VOL. 1

PERFINS

l , PR I L , 1945 No . I .

ED IT OR AND Pun, ISH ER:-H ALLOC K CflPW, OTS ELI C , N. Y.

HE RE WE fi RE \'1 1TH THE FIRST I SSUE OF PERFI lIS , ANOTH ER ROST ER, AND /I flE 1H OD

OF C/lT /lL OGI t-Xl WHICH WE SH/IL L USE AND MI, KE {,N Y CORRECT I ONS OR ADDI TIONS /IS WE GO

toL ON:; o ADS H/IVE DEEN EST/,GLl SH ED AT lit PER WOR D; SWAP /IDS OF MEM i':ERS AT 25 WORDS

FOR 101t . TH E REGUL ARITY OF THI S PAPER WILL DEP END UPON M.\ TTER S ENT IN OY MEMCERS.

-," LL YOUR QUESTI ONS W I L L DE ANSWERED HERE; TO SAV E T I ME AND i" OST AGE M oD SO TH AT tLL

I NFORMHI ON MAY SE A VA I LII3L E T O ,"LL . To ST.\RT WI T H , I WILL PUOL I SH SOME OF THE

CIITALOG I N E" CH ISSUE OF TH E PIIP ER, SO TH,' ,T CORRECT I ONS t.ND ADD I T I ONS C/IN DE MADE.

WHENEVER POSS I Q E , USE POO TIIL TO SEND IN C OR RECT I ONS . WI LL THEN PRI NT I T ON

5-1/2 OR 8-1 /2 SHEETS UNLESS f.NOT HER SI ZE I S PR EFERRED. I VI I SH T O THANK EDMUND

KL IM PKE FOR DOING THI S I S SUE .

PERF I NS FOR SAL E 200 D IFFERENT $2. 001000 DI F FERENT $10. 00; 100 DI F FERENTDESI GNS $2. 00 . WARREN T I'lAVEL L , 1079D, SIIN BERNARDINO , CALIF .

f.\R,\ B I AN NIGHlS PACKET CONTAt NI NG 15DI FF ERENT NE:.R EAST A ND ORI ENT ONL Y 5¢TO THOSE REQUES n NO AP PROV,\LS . W. A.HARRIE R, 6 14P lI i\COL N ST . , T OPEKII, KANS .

AM I NTEREST ED I N A RT PHOTO GRAPHY ANDFLAG ·STAMPS. HAVE NUMEROUS I TEMS TO

SWAP. #ARD E . WI L L I AMS, 1!c31 ST. JOHN

ST . , LAKE CH.~ RL ES , L A.

PERF INS - B OUGHT - SOLD - E XCHANGED ­

A. A. H YDE, Box 128 , BONHAM TEXAS .

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THE QUEST I ON HAS " R IS EN /IS T O /I FA I " PRI C E FOR PE RF INS . T R/IVEL L' S AD 1& TH IS

I S SUE I S VERY GOOD FOR WHAT H E I S S EL L I NG, liS I UNDERSTAND HI S ARE I\l.L GOOD /lND

ALL 0 1 FFERENT AND TH ,n R EQUIRE S A L OT OF TIME . H OWEVER, WHEN OU YI NG FROM AN

_,W ERAGE COLLECTOR WHO I S SELL I N:; INITI ALED STAMPS THAT HE PI CK ED FROM HIS DUP L I -

CATE S 10¢ PER 100 I S PLENT Y, AS ALL I GOT T H I S WAY RU N HEAVY TO TORN AND DESI GNS

1H .\T RUN OFF 1H E S T/IMP . ·T HE ,WERilGE LOT HAS SHOW ED A20 UT 10 0 1 FFERENT COLLE CT AU-E

I T EM S OUT O F EACH 100. FOR ENT IR E ENVEL OPES THE PRI CE WI LL RUN FROM 25¢ TO 50¢

PER 100 , DEPE NDI NG ON V,H O YOU OUY FROM.

WIINT S TAMPS 1H ,\T SHOW ENTI RE T OWN MARK ON II S I NG LE STAMP. M', CH I NE CANCELS

ONLY . WI L L T R.\DE OR OU Y. HfoL LOC K C.\RD, OTS ELIC , N. Y.

