wattses underprints are in fact already known in brown, blue, green and red as well as black and in both 17.5mm and 18mm forms. The question of how the overprint was produced is also raised.
5558	Wattses Underprints	Phillips, John	GB Journal, Nov-Dec 2001, 39, (6), 117	Following 5556 and 5557, a list of Wattses underprints in the author's own collection, showing a range of dates from 1904 to 1952 and a range of colours and orientations.
5559	Focus on GB - Wattses Underprints	Russell, Harvey J.; Jones, Allan	GB Journal, Jan-Feb 2002, 40, (1), 15-16	Following on from 5556/7/8, further reports of examples of the Wattses underprint, together with some information on the company .
5560	Society displays	Jones, Allan; Donaldson, Andy	GBPS Newsletter, Mar-Apr 2006, (298) , 6-7	Two pages from two different society displays are reproduced. One shows the HOLLOWAY/244 overprints, the other the Wattses underprint.
5561	QV 1s green, SG 72	Keegan, John	GBPS Newsletter, Jan-Feb 2006, (297) , 19	An example of the 1/- value of the first QV surface printed issue overprinted SPECIMEN is illustrated. It is perfinned POE in a box. See 5562 for repsonses.
5562	Perfin on QV 1s green Specimen, SG 72	Walter, Alastair; Allan, Frank; Louis, Karl	GBPS Newsletter, May-Jun 2006, (299) , 10-11	Responses to 5561 on the perfinned QV 1s with SPECIMEN overprint. A block of four with the same overprint and perfin combination is illustrated. The centring of the stamps suggests that the block comes from the same sheet as the single stamp illustrated in 5561.
5563	Security embossing by Novelli & Co.	West, Vincent	GB Journal, Mar-Apr 2004, 42, (2), 29	A list of the values known used with the security embossing of Novelli & Co., Manchester (within an oval). Two examples on the same piece, dated 9 May 1873, are illustrated.
5564	Pattern Post	Johnson, Robert	GB Journal, Jan-Feb 2005, 43, (1), 17	In an otherwise unrelated article, a colour illustration of a cover dated 19 May 1879 from Hayn, Roman & Co. of London with a 2d blue plate perfinned H.R/&Co.
5565	King George V with "Wattses" underprint	Donaldson, Andy	GBPS Newsletter, Mar-Apr 2008, (310) , 6	A vertical pair of the 1929 PUC issue 2 1/2d with Wattses underprints is illustrated. The author is seeking scans of stamps with these underprints.
5566	The Western Pacific Railway Company and W-155	Lesh, William F.	Perf. Bull., Mar 2008, 62, (3), 37-39	The history of the Western Pacific Railway and their perfin WP on US stamps.
5567	Final Changes to be Reported in Printed A&C #2 pages	Callis, Pat	Perf. Bull., Mar 2008, 62, (3), 40-41	See 5395. A list of the final pre-printing changes to the additions and corrections #2 pages for the US illustrated catalogue.
5568	White Pass & Yukon Route	Tremblay, Conrad	Perf. Bull., Mar 2008, 62, (3), 42-46	A well illustrated article on the ocean steamer company White Pass & Yukon Route, users of perfin WP/&/YR - US pattern W171, Canadian pattern W11.
5569	O.K., I Confess	Lyding, John	Perf. Bull., Apr 2008, 62, (4), 49-50	Response to 5426 on numeral perfins. The author admits to creating many of these using a document cancelling machine.
5570	A Japanese Whatizzit	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Apr 2008, 62, (4), 50	A Japanese stamp is illustrated which is perfinned F&/CO, a perfin used in the US by Fleitman & Company. It's use outside the US has not previously been recorded.
5571	Checklists of Rev-Perf Patterns found in Section A of the U.S. Revs-Perfins Catalog	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Apr 2008, 62, (4), 51-64	24 different checklists for various classes of US revenue stamps, consisting simply of a list of perfin catalogue numbers known on each of the different classes of revenue stamp. These lists cover section A of the new revenues catalogue - "Undated, circular hole or punched initials, numbers and/or designs in Federal or State revenue stamps and fiscal documents."
5572	NEW ID! New EKU from the State of Ohio! New EKU to Hamburg, Germany and Europe - All in One Cover!	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Apr 2008, 62, (4), 65	A US perfin cover dated 28 Jun 1908 from the Akron-Selle Co., Akron, OH is illustrated. This is a new identity and also an earliest known use of perfins in Ohio.
5573	Perfin First Day of Use Covers	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., May 2008, 62, (5), 77-79	Thirteen US covers from the author's collection are illustrated, all being perfins used on their first day of use.
5574	The New Catalog of the Perfins of the Netherlands: Additional Lists	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., May 2008, 62, (5), 83-87	Designed to accompany Jan Verhoeven's second edition catalogue of perfins of the Netherlands. Checklists by catalogue number of perfins produced by Michelius and POKO machines, plus a list of partial place names as might be found in postmarks cross references to a list of Dutch places to aid identification of places of use.
