The President's Mess~qe Another year comes to its close, the 49th one for the Perfins Club. Once ...

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The President's Mess~qe shoul d clear up most questions.
Another year comes to its Once again, the Perfins Club
close, the 49th one for the held a successful convention as
Perfins Club. Once again we guests of the Missouri Precan
can list some accomplishments cel Club at the Precancel Stamp
in our field . During 1992 we Society's convention in Saint
produced "The American pages" Louis last August. We have
of The World Perfins Catalog as officially received an invita
a complete unit. At the same tion to participate again this
time, we have continued to pro year as the guests of the Flor
duce pages of the African coun ida Precancel Club. The PSS
tries in The Perfins Bulletin convention will be held at the
and soon will start with the Radison Plaza Hotel, Orlando,
pages of the Asian countries. Florida on August 3-7, 1993.
We have finally gotten off We have big plans for a 50th.
the ground with our development year celebration at VAPEX '93.
of the new U.S. Catalog. Cata Member Michael Falls is working
log Editor, John Randall is with Kurt Ottenheimer to plan
hard at work preparing the ma our participation in this show
terial for our BUlletin editor, in Virginia Beach, Virginia
John Lyding, who is doing the early in November. We hope
t yping. Randal l is preparing that many members will 'exhi bi t
t he material t o match up t he their perfins at this show and
printed pages and soon we will we will have the prosPfctus
be asking members t o mount and available as soon as they aee
prepare such pages for us. available to us. We also plan
to have our own special perfin
The r esponses t o our request for this cachet . We will have
for help i n t he re-rat ing of a table and a meeting dur i ng
our catalog ratings has been this event .
tabulated by Paul Mistretta and
is at present being st udied by That makes two occasions for
the executive committee pr ior us to get t ogether t his year.
to announcement to t he member We will keep you informed as
ship. It seems t hat there is a informati on becomes avai lable.
smal l quantity t hat require
more study before set t ing de Another project of interest
f i ni t e values. Paul was amazed
is in progress. We are devel
t o find how accurate the old
opi ng a eLdde pr esent at ion pro
Ca in r ati ngs were in t he major
gr am to be available t o the
ity of cases. Member s have member ship and for use by stamp
const ant ly quest ioned the val u clubs. Gary Hendren has sup
ations in the past . This study plied his basic set of slides
January 1993
Volume 46, Number 1, Whole Number 455
Crofton, MD, December 15, 1992
The Perfins Bulletin is the Official Publication of The
Perfins CLlb, APS Affiliate 57. Plentlership includes a
In Novet!ber, eIlfIloyees of the State of subscription to The Perfins Bulletin. Membership is S10.00
Maryland received three pIIid days off CEle<:tion per year in the united States ($13.00 in Canada - S15.00
Day, Veteran'S Day and Thanksgiving} This is elsewhere).
in contrast to last fiscal ~ar when State
eIlfIloyees were required to take off"" to five The Perfins Club Officers are:
days without pay. Most of the Konomlc signs
are pointing upward. I hope that we will do President: Richard L. Mewhirroey
without forced days off this year; bceever, 33 Carlton Avenue
there Is little hope for a pIIy increase. This Washington, NJ 07882
will probably be our fourth year at the same vtce.sresr Ed Hoyt, 225 lol. Coover - Rear #2
pay scale. Mechanicsburg, PA17055
Secretary: Ralph lol. Smith, R.R. 1, Box5645,
The preceding paragraph is Intended to serve Dryden, ME 04225
as an introc1M:tion into what I see as mixed Treasurer: Jackson L. Sothern, 1413 Pitman Ave.