A DIT OF HI STOR Y SUPPL I ED DY W.\RREN TRfNELL :

AFTER MlX:H INSISTANCE ON THE PAR T OF DUSI NESS OR G,~N I Z AT IO NS , ON M,w 8,1 908,

( FORTY YEARS ,\FT ER ENGLA ND) THE POSTM.\ ST ER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STf.T ES I S SUE D

,\ RU LI NG PERMI T T I NG , Fo r. I DENT I FI C.\T1 ON PURPOSES Ol'L Y CUT m T F OR .\DVERT I SI ~ ,

USE OF PUNCH ED OR PERFOR,\T ED LETTERS , NUMERALS , OR OTH ER /4\RKS I N UN ITED STAT E S

POST AGE AND SPECI .\ L DELI VER Y STI,MI'S . TH E P ERFOR,\T10NS MI GHT m T E XCEED ONE- TH I RT Y-

SECOND OF AN I NCH I N D IM~ETER AND T HE WHOLE I DE NTI FYI NG SPACE NOT TO E XCEED ONE-

H .~LF I NCH SQUARE. EXTE NSI ON OF PER MI SS IO N T O I NCL UDE AIRMAI LS WAS GRIINTED L ATER.

THE C.\N AD lt.N POSTAL DEPT t,RTMENT AP i'AR ENT L Y HAS SIM I L,\R REGULf,T I ONS , AS THEIR

PERFINS r.r;E MUCH LI KE T HOSE OF THE UNITED STt.T ES CUT MANY FOREI GN COUNT RI ES M E

tJ"T so ST RIC T AND THE FREEDO M OF OPPORTUN I T Y OF T EN RESU L TS I N LMGE SPR EArr-EAGL E

DES I GNS , SOME .OF WHI CH ARE QUI TE ORNAT E.

THE FOLLOWING S UGJ E CTS WI LL SE COVE RED I N FUTU RE I $SUES , SO SEND ANY I NFORMATI ON

YOU MAY H.WE ON f, NY OF TH EM, AL L LETT ERS OF INTEOlEST T O OTH ERS WI LL B E PUBLI SHED

WHETHER I ;,GR EE WI T H T HJ': M 011 m T . T HI S IS YOUR P/,PER I\ND EVERY MEMDER W , Y EXPRESS

H I S OWN I DE AS . THE I DE;. DEH IND TH I S PUCL I Cf,T I ON I S T O ?r1ESENT AN Y AND .\LL I NFOi1MA-

T1 0 N AND IDEAS CONC ERNING PERF I NS. I T IS MY HOPE TH t,T SOf,£ DAY I T Cf..tJ AL L DE

' 1'£1 1 NTED I N A SMALL HAND OO OK AND SOLD F OR A SMALL SUM TO I\ NYONE WHO WISHES IT.

THERE t, RE M,\N Y V.HO DO NO T COLLEC T PERF I NS WHO WOULD WECO ME SUCH A DOOKLET .

I . H I ST ORY M JD DEVELOPMENT OF PERF! NS.

2. REGUU.T IONS COVER I ~ PEil FINS .

3 . VARI ET I s s OF PEn Fi NS ,\ ND PROT ECT IVE MEt.SURES .

4 . How T O COL LECT PERFINS , I S SUES OR DESIGNS .

5. /lOUNTI NG CF PEr, FI NS

,G. C.\T.\L OGI NG .

FROM L ETT ERS ,\LREAD Y RECEI V ED, IT I S EVI DENT TH f,T 4 !.NO 5 WI L L PROV I DE THE MOS T

Mt.T ERI AL . NEXl: MO NTH A LI ST OF 62 FORE IGN CC UNTRI ES WH I CH liRE REPRESENT ED I I.'

T n fN EL L ' s COLLECTI ON . THERE CO ULD DE MORE l

PERFINS MEMCERSH lp L I ST

PHI L WlIIY , 1358 N. I'IESTERN.k VE. , CHI C."GO, ILL .

CHARLES V . METZ S , 211 5 CUMMINGS ST . , WI L L I ~MSpO RT , PA .