5575	Checklist of Section B - Rev-Perf Catalog	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., May 2008, 62, (5), 88-90	A checklist of perfins in section B in the cataogue of US revenue stamps, consisting simply of a list of perfin catalogue numbers. This section of the new revenues catalogue covers "dated, circular hole, perforated cancellation in document transcation stamps." Incomplete, continued in the June 2008 edition - see 5602.
5576	Private perfin on income tax stamp	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 3	Examples of South Australia income tax and duty revenues perfinned G (G.2) and GM/CO/LTD (GMCOLTD.2) respectively are illustrated.
5577	"G/NSW" with misplaced perfs	Elsmore, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 3	A New South Wales stamp duty revenue with official perfin G/NSW is illustrated. The stamp is dramatically misperforated with the vertical perforation running almost down the middle of the stamp. The perfin has been applied to line up with the misplaced perforations rather than the printed stamp image, although the stamp was actually torn from the sheet to give a complete stamp but split perfin.
5578	MCP.2 - Missing pins, another state found	Killeen, Ken	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 3	Update to 5303 on the sequence of pin loss from Australian perfin MCP.2 (McP), used by McPhie & Co. of Toowoomba, Queensland.
5579	Confirmed identity of user of rare Malaysian perfin	Koning, Steve	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 5	An example of the Malayan perfin H&Co./S - only the second example known - is illustrated on a QV Straits Settlements 2c stamp. The company cachet on the stamp confirms the suspected user: Hooglandt & Co. of Singapore.
5580	Unusual "C/OF/A" mint block	Anniny, Nick	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 5	A mint corner block of six George V 1d stamps with control number H16 and perfinned C / OF / A is illustrated. Apparently the block was issued to an Australian soldier in hospital in the UK. The block shows upright perfins in the bottom row of the sheet and mirror images (inverted) in the row above.
5581	French booklet pane with perfins	Taylor, Arthur	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 6	A French booklet pane of ten 50c stamps perfinned L.H is shown. The method of perforating demonstrates that the machine was a single headed die capable of perforating at least five thicknesses of paper. See Perfin Society Bull. 354.07 for a colour illustration of this piece.
5582	J. Nathan & Company	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 7-9	The story of Joseph Nathan, founder of J. Nathan & Co. of GB and New Zealand, users of perfins JN/Co (J5720.01) in the UK and J/NATHAN/& Co. in New Zealand. His firm grew to become the pharmaceutical giant Glaxo.
5583	North Coast Steam Navigation Company Limited	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2008, (81), 10-11	The history of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company Limited, as told in 1909 in the company's own publication "The North Coast guide to the northern coastal and river districts of New South Wales". The firm used a perfin NC/SCo.
5584	Additions to the Revenue catalogue	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 4	A new die (L/C&S) for the GB revenues catalogue.
5585	Perfins Queries / Forgeries	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 5	An obviously forged (and inverted) Board of Education official overprint on an Edward VII stamp with J&R / Ld perfin is illustrated.
5586	Perfinned British Levant & Morocco Agencies	Stanford, Tony; Maybury, Peter; Brandt, Jack	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 5-6	Updates to 5524, the listing of postal perfins used at British post offices in Morocco Agencies and Levant.
5587	Perfin Postage Due	Brandt, J.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 5-7	Another example of a GB postage due stamp perfinned, the time a numeral 2 on a 4d postage due (SGD15).
5588	Anyone who has a heart	Brandt, Jack; Turnbull, Jeff; Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 7	Following item 5526, more information on GB perfins including heart shapes.
5589	John Line & Sons Ltd.	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 7	Following 5510, the author has has carried out a trawl through the Smith's and Kelly's Trade Directories held in the Reading Public Library, and now presents additional information on John Line & Sons.
5590	Newspaper Parcel Stamp Perfins	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 8	An addition to the list of perfins known on the newspaper parcel stamps of various railway companies (5508) - London & North Western Railway 2d Brown with perfin C5240.01 C.N./B. of Newburys Ltd, Birmingham
5591	STILL MORE MODERN PERFINS	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 11	Additions to the lists of modern perfins.
5592	Seen In Auction	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 11	A Finland 10m stamp with perfin “W” sold on ebay for $380 is illustrated. The item attracted a lot of attention with over 41 bids. In Bulletin 339 an article by Eric Keefe dating from 1995 was reprinted which listed only ten perfin dies known in Finnish stamps. In Bulletin 340 Magnus Werner added the perfin “W” to the list. It is known used only on high value stamps of the 1930 definitive series. The user is unknown but it was used in Käkisalmi, now a city of Priozersk, located on the western shore of Lake Ladoga, in what is now Russia.
5593	The inventive Slopers	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 12-13	Joseph Sloper described his occupation as “painter” at the 1841 Census, as “house decorator” in 1851, as “decorator & builder” in 1861, and as “land owner” at the 1871 Census. On his death certificate in 1890, he was described as a “civil engineer”. Details of some of his varied patents are given.