blessings for the nation. At this date, we Palo Alto, CA 94301
have selected a new President, IIIIIny new repre Sales, Perfins: Sal Guarini, P.O. Box 1502,
sentatives and senators, and the nation's San Mateo, CA 94401
econCllfly appears to be on a rebou1d. Sales, Covers: Albert E. Spencer, P.O. Box 6,
Angelus Oaks, CA 92305
on the other hand, there are still a lot of
Sales, Catalogs: Jackie Ryan, 301 South Hine Ave.,
U'lelI1'loyed individuals out there and we have
Waukesha, WI 53188
dispatched troops to SONIlia .- atbett on a Catalog Editors:
humanitarian mission this time. The cold war U.S. John M. Randall, 2540 Carquiney Ave.,
has ended; however, that can be ttrrte comfort El Cerrito, CA 94530
to the individuals who live In those hot spots Foreign: Robert J. Schwen;lt, 9 MetfIOry lane,
wtlere active civil strife exists. • Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Railroad:lrvin lIolloway, 5922 OSage Ave.,
lole are entering the holiday season -- when Philadelphia, PA 19143
you read this it will be a month from now. My Librarian: Marvin Mech, 119AWest Ash,
haliday wish is for an ill"f)rovement in the lot Lonbard, IL 60148
of each and every person on earth and for those Auc:tions: Harold lol. Krueger, 24 Blackstone
whoare yet to come. C8lItIridge, MIl 02139
Canadian Rep: Patrick D. Durbano, P.O. Box 188
I IlII'I writing this on the 20lst. arniversary Don Mills, ontario, Canada M3C 2S2
of the Bill of Rights, the 48th anniversary of
Ptbtic Affeirs: Kurt Ottemeimer, 462 West lolalrJJt
landings on Mindoro, and one day before the long Beach, NY 11561
48th. anniversary of the start of the Battle of
Pl.blisher: Helen Q. aetaer-, 1700 Beaver Ridge Dr.,
the Bulge. Beside these events, the 50th aml l:ettering, OM 45429
versary of The Perfins Club appears ~ll. Bulletin Editor: John F. lyding, P.D.Box 3342,
However, how IIIaI1Y insJ;itutions have survived Crofton, I«) 21114-3342
the past 50 ~ars?
Pan American Airlines, Kaiser/Fraiser Motor
Company, the DeSoto and Studebaker, the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics, to name a few,
didn't make It. BUT WE 0101
lole all can pitch in and give the club a good
start on the next half century -- pitch in and TONG IN CHEEK..#105
offer to help on one of our manyprojects
.ea.xt.th•e"inb"di.t opuerrfianrsnuianl acolnocveanltisohnowor--VAgPeEtXa new • ~ 11\15 PE.l1,f if'J .. ..
1\1\<; A rfll\EE
Finally, my thanks to:
sr~",
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President Richan;l Mewhirroey who has "RATING-
provided nothing but s~rt and en·
couragement.
Publisher Helen Q. Ratzer without ~~
whom, The Perfins Bulletin, wouLd be d~Skk
thinner, slower and chock full of
n"M' WOllD
errors.
JOOn F. Lyding
The Perflns Bulletin (lSSN 8750·1627) (USPS 120·490) is published monthly (except July/August and
Novet!ber/Decet!ber, which are bimonthly). The Publisher is: Helen Q. eereer, The Perfins Chb, 1700 Beaver
Ridge Drive, Kettering, OM 45429, USA. Second etess postage is pIIid It Dayton, 011.
~It articles, news, notes or advertisements to the Editor: John F. Lyding, P.O.Box 3342, Crofton, Me 211'4
3342. USA.
POSTMASTEIl:: Send address Chlt'llles to: The Perfins ClIb , R.ll. 1 Box 5645, Dryden, ME04225.
