imperforate
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The reprinted "Eagle" Carrier's stamp was first sent out perforated 12, the original was, of course, imperforate, and the stamps upon the sheet were separated by colored lines.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
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
The inverse ratio of seven to one for a catalog value would make the perforated stamp list $42 with the imperforate at $6.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong
Another, weighing 200 grams on February 3, 1952, still was imperforate, but by February 27 she was perforate and appeared to be in oestrus.
From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.
The 2nd or 1851 issue, as it is called in the circular, actually consisted of two series, the imperforate and perforate.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