5594	More on the HM/OW perfin	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 14-15	Some background information on the Office of Works official perfins, with descriptions of some known examples.
5595	Additions to perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 16-17	A number of new pieces of information on GB postal stationery with perfins.
5596	Alphabet Reconstruction - Type IIIb “&”.	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 18-19	Examples of GB perfins containing a common ampersand type and other shared characteristics are illustrated. It is thought that these were all produced by one of Sloper's early competitors from around 1872. See 5645.
5597	Gas mantle manufacturers	Hill, Dave	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 20-21	The perfins of gas mantle manufacturers Welsbach Light Co Ltd., Welsbach House, 344 Grays Inn Road London, user of A5570.01 A/U/R, and later FS/&Co/Ld and FS, and their near neighbour, W M Still & Sons Ltd, who used two WMS/&S perfins W5470.01 & .02.
5598	TELEGRAPHIC PERFINS - “What Hath God Wrought?”	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 22-26	Perfin users who were involved in the transmission of telegraphs or the construction of telegraph equipment. Also an illustration of a selection of post office telegraphs stamps with perfins. Finally, a telegraph - perfin connection: Henry Harborow worked for Joseph Sloper from at least 1865. It was he who fitted out the first recorded initialling m/c for postage stamps in 1868. Although his name disappears from the Sloper records in 1873, he is recorded in the 1881 census as a Telegraph Instrument Maker. See 5623 for more on Henry Harborow.
5599	The first perfin collector?	Birch, Brian	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 27-29	Illustration of an 1871 edition of "The Stamp Collector's Magazine" that belonged to Adelaide Lucy Fenton, the first lady philatelist to present a paper to the Royal Philatelic Society London. Stuck to the magazine are a selection of early GB perfins, forming the earliest known collection of perfins.
5600	Bank of New Zealand perfin (B.N.Z.)	Warren, David; Pawson, Barry	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 30	Update to library number 5000, the listing of the BNZ perfins of the Bank of New Zealand.
5601	Abbott Automatic Check Perforator	Brinkman, Jan	Perf. Soc. Bull., Apr 2008, (353), 31	Illustrations of an Abbott Automatic Check Perforator made in the early 1900’s. Abbott was based in Chicago, Illinois around the turn of the 20th century and produced machines for both the US and European markets.
5602	Checklist #B-1 - B-7	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jun 2008, 62, (6), 95-105	7 different checklists for various classes of US revenue stamps, consisting simply of a list of perfin catalogue numbers known on each of the different classes of revenue stamp. These lists cover section B of the new revenues catalogue. (Continued from 5575)
5603	It's in the Bag!	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Bull., Jun 2008, 62, (6), 113	Illustrations of a cloth drawstring bag sent from Japan c.1952 with stamps perfinned DBK and the identity of Daiichi Bussan Kaisha Ltd of Tokyo.
5604	The New Catalog of the Perfins of the Netherlands: Additional Lists	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jun 2008, 62, (6), 114-118	Designed to accompany Jan Verhoeven's second edition catalogue of perfins of the Netherlands. Tables link catalogue numbers in the old catalogue to those in the new edition, list unused numbers in the sequential assigned catalogue numbers and summarise the count of patterns reported.
5605	Cover IDs Pattern User	Cohen, Larry	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2008, 62, (7), 124	A 1924 US cover is illustrated, showing two 2c Harding stamps perfinned FRC (F-174) and printed identity of the Fisk Rubber Company, Cudahy, Wisconsin.
5606	Checklists for Rev-Perf. Catalog Vol.1 Completed (Almost)	Mistretta, Paul	Perf. Bull., Jul-Aug 2008, 62, (7), 125-132	Checklists for sections C to M of the US revenues catalogue.
5607	The 1899 London Alphabetical Commercial Directory (CD)	No author	Stepping Stones	Compact disc (Adobe Acrobat format)
5608	The 1899 London Trade Directory (CD)	No author	Stepping Stones	Compact disc (Adobe Acrobat format)
5609	London 1865 Alphabetical Commercial Directory Part 1: A – K inclusive	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5610	London 1865 Alphabetical Commercial Directory Part 2: L – Z inclusive	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5611	Salter's 1898 Trade Directory for Liverpool	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5612	Salter's Manchester & Salford 1898 Trade Directory	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5613	Hull 1897 Trade Directory	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5614	Kelly's 1897 Resident Directory for the East Riding of Yorkshire	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5615	North & East Riding of Yorkshire 1872 Trade Directory	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5616	North & East Riding of Yorkshire 1897 Trade & Professions Directory	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images - also includes court directory
5617	1897 Street & Trade Directory for North Yorkshire	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5618	York 1897 Trade Directory & Old York Inns	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5619	Scarborough, Filey, Whitby & Surrounding Villages 1902 Trade Directory	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5620	Kelly’s 1919 Directory for Cornwall	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5621	Bristol & Suburban 1896 Alphabetical Name Directory	No author	Stepping Stones	Bitmap images
5622	No title	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 1	A colour illustration of an unused King Edward VII Post Office Telegraph Form dating from May 1912 with perfin GM/&G (G3400.01) known used by Ginner Morton & Goddard (merchants based at Eastcheap, London) throught the embossed 6d stamp.