The Perfins BUlletin, January 1993 Page 2.
and Kurt Ottenheimer and Jack the joint PSS/PC conventions
Sothern are developing a suit and for his steadfast t yping
able script and additional assistance t o the Foreign Cata
slides for general presenta log Editor .
tion. This is no overnight
job, but once again, it should Dick was born in 1924, but he
be available by convention did not start collecting stamps
time. until age 9. His college edu
cation was interrupted when he
Lastly -- 1993 will be the was drafted in 1942. He mar
last year of my third full term ried his high school sweetheart
of office as President. I while in the service. After
served a partial term prior to serving as a Tank Commander for
that following the passing of three years he returned to com
Dave stump. I figure that ten plete his education and start a
years as your President is long career in education. Dick and
enough. Therefore, I will not Leona have two daughters and
seek, nor will I accept re three grandchildren.
election. It is time that we
bring some young blood into the A Perfins Club member since
leadership of our Club. By 1962, Dick wrote the history of
announcing my decision at this the club in 1967, was the au
time, you, the members, have thor of the Perfins Club Cata
plenty of time to come up with log of Ireland, and served as
one or more suitable candi Secretary for seven years. He
dates. became President upon the death
of Dave stump, when Dorothy
My thanks to so many who have Savage declined to serve as
helped make our club a success. President. since then he has
been re-elected to three three
Sincerely: year terms.
Dick is the first Hallock
Card Award winner to achLeve
this recognition twice.
.
.
Notes from here and there •
Mewhinney wins Hallock Card
Award Vice President, Ed Hoyt
(#292) dropped us a reminder
John Lyding, Chairman of the that:
Hallock Card award committee
announced that Dick Mewhinney, o Perfins are 125
President of the Perfins Club years old
was selected as the 1992 Hall
ock Card Award winner. o Just 85 years old in
the U.s.
The award cites Mewhinney s
1
continuing contributions in o And The Perfins Club
various leadership positions in is celebrating our
the Club, especially for his 1I50TH" Anniversary
ten years as President, being
one of the motive forces behind He probably is too modest
The Perfins BUlletin, January 1993
Page 3.
to tel l us t hat in addition t o on page 182 of the September
having been reelected to anoth 1992 issue of TPB is probably
Scott Catalogue number 635a
er term as Vice President of
which was issued February 7,
the Perfins Club his 64 page
1934 to commemorate the l25TH
exhibit entitled "Railroads of anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
the U.S. t ook a first place at The plates were 21185 and 21186
SUSQPEX, held at Camp Hi ll, PA and the color was changed to
bright violet. It temporarily
October 17, 1992.
replaced Scott Catalogue number
720 which had been issued June
16, 1932.
Foreign Catalog Editor, Rob
ert J. Schwerdt, 9 Memory Lane,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 reminds Roy Everett (#2635) pointed
us t o get in our foreign perf out that Warwick and Warwick's
ins survey forms. He will ac sale of July 1st . contained t he
cept forms through February 15, i l l ustrat ed French 1930 EIPA30
1993. This will permit the perfinned 1fr.50c corner mar
results to be printed in the ginal block of four with the
April issue. exhibition handstamp which ob
tained a bid of £852.00 (about
$1600.00). Readers will note
Brian J. Freeman (#3008) t he double strike of the perfin
dropped us a note to say that on the middle line.
he has located four compan r-::--------------~;;-;;;;;;;-;;-;;;~;;O;;;;;....;;l
ies that will make perfor-
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ator devices. He is prep
~
aring an article for The
Perfins Bulletin which we
,e"
are all looking forward to. .:! -..
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Bud Keeton (#3117), P.O. ~ ir'~
Box 523, Warrenton, MO
= -
f6o3u38n3d-e0d52t3hehAasmerreiccaenntly ..J._. . ~~_. .t:i,. _i . _. '1~:~1.