GEORGE H. WETTACH , 20 UNI ON SQUARE, NEW YORK 3 , N. Y .COVERS OF ALL KI NO S, VENEZUELA G. N. PERFI NS ON COVER .

MISS AL~NNA SCHENKOCKY, 8 10 W. 7TH, T OPE KA, KANSAS

WARR EN T RAVEL L , 10790 ST . , SAN BERNARDI NO , CALIF .

GEORGE I . ROSE, R . O. I, MANSFIELD CENTER, CONN.

A. A. H YDE, Box 128 , BONHAM T EX.

MISS FLORA CL.\RK , 11/,8 - 24TH ST . , DES MO l NES, I I , I OWA

MRS. M. R. GILLAS I'EY, ' 3 2 1 N. CL EVELAND , HUTCHI NSON, KANS.WI LL EXCH ANGE OR SELL .

H. A. WARR ELL , 600 W. 196TH ST. , NEW YORK 34, N . Y .

I . H~LLOC K CARD, OTSEL I C, N . Y .

'NARD E . WI LL I AMS , i431 ST . JOHN ST . , L AKE CHARLES, L A .r-2 .

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MRS. L OUI S ATWATER , 1421 KOSSUTH ST . , BRI DCEpORT 8 , CONN.COLLECTS ONL Y ENTI RE ENVEL OPES WI T H STMl pS .

VON J . ~'c PHERS ON , 160 MYRTL E ST" CU >REMONT , N. Y .

J OHN VI . 0 01'1 , CL i\R EMONT , N. H .

WI LLI .\M'N . WYL I E , RASB.\CH HOTEL, 1 I16 \'1YANDOTTE ST . , K.\ISAS CITY, 6 Mo .

FRANK G.\ITHER , 265 OIMlOND ST . , FRESNO 3 , CAL I F . ENTIRE COVER ONL Y.

WI LLIA M T. MO O;1E, ~lI tt W. 7 1s T ST . , L os A NGELES t.4, CALIF.

DR. S . G. KEL LER, 2329 S . KNl l CKI W JI CAVE . , MI LWAUKEE, IVI S.

K . F . OLSON, 83 5 N. CASS ST . , MI L WAUKEE 2, ui» ,

DR. W. R. KER N, 71'tl RUNDELL ST. , IOWA ST ' J IO WA

EDMUND IV. KL I MI'K E, 1103 WESTGATE, OAK PARK , I LL .

MiSS L ILLI AN JENSEN, SCH ALL ER, I OWA

p. B. BASS , 4 55 W. STAT E ST . , TR ENTON, N. J .

DAVI D C. GUHL , 402 E . CEDAR AVE. , CONNELLSVILLE , PA .

FRANK K . YOUNG, 843 L AUREL ST . h LA ME D.\, C.\ L I F .MRS. MINN IE T ROTT , 1,37 - 55TH ST " WEST NEW YORK, N. J .DR. E. J . LE I GHT ON, 17 CADwrL L ADER DR., TR ENTON, N. J .

PERFI i~S

MoD I F I ED Dow SYSTEM PUNCH ED IN I T I~L CL ASSI FC ATI ON CODE

I . SI NGLE LETT Er-S

2. H Hon I ZONT /\L - ARHANGED I N ONE HORJ ZONTAL L I NE

3. 2-i Hom ZONTIII - AR R"~G ED IN T \\O HOR I ZONTAL L I NES

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4 . 3H HOR I ZONTIL - ARR ANGED TH RE E HORI ZONTtL LI ES

5. V VEr.T IC ~L - ARRANGED VERT/CALL Y

6. D DIAGONAL - ARR ANGED DIAGONAL L Y DOWNWARD F ROM LEFT T O R t GH T.--,~

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7. Du DI AGONAL UP - ;:'RR:\NGED DIAGONAL L Y UPWAR D F ROM L EF T TO RI GHT .

8 . A AR C - A RRANGED I N S EMI C I RCULAR MANNER ALL VERT ICAL TO SAME POI NT

9. 2A A RC - S AME AS NEXT AOO VE OUT H iW l NG T WO L I NES .