5623	Feedback on previous articles	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 6	More information on Henry Harborow, an employee of Slopers in the very earliest days of perfins. See 5598.
5624	New private perfin	Brinkman, Jan	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 6	The author has been given permission by the Dutch TNT post to use his own perfin ( a small six pin hexagon with a seventh pin in the centre). As far as he knows it is the first private perfin in Holland. He only uses it only for his own private post.
5625	Army & Navy order card	Millar, Michael	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 8	A colour illustration of a 1904 Army & Navy Co-operative Society export department printed invoice on a postcard. The card itself is not perfinned but because it was going out of the country it required an additional ½d stamp, which was.
5626	Mis-perf 2½d Wilding – W7730.02M	Taylor, Fred	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 9	A colour illustration of a dramatically horizontally misperforated 2½d Wilding perfinned W7730.02M (used by Wiltshire United Dairies) is illustrated used on piece in 1961. This die usually appears on sideways delivery coils with sideways watermark, although it is not certain if that is the case here.
5627	Foreign Bill Perfin	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 11	A new die (H.S.B.) for the GB revenues catalogue.
5628	Additions to perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 12	A number of new pieces of information on GB postal stationery envelopes, cards and wrappers with perfins.
5629	George Houghton's Ensign camera legacy	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 13-16	The story of photographic equipment manufacturers and perfin users Ross Ensign and their perfins. Includes the predecessor companies Ross Ltd, Barnet Ensign Ltd, Elliot and Sons Ltd, Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co, Ensign Snapshot Service, W Butcher & Sons Ltd, Ensign Limited, Houghton's Limited and George Houghton & Son.
5630	Have you heard of Horsehay?	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 17	Some brief details of The Horsehay Co Ltd, Engineers and Ironfounders, Horsehay, Shropshire. They are the suspected users of perfin H Co / Ld (H1590.03).
5631	Colman's of Norwich	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 18-19	The story of Reckitt & Colman (makers of Colman's mustard) and their perfins. Includes the predecessor companies Keen Robinson & Company and J & J Colman.
5632	The Cape Times Perfin	Dennis, B.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 20-21	A listing of South African (and states) stamps known perfinned CLTDT of the Cape Time Ltd. Includes some information on the newspaper and illustrations of two Cape of Good Hope perfin covers.
5633	The Printing & Stamp Perforating Co. Ltd.	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 22-23	Quotes from Post Office archives from 1906 - see file of copies from Post Office Archives, held in the library - concerning The Printing & Stamp Perforating Co. Ltd. run by Frank Braham, one of Slopers' rivals producing perfins. Includes an illustration of their order form. See 5641.
5634	L.N.E.R. HOTEL RECEIPT WITH L.N.E. PERFIN	No author	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 24	Reprinted from Railway Philately June 2007. A 1920 receipt from the London & North Eastern Railway Hotel in Leeds receipted with a 2d stamp perfinned LN/E.
5635	British railway ticket with "perfin"	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 25-26	Two non-postal perforations in travel tickets are illustrated, one being from Thomas Cook, the other a railway ticket of the London and South Western (L.& S.W.R.), French State, Paris Ceinture, Paris Lyon & Mediterranean Railway. See 5663 for further examples.
5636	A new Sloper "IS" monogram!	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 27	A report of a new “IS” monogram (I2260.05m) on a Queen Victoria 3d Plate 20 (wmk spray), dating to c1879 and having a London postmark, was almost certainly used by J. Sloper & Co. This becomes the 5th such monogram, all five being illustrated in the article.
5637	Percy Sloper's performance	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 28	Information from Post Office archives in 1902 and 1905 relating to the inadequate premises provided by J. Sloper & Co. for their sub post office on King William St., London EC. Percy Sloper was sub-postmaster at this time.
5638	G. B. Kent and Sons - Brush Makers	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Jun 2008, (354), 29-30	The history of G. B. Kent & Sons, users of several full name KENT perfins and makers of brushes, including King William IV’s toothbrushes.
5639	Feedback on previous articles - Collectors Cot Fund	Williamson, Barrie	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 7	Follow up to 5323 and 5443. A letter from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, Hackney, London E.1 regarding the stamp collectors' cot fund is illustrated, together with the envelope bearing a 1d stamp perfinned QH/C (Q0270.01) postmarked 1945.
5640	Feedback on previous articles - Railway Newspaper Parcel Stamps	Taylor, Fred; Rowland, Keith	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 8	A response to 5508. The DM perfin of the Daily Mail is reported on 2d and 3d Great Northern Railway Newspaper Parcel stamps and DUNN (D5000.01) is reported on a 4d North Eastern Railway parcels stamp.
