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APRIL 1980PUBLISHED BY TE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA PHILATELIC SOCIETY

CA ALDIAN PERFINS STUDY CROUP VOLUME 1 NUMBER 4

NEW PERFINS APPEARING SINCE 1973 CONTINUED

NBa. This perfin differs from N8 by thelocation of the diagonal in the W. In

N8a both ends are much closer to the ve t-rAfter the last issue of the Perforator was ical part of the 'N'. This perfin is notissued it was noticed that the photograph recognized in the U.S., but the splittingin the Handbook was Bla . So above is Bt. of U S fi i di

112. This is U.S. Catalogue number H66,

unidentified, Stanford, CT. The reported

copy is on #90, owner J. Johnson.

J12. This is a new machine who's perfins

are being used on .part of a philatelic

society's business. More of these perfins

should appear but not in large quantities.

Perforator owner, J. Reid, B.C.

M25. This is U.S. Catalogue number M299,

Yarsh 6 McLennan, New York, I.Y. The

reported copy is a Canadian Excise stamp,

owner J. Brandt.

. . per sn n cates dates of N8 arepre 1920 through 1950 or 60 , N8a appearsonly prior to 1920 and after 1950. Theonly Cdn. NSa is a #104, owner J. Brandt.

N13. This is U.S. Catalogue number N151,N. Shure co., Chicago, 111. The reportedcopy is on #165, owner J . Brandt.

NlOia. This appears to be a die change of

N10i. The Dd code pins are fairly close

together on issues 1912-1932 (NlOi). Thenthe Dd code pins appear further apart onall issues 1935-1956 (N10ia). There areother minor differences.

To be continued in the. May edition.

MOUNTING COLLECTION by Michael Dicketts

How do you mount your collection? There are many ways of doing it but Ithought I'd share with you how my own is kept in some semblance of order.For stamps I use three ring binders with blank pages and allot one ormore pages for each design. (I collect all stamps possible for all de-signs, but with a few exceptions don't bother about positions).

I cut out the design from a spare copy of the handbook and mount this at

the top centre of the first page. On either side I write in the name andaddress of the user, and the rarity factor and period of use. The stampsthemselves are then hinged and mounted with the printed side facing theviewer. Based on the period of use and an estimate of which stamps mightbe found, I leave-gaps in the chronolical order of the Scott catalogue.If I underestimate then I have to remount the page to accomodate addit-ions, but as material is hard to find this doesn't happen too often. I'llwrite under the stamp in pencil anything special such as "thin paper','double strike', 'die 1', and even 'replace' I usually put revenue per-fins last of all on the page.

For covers, I'm content to keep these in glassine envelopes, and recordthe fact in pencil on the album page. Details about the company are kepton-separate record cards along with other information about a particular

design.

As you can see this is strickly a working collection, and would be un-

suitable for exhibition purposes. I'm sure you have other, and better

ways of displaying your perfins. Why not write and tell us how you do

it?

ARE YOU A JOINER?

Of course you are or you would not be reading this issue or have become a part of the

group. As you all know by now one of the most important parts we can play is to take

the time to check our collections and rush the completed questionnaires back to Joe

Purcell. To ensure that the final results include as many different - collections as

possible, we need to reach perf in collectors who do not join organized groups. This

is where everyone can help. Most of you know at least one collector who is averse to

joining but might be persuaded to complete our questionnaires . Please seriously give

this some thought and then contact the collector you have in mind. If you like, the

Executive will contact the collector and give further indication of the value of the

information to other collectors . In this case send the collector' s name and address

to Mike Dicketts . if the collector should wish to remain anonymous it would not beinconvenient for the Editor to enclose two copies of the questionnaire with your copy

of the Perforator . The more completed questionnaires , the more accurate the revised

edition of the Handbook will be.

Western Regional Meeting.

It is planned to hold an open meetir, of the BNAPS Perfin Study Group at Caltapexin Calgary. Caltapex will take place May 28th - 31st in the Palliser Hotel. The

time has not been confirmed but the meeting is anticipated to be held Friday the30th, during the day. Caltapex this year will be the annual Convention of theRoyal Philatelic Society of Canada. For those members who may only be able toattend on the weekend, both the Chairman and Editor will be in attendance everyday and would like to meet you.

Cln>„f t^I 4

W.J. GAGE & COMPANY by Dave Hanes

The first official notice of perforated initial stamps in Canada appeared in theCanada Official Postal Guide in January 1895. W.J. Gage & Company, WholesaleBooksellers and Stationers , 64 Fromt Street West , Toronto, Ontario; was using aperforating machine before authority for the use of'such a device had been grant-ed.. This is confirmed by a cover dated 17 October 1889, the earliest known dateof use of a perfin in Canada.