· 10. F FANCY - F.\NCY OR S CR / PT LE TT ERS

I I . UL UPPER tN 0 L OWER C ,1,SE LETTERS

12. Co CONDE NSED - SOME LETTERS F G ~ I NG A PFl l flC l PL E PA RT OF OTH ERS.

13. Ov OVERLAPP I NG - A L ET TER CROSSES A I\DT HER L ETTER OUT lOT A MONOGRAM

14. E x E xo GRr,M - KE Y ··L ETT ER OUT S I DE o. E OR 'ORE LETT ERS

15. Hy HYPERGFll1, M - A r. RA NGED WITH MI DO LE LE TTER HI GHER .

16. M MONGRAM - Sn n CT L Y A MONOGr,,'M

[7. EN END OG R,~ - L ETT ERS I NS ID E AN ORNAMENT AL DO RD E~

18. LD LE TT ER AND DES I GN - LETT Ens WITH EXT RA PERForVH I NG OR DESIGN .--- - -OT AN EN DOGRA M.

19 . DE DESI GN - N~ L ETT ERI NG OR NUMERAL S .

20 . N NUMERAL - A NY DESI GN HAVI ~~ A NUMERAL

21 . Sc SCHERMARCK

22. MI SC. MI SCELL ,\ NEOUS - NOT OT HERWI S E CL ASSl f I Eq .

NOTE : IF ;1, DES I GN FALLS I NTO MORE TH AN ONE C L ASS , I TIS GROUPED I N F l RSTL IST ED C!:lASS OF CODE •

. T HE HE] GHT I S SHOWN 8 Y THE NUMOERS AFTER THE .CL ASS .

PI CO/2r177/ 53 PAPEC ;\ CHI IE COMPA\) Y, S PR I NGF I EL D, OH I O

F I RST TH E LETTERS AS ON THE ST NA PS , 2H MEANS 2 HOR IZONTAL L I NES.

F I RST LETTE~ IS ~ MI LLI MET ERS HIGH , SO I S SE COND.

FI ~ST L ETT ER OF SECON D L I NE I S 5 MM HIG H, SECOND IS 3 MM.

PER F %.N S

Chronicle of the Perf ins ClubVol . 1 June .· 1945Editor and Publisher - Hallock Card, otselic, . N. Y.

No. 2

Her e are a f e supplementary notes to the code:a. All letters are capitals without .en cl i t i cs unles otherw18enot~d• .b. (anc) denotes t he preceding letter~ haB encl i t i cs .c. (lc) denotas that "pre cedingl,let~er is lQwer case.d. types of "&'iare:·",l. 2'. 3. 4. 5~'

Application re with thil ·i s sue. send .them to friends.

Presidentts;:'Ldter to Member s '

Greetingsl ' & have new completed ·the ori-zation of our ParJin" Club and pat t t .

on a wor1l'ing buis. . e even have ··per i odi ca l of :our own., wherein

voice" Uie1r opinion and 'spr ead "i nf ormat i on relating ·t o GUrhob~y. " .~.'

In order that Perline, both club and periodical~ may·be suce ful,

aU m mbera should take an active part,. obtaining new member for the Club

ad atCd1ns ·i nt er "st i n ' l et t er s'-and dat .to '.t he .pe r i odi cal . ..,

The f lrs~ i us of Perfiu &av 5. eOlapr hansive rstem ,t e l' llI"~!iI~ttc~tien

r1:ed out by ene of "-our m81I1bar # John Zlow, • . and ~th th11 as a b.i. ,

tt 1e '~ropt)sed that-a check list shall be ·g1ven .. in ·.our ParfiJ1S _in 1n8tallm~ I ;~ ..~ ~ ~.