5641	Feedback on previous articles - The Printing & Stamp Perforating Co. Ltd.	Mathews, John	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 8	Follow-up to 5633. Directories show Frank Braham Tabernacle Street in 1902 but at The Printing & Stamp Perforating Co. Ltd., 9 South Street, Finsbury in 1908.
5642	Foreign Bill Perfin Update	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 12	Three new dies for the GB revenues catalogue.
5643	Longmores Solicitors & Hertfordshire County Council	Steere, Stephen	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 13	A 1936 postcard from Hertfordshire County Council is illustrated. The halfpenny stamp is perfinned L (L0008.04) of Longmores Solicitors of Hertford. The card is signed Elton Longmore, who was part of the solicitors firm.
5644	A & S Henry & Co Ltd - Manchester	Williamson, Barrie	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 14-15	A 1932 cover with the embossed identity of shipping agents S & C Nordlinger, 18 Lloyd St., Manchester is illustrated. The stamp has the A&S/H perfin of A&S Henry & Co. S & C Nordlinger were shipping agents for A&S Henry & Co. and also used office space in the Henry warehouse in Portland St. A short history of A&S Henry & Co. is also given.
5645	Interesting bits & pieces from the "post bag"	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 16-18	Following on from 5596, newly reported perfins with type IIIb ampersand reveal what the Q and V in this perfin alphabet look like. Also, some details on the Framlingham & District Agricultural Co-operative Society and their FA/CS perfin (F0095.01). Finally, the discovery of a third perfin used by the London & North Eastern Railway - LNE (L4137.01) is shown used in combination with the common LN/E (L4140.02M) on a 1923 receipt.
5646	You need to look closely!	Steere, Stephen	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 19	An example of the wartime provisional perfin UB/C (U0230.04p) with the C reversed is shown, used in 1941. It seems that the U and B were perforated normally but then when the C was perforated later in a second operation, the sheet was fed into the machine upside down. See 5662.
5647	What's in a tin box?	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 20-21	The story of biscuit manufacturers Huntley & Palmers, their successors the Associated Biscuit Manufacturers Ltd. and the biscuit tin manufacturers Huntley, Boorne & Stevens and their perfins.
5648	Additions to perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Aug 2008, (355), 22-26	A long list of new information on GB postal stationery with perfins.
5649	"Red star line" perfin	Brookson, Doug	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2008, (82), 3	A Belgian stamp perfinned RED / STAR / LINE is illustrated. This large perfin covers almost the entire stamp. Brief details of this shipping firm, which ceased trading in 1934, are given.
5650	Patterns A.3, A.4 and A.5 - the enigma solved?	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2008, (82), 4-5	The Australian A perfins used by George Adams, Tattersalls agent in Hobart in 1899-1900 and catalogued as A.3, A.4, A.5 in the author's catalogue of private perfins are shown to be part of the same six headed die. All six varieties are illustrated and dates of use are listed. See 5656.
5651	A useful reference for perfin collectors	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2008, (82), 5	Extracts from the Australian Post Office Guide, number 39 of 1946, including Article 379 "Perforation of Postage Stamps".
5652	T. H. Mate & Company	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2008, (82), 7-9	The history of T. H. Mate & Co., owners of Mate's Emporium in Albury, NSW, Australia from 1850 to 1987 and users of perfin ME (ME.1). A trade card with perfin from 1908 is illustrated.
5653	Another perfin on a railways parcel stamp	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2008, (82), 9	A 6d orange Western Australia government railways stamp with perfin GDM is illustrated, used in 1939.
5654	Australian Official Perfins: an update	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2008, (82), 9	Update to 2743, the catalogue of Australian official perfins.
5655	GB stamps perforated "C/OF/A" - No.1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, England	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jul 2008, (82), 10	Following on from 2165, further details of the First World War hospital for Australian servicemen in England and their use of GB stamps perforated C/OF/A.
5656	Patterns A.3 etc.	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2008, (83), 2	More information on the Australian A perfins used by George Adams. See 5650.
5657	Australian Official Perfins: update 2	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2008, (83), 4	Update to 2743, the catalogue of Australian official perfins.
5658	Rare South Australian issue found with perfin	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2008, (83), 4	An example of the South Australia "Long Tom" 1/- with the value and "postage" inscription in a different colour to the rest of the stamp is illustrated, perfinned with D. & J. Fowler's perfin D&J / F.
5659	Co-operative (later Commonwealth) Wool & Produce Company	Parker, Lindsay	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2008, (83), 5-6	A short history of Co-operative Wool & Produce Company (later Commonwealth Wool & Produce Company) of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and their C perfins (C.1, C.2, C.3).
5660	Perfin on New Zealand railway charges stamp	Elsmore, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2008, (83), 6	An example of a New Zealand 6d railway charges stamp with perfin M/G/M is illustrated. See 5719.