Indian Phil atelic Society
ahi nnidsteprheeesriftssi nwtraitynhdingtphreetocaInnpcdaeiiarln "0<"0'.:.::.:......:..::.::::.::'..:.;: :..........:....:.....:,..':. ..:.'..:.. '.................'...".............,
t heme. He i s looking for
i nformation on any per-
f ins r el ated t o Indian
or native American t heme, Jacob Kisner (#2168) wr i tes:
as wel l as pr ecancels on
Indian related philately For years. I have searched in
as well. This is an invitation vain for a perfin on a Finnish
revenue stamp. (NOTE: Accord
t o write for information.
ing to Bob Schwerdt's 1985
census of worldwide perfins,
not one single pertin has been
George H. Wettach (#8) wrote found on a Finnish revenue stamp.)
t o l et us know that :
Perfin collectors are well
aware that Finland made very
The 3¢ Lincoln stamp on the
little use of pertins. In
T.G. & T.G. cover illustrated
The Per fins Bulletin, January 1993
Page 4.
fact, only ten legitimate per with thousands of issues going
fin patterns are known on Finn through his hands without one
ish stamps. Since Finland is a single copy containing a per
nation which has known very fin.
little theft, the security rea
son behind the creation of per Perhaps somewhere out there
fins hardly existed for the someone will find another Finn
Finns. Most of us know that ish stamp with either a partial
Finland was the only country in to match my discovery -- or
the world which repaid in full maybe even come across a com
their world War I debt to the plete pattern to solve the mys
United States. The same ex tery of my just-found partial.
traordinary honesty was demon
strated by the Finns when they
paid the U.S.S.R. all the debts Patrick Fetta (#312) needs
levied on them as war repara help in the following areas.
tions by the Soviets.
o Portugal used embossed
After searching through tens
letters and designs used
of thousands of Finnish revenue
stamps without any luck, I fi in place of perfins dur
nally struck pay dirt. What I ing the 50's and 60 1s.
discovered was the first known
Finnish perfin on a revenue
o The so called "spy cov
stamp, although the pattern is
incomplete and yet to be iden er a" of Thomas Cook &
tified. While checking a new Sons that used perfins.
stock of Finnish revenue These were used during
stamps, I found the illustrated WWII to transfer informa
30 Markkaa revenue issue of
tion to western nations.
1895 with the perfin partly
showing at the top of the
stamp. I can only surmise what o How many of the experi
the two initials are, and my mental (bureau) precan
" guess is that it is part of cels with perfi ns are in
"HB". Until another partial or
) perfin collections?
complete pattern is found, the
identity will remain a mystery.
Pat may be contacted at P.O.
Box 710, Pasadena, CA 91102.
Non-member, Harry Flower, 3
Wheaton Center, #315, Wheaton,
IL 60187 specializes in any
thing to do with Albert Einste
in. He would like to obtain
perfins on the 8¢ definitive
and the 15¢ commemorative
I recently contacted Bjorn (Scott Catalogue numbers 1285
Eric Saarinen of Heinola, Fin
and 1774). He would appreciate
land, who is the foremost au
any assistance that you can
thority on Finnish revenue
give him in obtaining this ma
stamps. (Bjorn is working on
the new Finland Revenue Stamp terial.
Catalog which will be shortly
printed in the United states.)
My contact revealed that a per
Non-member Phil Stage of sun
fin has never been found on a
ny Saint Petersburg dropped me
Finnish revenue. Bjorn-Eric
Saarinen has made a lifetime a short note to report that the
study of Finnish revenue stamps Babcock and Wilcox cover shown
The Perfins Bulletin, January 1993 Page 5.
i n TPB, JUly/August p. 148 is i lable . Contact J im Est es (#2
exactl y t hat and it is ad 649) , 2663 Derbyshi r e Road,
dressed t o t heir Canadian sub Maitl and, FL 32751-3665.
