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imperforate

[im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt] / ɪmˈpɜr fər ɪt, -fəˌreɪt /








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We illustrate a pair of the 2 cent imperforate on a registered cover mailed at Como, Quebec, on March 20, 1905.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

In a young condition they are tubular, but not folded; and often, according to Prof. Macgillivray, either one or both are at first imperforate.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

There are a good many specimens of these stamps imperforate, and they were on sale at a Canadian Post Office.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

The reprinted three cents has the outer top and bottom lines of the original imperforate stamp.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

Attempts are, however, made to palm off trimmed reprints as imperforate specimens.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr




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