5661	Canadian "OHMS" perfins and overprints	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2008, (83), 7
5662	Feedback on previous articles: You Need to Look Closely	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 7	A clarification of the postal rates relevant to 5646.
5663	Feedback on previous articles: British railway ticket with "perfin"	Maybury, Peter	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 7	Follow up to 5635. Two Thomas Cook non-postal perfins are illustrated.
5664	Nauru perfin	Turnbull, Jeff	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 9	A perfin "BAT" B0240.01M of the British American Tobacco Co Ltd. on a George V 5d stamp overprinted Nauru is illustrated.
5665	Sloper single die publicity perforating machine	Norris, James	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 10-13	Follow up to 4075. The owner of the Sloper publicity perforating machine, used to produce "JS/Co" labels explains how he came to own it. Includes some good illustrations of the machine.
5666	Knight, Frank and Rutley - Auctioneers and Estate Agents	Gault, Roy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 14-16	The history and perfins of Knight, Frank and Rutley’ - Auctioneers, Surveyers, Estate Agents & Valuers.
5667	Modern perfins - Abbreviations	Ransom, D.	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 17	Explanation of the various letterings and abbreviations used in the listings of Modern Perfins.
5668	The Post Office Savings Bank	Merryweather, Brian	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 20-21	A short history of the Post Office Savings Bank and a list of 21 perfins known on the 1961 centenary stamp issue.
5669	How did this cover get to Germany	Roy, Rudy	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 22-23	A 1949 perfin cover with AP (A4460.02b) of the Associated Press of Great Britain, 85 Fleet Street, London EC to a US Army unit in Germany is illustrated.
5670	Additions to perforated postal stationery	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 24-25	A list of additions to the list of GB postal stationery with perfins.
5671	Seen In Auction	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 25	A Sudan 1914 10pi Arab Postman, "AS" (Army Service) Perfin is illustrated.
5672	Perfinned British Levant overprinted stamps	Stanford, Tony	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 26-27	Some new discoveries in British Levant perfins are illustrated.
5673	Albert Luff – Perforator	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 28	Some details of Albert Luff, of 26 Ivy Lane, EC and 13 Paternoster Row, EC who offered a perforator service from 1895 to at least 1906.
5674	New South Wales perfin	Smith, Rosemary	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 29	A pair of perfinned £1 New South Wales stamp duty stamps is shown. The perfin is MM.5 in the Australian private Perfin catalogue. It was used by the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company Limited, 120 Pitt Street, Sydney.
5675	J. Sloper & Co – Requisition form	Harp, Maurice	Perf. Soc. Bull., Oct 2008, (356), 30	A Sloper requisition form for perfinned and overprinted stamps is shown, thought to date from the period 1959 – 1965.
5676	One new & One Variant ID	Sitt, Blair	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2008, 62, (8), 138	Proving covers for US perfins S58 (Sanger Bros, Dallas, Texas) and T19 (Tuscarora Fertilizer Co., Stahlman Building, Nashville, Tennessee) dated 1917 and 1912 respectively, are illustrated.
5677	Defense Issue Checklist	Stunzi, Francis	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2008, 62, (8), 148-150	The first part of a checklist of perfins on the US National Defense issue of 1940 (Scott Nos. 899-901). See 5682 for the second part and 5703 for an update.
5678	B143 found in a New York City Precancel	Sitch, Terry W.	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2008, 62, (8), 153	A previously unrecorded perfin and precancel combination is illustrated – BJ/Co (B143) with New York precancel.
5679	The Northern Electric Railway Co. and the Sacramento Northern Railroad Co. (N-73)	Lesh, Bill	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2008, 62, (8), 161-2	A brief history of the Northern Electric Railway Co., users of US perfin NER (N73) and its successors.
5680	FDOU Updates	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2008, 62, (8), 163-5	First day covers of various personal perfins on US stamps are illustrated.
5681	New user of pattern L22	Swenson, Stellan	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2008, 62, (8), 165	The US perfin L22, identified with the De Laval Separator Company, is shown used with a new identity of Viking Separator Corporation, 15 Church St., New York. See 5685.
5682	National Defense Issue Census – Continued	Stunzi, Francis	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2008, 62, (9), 178-183	Concluding item 5677.
5683	A Most Modern Perfin	Murrin, Bob	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2008, 62, (9), 184	The history of Hideaki Nakano's personal perfin H.N used in Japan from 1960 to 1962 then in the US.
5684	New Rankings Proposed for Swedish Perfins	Moore, Jerry D.	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2008, 62, (9), 185	A list of changes to the rarity rankings of Swedish perfins.
5685	De Laval Separator – Viking Revisited	Padwee, Michael	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2008, 62, (9), 186	Further information on US perfin users De Laval and Viking Separaotr Corp. See 5681.
5686	The Perfins of Venezuela	Brunell, Bruce	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2009, 63, (1), 5-6	An illustrated listing of perfins found on the stamps of Venezuela.