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a sp ce 1s availab~ • 'Thi present issu .ha s liat oL 'f or i agn countries whar o_,

pertin. are used. If you kno of anyadd1tional oountry~- pleas e noti fy Hallock

Card or 't la writer" so that the list .may be complete as . possibl&.War r en Travall.Pres•

./S..Jt..JW J1 .!l.!1JL JLJt..Jl..JLJLl1.JJ..!UL!LJUL!1l1..JLJLi1..J!1J.M-'tJt1J.1J.JUULJl.!J.Il..!L!LI!Jl.JLJLJL11.lL1/..JJ.JtJ1HH4HJ=If=fF/Jdj uHC#111 eo #.JJ..JIJ1 JLJ1Jl';iif1T. 7T' it'711t". ":rlT";T-:F'1i'::"1Jtf7T.t¥ II 7 J-;; ;' '':;":; ., -.i ",4"7 .r:;:;··.r:i-:; :;'T-:r ;rrr7lt1f1fJ(lr;nr7nr~ ~7r D 1nt1T 711tif

Pertin" cf r sale or trade. ill buy large ac cumulations.,Trave , 1079 D, San Bernardino, Cali!•

.-- If:;. r t d t ' $ - J ' • , " t i tr. . -",.- ".No gifts or premiums• . Just 'fi ne :U. S. and British "col oni es pnced to eavQ.1cu .money. aehrenc8s please. Paul Rwe, Sidney. N. Y. . ' -~~4Jfr#!F.'HH1:!,'1}:fk'g:{}fM ~~H~J4f-fifflH1H4Hi1RMHf"'HHHHHJ:*#.cfi'HUH};'Wf** _--- ..

!his 18 my U t ttempt ~t using a mimeograph o "please be pati nt. I t'eg

thai the c talog ~nt1~ned by Travell 18 not ready at this time as I wi h ti

ha !1; p~t d 0 that the type maybe saved for future usa. Addition or

.. IIIIII'PBet1oZl Y b nt on & ~stal ca d. 'lh8 Editor•

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(All, of above are In the collectionof Warren Travell.)

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'Oran ge River ColonyPeru

~: ~hilipRlne IslandsPolandPortugal

" , . ROmania , I, QueenslandSiam

s : south Austra.liaBpaln , _ ,_Strait Settlements

'Sulla riSwedenSwitzerlandTunis '. •TurkeyUnion . of South Afric,a

. VenezUela - -VlctOliaWestern AustraliaWurttemburg

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EgyptFinlandFrance - ~

GermanyGreat Britlan'GreeceHong KOng ." r

HungaryIndia . 'Indo-China ,Irish Free StateItalyJamaicaJapanJugoslaviaLuxembourgMauritius .Mexico' -,NatalNetherlandsNewfoundlandNew South WalesNew ZealandNorway ~

Foriegn Countries Using Perflns

AlgeriaArgentinaAustralia -AustriaBavariaBelgiumBosniaBrazilBulgariaCanadaCanal ZoneCape ot Good .HopeCeylonChileChinaColumbiaCosta RieaCuba ,Czechoslavakia­DenmarkDutch IndiesEcuador

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We need more , material for thispaper. Methods ot mounting are inparticular demand. One article onhand for next issue.

I want commemorative and 'Phcprecancels. Hallock Card; Otselic,New York. ' .

Warren -Travell has advanced thefollowing method of rating Perflnsas to their rarity:'(VR ) very rare 1 in 250 ,000(R) rare 2 to 5 in 250,000(F) frequent . 6 to 25 In 2::10,000

• (0) , cotnmon 25 to 100 In 250,000(VO) very common over 100 in

250,000. ' ,He uses 250,000 as he thinks hiscollection represents looltlng overthat number.

" I n my collecttori' -wliich has taken'over three years to accumulate, Ihave jqst ove! 2700 4ifferent designs. .In 'my 2700 I include one of those ·used by concerns who also punchedone or more. extra holes to 'Indicat eoffice or area. I have over 130 diff-erent office Identifications for NewYor.lt Life. Of ,my 2700 'I have over25% postively identified as to user.

. Another thing I have done as much .as possible Is to collect regular sizestamps with wording reading back­ward when stamp is mounted facedown. I pay no attention to the face ­ot the stamp as my primary objectis Perflns not U. S. stamps. I .wouldlike to hear from any or all - of you.Von J. McPherson, 160 Myrtle se.,Claremont, New Hampshire.

Charles . V" Me,tzs, -No, 3, is ourVice-Presldent with ,4 votes. Mostmembers didn't vote for V-Po

(I ran out 'ot mimeo ink so hadto print this page, Future issueswill be.. i>rlnted.-Ed .,

We have c~eated a 'fu nd to' ad~er- 'tlse PERFINS. Send in your contri­bution also names of good magazines.in which to advertise.

