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Many businesses and government officers had vast quantities of stamps. As they were very small, they were easily stolen by employees and someone coming into the offices. To help prevent this, many offices used a special machine that punched holes into the stamps in the form of the logo or company initials.
This made it very clear if someone was mailing personal mail using company stamps or trying to sell them.
These perforations are called perfins by collectors to differentiate them from the perforations used to make stamps easy to separate.
There are groups and collectors that like these and study them carefully. Others feel they totally ruin the value of a stamp and do not want them in their collections.
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What is the simple predicate of this sentence One popular hobby is stamp collecting?
stamp collecting
What is litho in stamp collecting?
Litho in stamp collecting refers to the printing process called offset lithography.
What has the author Kenneth F Chapman written?
Kenneth F. Chapman has written: 'Good stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Stamp collecting
What has the author Margaret I Morris written?
Margaret I. Morris has written: 'Thematic stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
What has the author Walter Young written?
Walter Young has written: 'Stamp collecting, A to Z' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
What does the word philately?
Stamp collecting
Why stamp collecting is so popular?
because stamp were easily obtained .
What has the author Edward H Spire written?
Edward H. Spire has written: 'Adventures in stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
What hobies they do in Tanzania?
Mainly Stamp Collecting
What has the author James Watson written?
James Watson has written: 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stampsand stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Postage-stamps 'Your book of stamps' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting 'Modern 8mm cine-photography' -- subject(s): Amateurs' manuals, Cinematography
What has the author David Lidman written?
David Lidman has written: 'The world of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting
Where is stamp collecting based?
It doesn't have a 'base.' There are organizations all over the world that promote stamp collecting. All post office organizations for each of the countries heavily promote stamp collecting. In the US, the American Philatelic Society in State College, Pennsylvania is the main organization.