5687	New Perfin from Florida	Lyding, John	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2009, 63, (1), 9	The new perfin FP used on US stamps by Jerry Hejduk since 29 July 2008 is illustrated on a Florida Precancel Club cover.
5688	First Day of Issue Perfin	Baker, Brad	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2009, 63, (1), 13	A US FDC for the 1978 George M. Cohen with the appropriate perfinned with pattern A238P, the personal perfin of Albert E. Spencer, is illustrated.
5689	A Very Interesting Perfin at Auction	Reuger, Chris	Perf. Bull., Jan-Feb 2009, 63, (1), 20	A block of 9 US 1917 2c rose stamps perfinned MP/Co (M205) is illustrated. Two stamps are the 5c rose error of value. See 5695
5690	Prize Winning Perfins Exhibit	Munzberger, V.	Perf. Bull., Mar-Apr 2009, 63, (2), 25-30	Part of an exhibit that won a medal at the Praga 2008 exhibition is illustrated, on the subject of “Perfins of Austrian Levant”.
5691	100 Years Later – Perfins in the Abraham Lincoln 1909 Issue	Rueger, Christian	Perf. Bull., Mar-Apr 2009, 63, (2), 32-35	A list of US perfins known used in the 1909 Abraham Lincoln issue, plus a few illustrations of such perfins on cover.
5692	A Perfin from Armenia	Lesh, Bill	Perf. Bull., Mar-Apr 2009, 63, (2), 38	An example of a Russian revenue cancellation perfin used on an Armenian stamp of 1920.
5693	The Perfins of Uruguay	Brunell, Bruce	Perf. Bull., May-Jun 2009, 63, (3), 55-57	An illustrated listing of perfins found on the stamps of Uruguay.
5694	Canada #249 Questions and Answers (maybe)	Munro-Cape, John	Perf. Bull., May-Jun 2009, 63, (3), 58-61	A look at the perfins to be found on the Canada 1c war issue (Scott No. 249).
5695	Fascinating and Unusual United States Perfins	Endicott, Steve	Perf. Bull., May-Jun 2009, 63, (3), 65	Examples of the 5c rose error of value for 2c in the US 1917 issue are illustrated.
5696	Some Interesting Double Punches	Oleksyn, Allan	Perf. Bull., May-Jun 2009, 63, (3), 67	Two examples of two different perfins on the same US stamp are illustrated. D130 of Du Pont and N129A of Northern Pacific Railway on one, J144 of Johnson Smith & Co and S287.5 of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway on the other.
5697	America Aids French Orphans and The User for Pattern N17 is Identified	Garrity, Bob	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2009, 63, (5), 105	A World War I era US return envelope with perfin NA/FH (N17) is illustrated. The contents identify it with the National Association of French Heroes.
5698	British Bechuanaland	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2009, 63, (5), 107	A GB Jubilee halfpenny orange with British Bechuanaland overprint and perfin S (S0010.37) is illustrated. See 5706 and 5707.
5699	Fraudulent Levant Perfins?	Schwerdt, Bob	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2009, 63, (5), 108	Examples of GB perfins with forged Levant overprints are illustrated.
5700	Perfins on Imperforate Stamps	Endicott, Steve	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2009, 63, (5), 111	Eight examples of imperforate US stamps with perfin are shown. See 5709.
5701	User of Pattern S171.5 identified	Gault, Paul H.	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2009, 63, (5), 112	A US postcard dated 29 Dec 1908 with the identity of S. Langdorf & Co., New York with 1c stamp perfinned SL/Co (S171.5) is illustrated.
5702	The Perfins of Mexico	Brunell, Bruce	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2009, 63, (5), 114-120	An illustrated listing of perfins found on the stamps of Mexico. See 5702 for part 2.
5703	Defense Issue Checklist Update	Stunzi, Francis	Perf. Bull., Sep-Oct 2009, 63, (5), 122-124	First part of an updated checklist of perfins on the US 1940 National Defense issue. See 5712.
5704	Black Harding Cover Helps To Identify Pattern T97A	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 131	A US return cover for The State Bank, Grand St. New York with Black Harding 2c stamp perfinned TSB (T97A) is illustrated.
5705	Schermacks, Perfins and Guide Lines	Endicott, Steve	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 134-5	A look at the production methods of the Schermack coils of US stamps, including guide lines.
5706	British Bechuanaland Update	Smith, Dave	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 135	Update to 5698. Another GB perfin with bogus British Bechunaland overprint is recorded. See 5707.
5707	Bogus Overprints on Great Britain Perfins	Stanford, Tony	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 136	Following on from 5706, more examples of bogus overprints on GB perfinned stamps.
5708	The Perfins of Mexico – Part 2	Brunell, Bruce	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 139-142	Mexican perfins categorised as officials, punches or specimens are listed. See 5702 for part 1.
5709	A Correction & An Addition	Endicott, Steve	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 144	Correction to 5700, plus another example of an imperforate US stamp perfinned.