. _ NOTICEl .This is the last Issue received by

those Who have not paid their dues.There Is still time so please get 'themIn betore next Issue. If you have.paid them . and . have . not .received.your membership' card, please write 'as some cards were lost in the mall..

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•"PERFINS".CHRONICLE OF THIl PERFINS CLUB

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Editor and PubUSher-H&I1ock card, O_IIe, New York

VoL 1 . Nov....ber 1945 No.4

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oMOUNTING PERFINS

Warren Travell. .

T .........ry R~On hand OCt. I, ' 1945 _ $10.83Receipts to Nov. 1 _ 3.50Expenses to Nov. 1..-.._.1.03Balance on hand N"". 1.__._ ....13.10

o .WANTED: New Yorl< State Pre­cancela. EspecI&1Iy amaJl towns. Buyor swap. H. B. Bradley, Hamilton,New York.

A CONTESTIIJSend In articles telling why, wha~l

where, and now you c:onect LimitIa 500 words. Warren Travell olfersUte follow1ng prizes: Flrwt-liOO cllIf.perllns. 8econd-250 cIi1f. perllns.50 to any oUter article. TIle publlah­er will give 50 to each article Utatdoes not get IIrst or second Allprizes awarded after appearance Inprint. '. .

~ .. I 'Arrange pel1lns ' alpbabetlcally . ac­

co.rdIng to sequence of letterS iJI Ute-zn. U Ute sequence Is Indetenn·Inate, when name 01 WIer I. Dotknown, . _ tIWem to alphabet1ca1order. . . ... ' . ,: ' .." .

Collectors of deallB8 only wfllilatur&l1y prefer' IlL dltferent 'm eUtodof mounting from ' that 1ded .,. -eel­lectors of laeues. For _gn eoneet­ora, Ute !IMlue Ia of DttIe or DG im­portance but It Is deelrable that Utedeaign be complete, c!ea>: and.r eadln gbackwards when fa.ee~; . Album.w1Ut black"pages.... u-s tor'~ount~

In.. phOtos, are"exeell~t for ahowIngup Ute perforatiod' · tnIU1l1a. Or Uteperllns may be pasted on am&l1 rec­tangles of black paper &lid ' Olea:mounted III ol"dtDar)" Joolle le&t aJ·bums. . ..

A. collector of pel1ln haa to' r. have hIa «ampe t_ · and needs

only IlL 8IngIe clear "lM"'men at UtecIMIgn. In Ute . ma.rg\Jl 01 the page.ThIs may be bad e1Uter 1i!J'. ,¥IIlC :•

NEW MEMBERSo

ADS:-1c per word. 3 tim.,. for theprlce of 2.

D istributed w1Ut Utia Issue w1Utthe compUments of Warren TraveU :C&K-H-646 Crompton '" KnowleaLoom WorkJI. Worcester. M..... ( llIlkmaking machinery)

38. Mm. George E . KIng88 Vermont StreetSprlngtield ' 8 , MaJlS'chusetts

39. Ralph H . stuntzner183 Baker StreetProvidence. Rhode Island

40. Mrs. M. B .earoUters134 Main StreetCitronelle. AlabamaAll items on entire envelopes,

41. Edward 1.. LefebvreBox IlOHarding, VaaBachu.oettsStamps, stripe w1Ut stamp anduaer'8 name.

42. Lou!lMl D. LArimore, M. D .100 lake Avenue

. . GreenWIch, Connectlcut7500 cIi1f.(lOOO ldentl1led l Col­lecta &11 varietleapoalble.

43. 1.. V_ Ltnc!berryP . O. Box 414 .Everett, WaahingtonAll Items.

44, Frank H . Crosby1903 I!:a.st 72nd StreetChIcago 49, DlInol.Stamps only_

45. .John E. Carroll3289 Harrison StreetSan Franci8c:0 10, CaliforniaStamps only.

46. Gaston B. stoek. 807 FlIer StrMt

Ludington, Klchlgan47. Raymond ':1. Shrob"le .~ ." ·1314, .W... ·\J*-W oA......... .: '.