s idiary Babcock-Wi lcox & Gol
die-McCUl l och, Ltd. who had t wo Booster Buck for t his conven
plant s in Galt, Ontar io. Ac t ion should al so be mai l ed to
cording to a 1928 issue of Ma Jim Estes. I note that our
rine steam published by Babcock members have started in on boo
& wilcox the company has main ster bucks. The contributor s
tained the name Babcock and thus far are: Bruce Brunell,
wilcox since at least 1875. Jim Callis, Dave Devault, Jim
Estes, Bob Fifield, steve Ford,
Phil al so i s interested i n John Foster , Gary Hendren, Da
obt ai ning st amps wi t h the perf vid Kaplan, George Klein, Joe
inned i nitial s "STD" and "VD". Laura Jr ., Gordon McHenery,
If you can help, he may be con Dick Mewhinney, Dave Nelson,
tact ed at 4184 51ST Avenue The Perfins Club, Ed Qui nn,
South, Saint Peter sburg, FL John Randall, Ear l Ratzer,
33711-4734. Arnold Selengut , Dave Smith,
Jack Sout her n, and Ed Swaf f
ord.
Dates t o remember :
February 11-13, 1993 Florida From The Florida Rambler , Sept
Precancel Club Winter Roundup, ember/October 1992.
February 11-13, 1993 Wilson
World Maingate, Ki ssimmee, FL. Jim Estes (who works for the State
of Florida, Division of Communica
t ions ) was sent to Sout h Flor ida
Apr il 29-May 1, 1993 Illini
after Hurricane Andrew hit . His
Precancel Club, 8th annual
Agency operated t he communications
Spring Roundup, Executive Inn,
trouble desk, attempt ing to get phone
Vi ncennes , IN. service into areas where there wasn't
even a building in which to set up a
August 3-7 PSS 72nd. Annual t elephone. Jim reports that "In
Florida City, Kendall and Homestead
convention/Perfins Club Fifth
entire neighbor hoods were gone.
Annual Convention, Radisson Those that were left standing were
Plaza Hotel, 60 South Ivanhoe damaged to varying degrees, many not
Blvd, Orlando, FL 32804 , Phone repairable. Mountains of branches,
trees and bushes make a mess of
1-800-333-3333 or 407-425-4455.
things; then add rott ing clothes,
Host Florida Precancel Club.
food and animal carcasses. You have
a wet, sweltering, smel ly mess~ The
November 1993. VAPEX/Per f i ns actual sight is much worse t han any
Club 50th Anniversary. Vi rgi n news broadcast or newspaper could
present. "
ia Beach, VA.
Corrections to the Novemberl
The 72nd Annual Precancel December issue. In identifying
convention/5th Annual Perfins the individuals in our Club
Club convention August 2-7, photograph, I missed Jackie
1993 at Orlando, Florida. This Ryan, Jackie is in the first
convention will be sponsored by row third from the right in
the Florida Precancel Club,
between George Gilinsky and
The Perfins Club will be repre Leona Mewhinney.
sented. Dealer t ables are ava-
The perfins Bulletin, January 1993 Page 6.
want Ads and Notices: parts for shipping charges. Edward
A. Wil liams (#1027), 1250 Amherst
Want Ads and Notices are published Street, Buffalo, NY 14216.
without charge for Club members on a
space available basis. Items submit
ted by non-members may be accepted if FOR SALE - The Perfins Bulletin Sep
space permits and the item is consid tember 1988 #412 through November/De
ered of interest by the Editor. cember 1992 #454 (40) Bulletins,
punched for ring binders, no mark
While the Perfins Club makes every ings. Must t ake all. S10.00 + UPS
effort to insure that ads are accu charges. H.J . Burkhalt er (#918), 28
rate, the Club cannot be held respon Fleming Street, Auburn, NY 13021
sible for want ads or notices. 5422.
If you wish to place an advertise
ment or notice in t he Bulletin, WANTED - Nice smal l cover with fol
please mail it to the editor, John lowing perfins: H98 (HLI , L205 (LA/
Lyding, P.O. Box 3342, Crofton, MD VAL), L21 (LA/VAL), L22 (LA/VAL), L23
21114-3342, USA. (LA/VAL), L23.5 (LA/VAL), L65.5 L(DE
/LAVAL) , S27 (SAL) , S16S (SKF), S166
(SKF) and Schermacks Numbers 56 and
FOR SALE - United States perfins for 57. Good pr ice for top quality.
sale, nice starter collection over Stellan Swenson (#2654) , ODONBAR
800 patterns & over 3,400 denomina SV32 , S-2934l OLOFSTROM, Sweden.
tions. $345.00 postpaid and insured.