5710	Perfins on Kansas / Nebraska Overprint Issues	Endicott, Steve	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 144-147	A well illustrated piece on perfins in the US Kansas and Nebraska overprint issues.
5711	Block of 11 – C152.4 (deleted) and C154	Szymanski, Robert	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 149	A block of 11 US stamps perfinned CHM/Co (C154) shows one of the dies in the mulitheaded perforator completely missing the Co part of the perfin.
5712	Defense Issue Checklist Update – Continued	Stunzi, Francis	Perf. Bull., Nov-Dec 2009, 63, (6), 149-153	Second part of an updated checklist of perfins on the US 1940 National Defense issue. See 5703 for the first part.
5713	OS/NSW type B on Kangaroos	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2009, (84), 4	Several examples of Australian Kangaroo stamps from the 3rd watermark issue have recently been reported with OS/NSW type B perfins. They are regarded as suspect. Two are illustrated.
5714	VG earliest usage	Small, Keith	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2009, (84), 5	A new earliest known date for the use of the Australian VG perfin has been set by a George V 2d dated 5 Apr 1933, illustrated here.
5715	The “NZ” perfins	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2009, (84), 5-8	An illustrated listing of GB stamps perfinned NZ by various New Zealand government organisations in the UK, with useful background information. See 5720 for an update.
5716	Education Department envelopes	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2009, (84), 8	An unused Australian Geoge V postal stationery envelope perfinned OS/NSW is illustrated.
5717	Perfinned Customs Duty stamps auctioned	Amiet, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2009, (84), 9	A complete sheet of farthing Australian customs duty stamps and other multiples of 3d and 1/- values are illustrated, all perforated SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS / LIMITED.
5718	Perfin on private postcard	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2009, (84), 10-11	An 1898 postcard from Arthur Cocks & Co., Wholesale Opticians, 5 Wynyard Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia is illustrated. The attached stamp is perfinned Ac/&Co (AC&CO.1) and this is the earliest recorded use. Details of the firm are given.
5719	Perfin on New Zealand railway charges stamp	Walter, Alastair	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Jan 2009, (84), 11	Follow-up to 5660. 2/- and 2/6 values of the New Zealand railway charges stamps are reported perfinned.
5720	THE NZ PERFINS: an update	Pawson, Barry; Waite, Harold	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2009, (85), 3-4	An update to 5715, the listing of GB stamps perfinned NZ.
5721	Another “Brierley & Brierley” cover	Saxby, Mark	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2009, (85), 5	A 1912 cover confirms the identity of Australian perfin B&B (B&B.1) as Brierey & Brierley, 10 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW.
5722	Finney, Isles and Company	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2009, (85), 8-9	A brief history of Finney, Isles & Co. of Brisbane, Queensland.
5723	Swan River Stamp Show Supporters Club	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2009, (85), 10	An example of a souvenir cover from the 2008 Swan River Stamp Show in Crawley, Western Australia is shown. The 55c stamp is perfinned W (swan) A.
5724	OS/NSW type A – earlier date	Hermsen, Frank	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2009, (85), 10	A letter card setting a new earliest known date for the “type A” New South Wales official perfin OS/NSW is shown, dated 28 Nov 1902.
5725	Another “Sloper”, but not a perforator of stamps	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Apr 2009, (85), 11	Details of a Frederick E. Sloper, chemist, in Sydney, Australia. There is no indication of a connection with the Slopers of stamp perforating fame.
5726	Canada postal stationery wrapper with perfin	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2009, (87), 3	A Canada George VI 1c postal stationery wrapper is illustrated. It is perfinned with a strike from a multiheaded OH/MS die, with 5 dies across the width of the wrapper.
5727	Late use of “VG” perfinned stamps	Tyson, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2009, (87), 4-5	An Australian cover from April 2009 is reported (but not illustrated) with VG perfins on 6 of the $2 stamps issued in 1981. The VG perforator was last used in 1989 but small stocks have come to light in recent years. The envelope was sent by the Victorian Registration and Qualification Authority.
5728	Suspect patterns of OSNSW type C	Coath, David; Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2009, (87), 5-6	Three different OS/NSW dies which appear to be forgeries are illustrated.
5729	Tasmanian “OSPO” perfin cover – interesting eBay bidding	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2009, (87), 6	An Australian George VI cover with perfin T of Tasmania which provoked strong bidding on eBay is illustrated.
5730	Colombia Postal Stationery Envelope with “SPECIMEN” perfin	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2009, (87), 7-8	A Colombian 10 centavos postal stationery envelope with large perforation SPECIMEN / WATERLOW & SONS / LIMITED is illustrated.
5731	GR.2 – a multiheaded die	Mathews, John	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2009, (87), 8	A mint block of 15 New South Wales stamps perfinned GR is illustrated.
5732	Australian Official Perfins: update	Andersen, David	South Pacific Perf. Bull. Oct 2009, (87), 10	Update to 2743, the catalogue of Australian official perfins.
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