Saturday 26 May 2012

GB Victorian Perfin - Can You Help?

I recently came across these two GB SG71 ½d vermilions, which were obviously a separated pair.


They are perfinned with the word "INVENTION" in an arc similar to the perforated Specimens. 

Can anyone assist with identification of this perfin? Was it a test (if so, they were postally used), or was there a business with this unusual name?

The GB Perfin Society website hasn't shed any light on this one, so any help would be greatly appreciated!






2 comments:

  1. What a fantastic looking Perfin ! :-)

    This is a postally used Telegraph Puncture, or Perfin (? I always get those terms mixed up)
    A bit of info: curved perfin INVENTION from Patent Agents G.F. Redfern & Co. of London, whose telegraphic address was INVENTION.1885-1895.
    Mentioned in this document
    http://www.angelfire.com/pr/perfinsoc/articals/2008_04/telegraphic.pdf

    cheers,
    Skippy
    www.thegomc.com

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  2. Skippy, you're a champion, and clearly your Googling skills are far better than mine! Another mystery solved

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