Joseph Laur a Jr. (#1238), P.O. Box
249, West Wareham, MA 02576. WANTED - Perf ins of Europe. Will
purchase or trade for perfins of the
USA or any other country. Also, for
WANTED - Perfins from Poland, Upper a research project, I am seeking any
Si1esia, East ern Silesia, Danzig and informat ion on machines which not
Port Danzig on or off cover. All only punched t he per f in, but also
patterns needed. Send with price or affixed t he stamp to the envelope,
will t rade perfins from other coun used in the USA. Any data would be
tries. E. W. Neumann ('1772) , P.O. greatly appreciat ed. Ir. R.J. Ham
Box 55, Hope B.C. Canada, VOX lLD. mink (Non-member) , Oude Kerkst r aat
22, 5581 JH Waaire, Netherlands.
WANTED - Railroad per f ins , wil l trade
or buy. Chest er Shot t (#1029) , 9 WANTED - Col lect or i s looking for
Werni Drive, Lebanon, PA 17042. Dutch perforated stamps and wishes t o
buy or exchange them. Contact W.J .
Manssen, LAAN DER V.N. 31, 3844 AD
WANTED - Wanted t o correspond wit h Harderwijk, Netherlands.
owners and/or buy wester Aust ralia WA
and OS and Queensland OS, especi al ly
Scot t Catalogue number 116. D.B. WANTED - Produce seals ship whatever
Priester ('535), 49 Hillcrest, Dav var iet ies available t o: Eugene J.
enport , PA 52803. Telephone 319-322 Buckler (#2858), 200 Diplomat Park
1918. way, ste. 833, Hallandale, FL 33009.
FOR SALE - As a result of my health WANTED - To purchase . U.S. Perfins
problems, heart attack, I would like Catalog numbers AI, AlA, A7, A8, A9,
t o sell a big part of my world wide A13, A16, Al9, A24, A27, A30, A31,
perfin collection (No USA, Canada or A33, A33.5, A35, A39, A41, A42.5,
Netherlands). Contact Willem Smets A43, A44, A45, AsO, A52, As4, A55,
ers (LI01), Kastanjestr 39, 5922 CA A56, A57, A58, A63, A7l, A74, A86,
VenIa, The Netherlands. A89, , A90, A134, A154, A172, A262,
A280, and A277. I am also interested
in purchasing A277 on cover. Please
FOR POSTAGE Run of The Perfins send indicating price wanted. John
Bulletin available. Volume XXV #247, Lyding (LMI061, P.O. Box 3342, Croft
April to date. In whole or in on, MD 21114-3342.
The Perfins Bulletin, January 1993 Page 7.
The Pert ins Club - List of
Avai labl e PUblications
Catalog of United States Perfins, 547 p., aalough. Includes six supplQmeftr~50
Individual Supplements, priced as noted:
,.