W.J. Gage & Company used the design assigned number W8 in the BNAPS Perfin Hand-book. Period of use is given as 1888 until 1899. A second perforating machinewas put into use in 1903 until 1935. The original machine saw fairly extensiveuse during its period of use, and the perfin design is found on most stamp issuesused during the late 1800's.

The writer is attempting to put together a checklist of all stamps perforated byW.J. Gage (W8) and the positions that the.perfin design appears upon the stamp.The following information is available to the writer:

Cat. No. Value & Colour Positions Cat. No. Value & Colour Position

35 1C S.Q. yellow /orange A,B,C,D,F 44 8C S.Q. slateB7I)

36 2e, S.Q. green A,B,C,F 45 10C S.Q. red brown A7! I'

41 .3C S.Q. orange A.B.C.D.H 53 3, Jubilee rose Dc

38 5C S.Q. slate green Bn

75 1C Numeral green D,DX

42 5C S.Q . gray A.C 77 . 2C Numeral carmine Ai-. H I,

39 6C S.Q. yellow brown C,D,F 85 2C Map gray A, G,HX

43 6C S.Q. red brown A

Note: Positions underlined exist in the writer's collection, others have beenreported by other collectors. A double perfin is denoted by an 'X'.

The following diagrams show the various positions when viewing the stamp from thefront: Cr r

W.J.G. .D.L.W

A B

yc9

ti

'o rzt M'1.C• 3

C D

Z

C) C'J

F G

1.1 r

CJ

C-+

It would be appreciated, if all fellow collectors would check their holdings andreport any new stamp issues and positions to the writer (126 School St., Site 20,Borden, Out. LOM 1CO). With assistance, it is hoped that a fairly accurate sheck-list can be compiled on the W8 design.

The Roster Additions

M.36 David L. Lambert, 4498 fl4 Road, RR 2, Sardis, B.C. VOX 1YO (P)M.39 Virginia M. White, Box 493, Bedford, N.S. B4A 2Y2 (P)M.40 Gene W. Frampton, 6543 Beach Drive S.W., Sattle, Washington 98136 (P)M441 Charles W. Aubin, 4931 Vanguard Road N.W., Calgary, Alta. T3A ORS (P)M.42 Charles Wm. Siddaway, 119 Spooks Branch Road, Asheville, N.C. 28804 (P)

M.43 Robert S. Traquair, 893 Ingersoll Court, Mississauga, Ont. L5J 2S2 (P)

lwwqmn^

Information Note: Bob Woolley's Perf in Type Collection and Cover Collection will be

sold by auction in Toronto by R.Maresch & Son on Wednesday, April 23rd, 1980.

Canadian Perf in Perforators by Jon Johnson

It was a bit of a shock to discover that most perf in collectors have never seen

a perforator. When one looks at when most of the perforators were used I guess

that one would assume that only the perforated stamps still exist. Well, someof the perforators still exist and many more are probably waiting to be locatedin some basement. For those of you who may do a little travelling during yourholidays, below is the list of known perforators and their locations: If youhappen to be close to one you might drop in and take a look at them. There arequite a few other perforators whose locations are suspected but have yet to beconfirmed. You might even contact local companies who used perforators to seeif their perforator still exists, take along your Perf in Handbook as only twoperforators have been found that are different from the photos in the Handbook.

Known locations of perfin perforators - 1979

BNAPS No. Name of User City presently in Details

C1 Ob Canadian General Electric Toronto, Ont. Remains in very limited use.

C12s International Harvester Ottawa, Ont. National Postal Museum.

C16 Consol. Mining & Smelting Rossland, B.C. R,ossland Mining Museum.

C19 Canadian National Railways Edmonton, Alta. Still in active use.

C2Oa Canadian National Railways Vancouver, B.C. Still in active use.

C2 la Canadian National Railways Winnipeg, Man. Still in active use.

C26b Canadian Pacific Railway Montreal, P.Q. CPR Archives (Windsor Station)

Li Province of Ontario Toronto, Ont. Legislative Building Post Offic=available for use.

M11 Metropolitan Life Ins. Ottawa, Ont. Retired 1975, believed still inOttawa office.

M15 Montreal Rolling Mills Ottawa, Ont. National Postal Museum.

M20 Marshall Wells Alberta Edmonton, Alta. Marshall Wells Archives.

N9 New York Life Insurance New York, N.Y. Still in use - U.S. Stamps only.