.1Ml1-.uk.. a. -,.wWcopN:II ::: ' :.\ 'l.' 1

perlin fue down on d....k paper ora very satlsfa.etDry way ... to prickthe d esign In the margin usI.Dg oneof the perdns .. a stellCU. By 80doing, It Is _yo pollSible to haveIn evidence clear and complete de­signs whereas II one reU- "'" Wlinll'the perllns It Is often almost Imposa­ible to get. theBe clear aDd completedesigns in many ot the rarer va.r1eties.

Of course. it 1a desirable UJ.at ee.chpertln be a line speelmen with thedesign complete and clearly punchedand tho stamp" tree from seriousdefects but auch nice requtrementaare not 80 Important with perllns.. In the CaM of poetal items ofhigher value.

When . there are 011 ' hand a haltdozen or more lssue8 of a deaign.these are tranaten-ed to a oeparatepage with the name of the uaer(w h en known) at tho top and If thename and addre.· can be had on theprinted atatlonery ot the company.80 much the better. .

FInally, as regll.1"Wl the arrange­ment of pertlna on album pages,this a1fordll an excellent opportunityfor the exercise of artI.stIc talent andeapeelal1y 80 In a collection at pertlntesuee.

oWRITE I WRITEI WRITE I

If you have an urge to write hereis your chan"",. An~ dealingwith Pertlns can be used.

oHOLES HIGH

Mr. Dow haa .....t two .heets ofphoto. and Identl!led them by holeshigh. 1 admit. that they work aJIright far the common onee but donot go as taZ' as our method In. J.Wt­IDe' tho unuaual. In the C&8O of upper&Dd lower __ letiora his systemdoes lI.ot allow that the latter areamaJIer thaD·.the fanner. A1so thereIs no crurenmee between CO and Co.He _ not. dUrerenIate between anI with ..rif. and one without. Thedilrlculty at photos Is that the cost18 prohibitive. He expects to havehi. photo. and manuacrlpt publishedIn Philatelic ' GosaIp.

o .PERFINS nlR SALE OR TRADIl.Will buy large ',accumulatlona. W.Travell, 1079 D, San Bernardino.CalIfornia. .

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NOTICEIIt you have not already done 80

&end a list at yoW' perftna to Travell1018 D, San Bernardino, Calif. . "

o 'MOUNTING PERFINS- Ch~ V. Metza

I use 8'>!1xll paj;es punched ·for- ..three ring binder. First I draw '.trame around the ~, 3/8 _from the top, '>!I Inch from ald. ap­posite rings, 9 /16 Inch from thebottom, and 'l9 !.Dch from the rll1gaide. On the top lin. · I put .. panel2'>!1 Inc.b. long by % Inch wide. ThIsis tor the type of page. Inside atthl. frame I draw 1:1 boxes 2% Inchwide by 1 % Inch high with a space3/16 Inch between them anol fromthe frame.

Now I am ready to . go at theP erftns. First I go thTongh themand sort into ' alphabetical groupsand then accordtng to the types thatI use. This Is all the stamp. withthe perfs In a single line are type 1 .Stamps with the Perts !.D & doubleline are type 2. Stamps with theP erfs diagonal are type 3. Stampswith the perfs in a mono~m orInterlacing are type 4'. All othersare In type :I.

N ow to mou nt them: ' First I takethe stamp and qlace It ' In the uppercomer and with a lIJharp pointedoenctt reproduce the design with dots.Then I take the stamp and If thede81"" Ie In the stamp ' In the properposition, that Is It the design Ispunched In the stamp 80 that Whenthe etarnp is p\ounted too s1ttfl! '.""the design reeda f1'I>m left to riS-ht, Ipaste It OIl a · piece, ot b_ paper,a little larger thaD the litamp.. ThenI mount It In the box oppoelte · thetraced design. If the deoiIgn Is notpunehed properly, 1 make a pocketat black paper covered with cello­phane and mount that opposite thetraced design. . Then 1 take a pen

.and Ink the dots with drawfng Inkso that they wm show plainly. ,

When I learn Use name of theIlrm using tlhs partlcula r ' detolgn, Iprint thc name of the Iirm under­neath the stamp and deslr:n. · .

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