U.S. Catalog, 1st. A!e p•• 1982, aalough $2.50
U.S. Catalog, 2nd. A!e 10 p.. 1985, Rickard $2.50
U.S. Catalog, 3rd. A!e 5 p•• 1986, Rickard $2.50
U.S. Catalog, 4th. A!e •3 p.• 1986, Rickard $2.50
U.S. Catalog, 5th. A!e p•• 1911, Rickard $1.50
U.S. Catalog, 6th. A!e 19 p., 1991, CUtler $2.50
U.S. Catalog Blank Album pages to mount pertins, 100 per page. MINIKUK 25 PAGES
Types A30 10C per page, Minimum order $2.50
U.S. Precancel Perfins, 231 p., John Randall $20.00
Worl d Perlin Catalog, ~American Pages~, 96 pp., 1992, Schwerdt $12.50
Australia, 294 p. , John Grant & John Matthews. $30.00
Austria, 158 p. John Nussbickel, includes a 9 sheet supplement
$17 .00
Bavaria, Catalog of Parfins, J. Needham, 1990. $8.50
Hungary, 127 p, $12 .50
India, Catalog of Perfins, Magnus Werner , 115 p. , .1990 $10.00
Ireland, Catalog of Perfins, 34 p. , 1984, +5 p. supp. , Mewhinney $4.00
Pertine of British Malaya, P. Giffen $2.50
Netherlands, 303 p. Jan L. Verhoeven $27.00
Romania. Catalog of Perfins, 1989, Laslo Eros $5.50
Romania. 1ST Supplement, 1991 $1.25
Railroad Perfins, Catalog, 1987, 52 p. , 1987, Gray $5.00
"Checkl ist of U.S. Perfins: First Revision", Nov/Dec 89 Bulletin•• $2.00
The above prices are postage paid to U.S. and Canada. We will quote
foreign postage, air and surface. Please remit in U.S. funds. Non-members add
15\ t o price, plus postage. Make checks payable to The Perfins club.
The Perfins Club does not intend to make a profit from the sale of these
catalogs. The cost to you includes basic catalog cost s, shipping t o us,
customs charges if applicable and postage costs to you. This is a service to our
members.
Send orders to: The Perfins Club, Catalog Sales and Distribution, 301
South Hine Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53188.
Addi t ional User
Douglas J . Cutler (L126)
Former U.S. Catalog Editor
Illustrated on the next page is an additional user of perfin
pattern VI . Was this a company name change, a buyout or what?
This cover , submitted by member Paul Gault (#744) , is photographly
cropped from a number 10 envelope.
The Pertins BUlletin, January 1993 Page 8.
W~NEIUl1{OS
PICTURI::S.I"c ••
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NEW YO""
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Grand Thl'atr?,
C.Jlu."1lbus. O.
Anyone having additional information about covers with periin
pattern Vl from the following companies: Vitaphone Corp.,
Vitagraph Co, , T.B. Harms co, , and Ace Film Lab., is asked t o
contact the U.S. Catalog Editor. The U.S. Catalog Editor is John
M. Randall, 2540 Carquiney Avenue, El. Cerrito, CA 94530.
Pattern U4 Identified
Douglas J . Cutler
Former U.S. Catalog Editor
7~9 . 7THAVE.
NEW YORK CITY
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Here i s a positive ident i f i cat i on for perfin pattern U4
submitted by member Paul Gault (#744). This cover, which shows a
corner card of Uni t ed Artists Corporation at 729 - 7 tho Avenue ,
New York Ci t y , was photographically cropped from a 110 business
size enve l ope .
CKB - C.K. Hansen
John F. Lyding
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165 st. Vincent Street . I
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Scotland.
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C. K. HANSEN
85•.lM.U.o:O&DK
COPENHAGEN K.
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with a lower left placement of the "corner card" , this cover
bears the perfin pattern identified as C31 in The Perfins Club:
List of Danish Per f ins (Fi rma Perforerede stamps) . The company,
C.K.Hansen, 35 Amal i egade, Copenhagen K., used a light blue paper
for the envel ope . In addition, i t is interesting to note that as
far back as August 12, 1931 t he user listed the city in the
Anglicized version as "Copenhagen" rather t han the Danish "Koben
haven" .
Unfortunately t he "list" edited by former Club President Dave
Stump is out of pr int and is only available on l oan from the
Perfins Club Li brary. I f you wish t o bor row pUblications f r om the
library, please cont act t he Libarian, Marvin Mech, 119A West Ash,
Lombard, IL 60148.
The Perfins Bulleti n, January 1992 Page 10.