03 Ogilvie Flour Mills Ottawa, Ont. National Postal Museum.

P4 Province of P.E.I. Charlottetown, P.E.I. Provincial Archives.

P10a Province of Saskatchewan Regina, Sask. Dept. of Government Services,Communications Agency.

S2a Swift Canadian R.R., Sask. Private antique machine collect

W4 Workers Compensation Board Vancouver, B.C. Board Archives, presently underthe Finance Dept.

British North Anerica Philatelic Society

CANADIAN PERFIIN STUDY GROUP

ChairmanJonathan Johnson

Box 6118, Station DCalgary, Alberta, Canada

T2P 2C7

Secretary The Editor

Michael Dicketts The BNA Perforator

61 Alwington Avenue Gary D. Tomasson

Kingston, Ontario, Canada 4241 - 4C Avenue S.W.

K7L 4R4 Cnlc ;..rt , Al ta. CanLdin

T2S 1E3

1.Caradian Perin

Al

2.Name of User+

Armour Co.

3. Perforator Location=

Chicago, Ill

4.First Issue= 5.First Stamp No.- ,

6.Last Issue-' 7. Last Stamp No.=

8. First CDS Cancel-' 9. Last MS Cancel-'

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.^ 11.Total Perfins= RF 100

12-Postage Stamps= Canada D , Newfoundland Q , United States Q , None Q

13.Revenue Stamps= Customs 1912 Q , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 1934 q , Inland

Rev.War Tax 1915 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 1915 Q , Nf1d Inland Rev. 0

Sask.Elec. 1929 q , Ont. Stock [7 , Qua. Stock q , Others q

14.Pd_re_i1 & 'Special Delivery: 15. Coils

16, Tagged= Winnipeg q , General Q 17 .Precancel-

1S . O `r Ca rr nts

o g L..P P--r s'

C C' A o .M O .V , C /-.O /mil

1. Ca- a ^i an Perf inNor:

A2

2 . Name of User-. 13. Perf orator Location=

A.E. Ames & Co. Toronto, Ont.

4.First Issue- 5. First Stamp No.- 13

6. Last Issue 7. Last Stang No. _ R 3 z

8.Frst CDS Cancel= 9. Last MS Cancel=

lO.No. of Diff.Cat.No.-. 11.Total Perfins- 7 RF 50

12. Postage Starrps= Canada pr , Newfoundland GY , United States 0 , None q

13. Revenue Starrns= Custcrrs 1912 q , 19350 , Excise Tax 1915 M/ , 19340 , Inland

Rev.v,ar Tax 1915 Q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 191513 , Nfld Inland Rev. q

Sask. Elec. 19290 , Ont. Stock q , Que. Stock q , Others 0

14. rail'& Special Delivery: 15. Coils

16. Tagged= Winnipeg M , General M 17 . Precancel-

18.Other Co:rrents

g EPop-7s

R ^^S ^y a54 3r2 X37

LL,s A -+- b - p v apLc 7CLi ,1/TL,) ( ,(^ •.) C 3 <R_ n )

Return to: Mt. Joe L. Purcell, 6 Richardson Dr., Kingston, Ontario I:7M 2S6

1. Can ^,an Perf in

N ' r. A.3

2.Narie of User=

-

3 . Perforator Location-

U . S.A.

4.First Issue- 5.First Stain? No.=

6. Last Issue= 7. Last Starr No. =

8. First MS Cancel= 9. Last CDS Cancel=

10.No . of Diff.Cat .No.? 11.Total Perfins= 1 RF 90

12.Postage Stamas- Canada q , Newfoundland q , United States q , None q

13. Revenue Starms - Custans 1912 q , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 1934 q , Inland

Rev.Wa= Tax 1915 q , Inland Rev . Excise Tax 1915 q , Nfld Inland Rev. q

Sask . Ell ec. 1929 q , Ont. Stock q , Que. Stock q , Others q

14.A.ira.i1 & 'Special Delivery: 15. Coils

16.Tagged+ Winnipeg q , General q 17 . Precancel-

13. Other Corrrrents ^ Q e ^' o P ,7

1. Canadz-an PerfinNuIInber

A4

2 . Narre of User -!-

Anglo-Newfoundland Develop . C

3. Perforator Location=

. Grand Falls, Nfld.

.First issue 5. Fi rst Sta= No.

6. Last issue= 7. Last Starr No .-. 2 /

8. First CS Cancel= (R,; 0 ,' L `J a 0 9 . Last CDS Cancel= 2 z ^, Q i 3

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.- ^^ 11.T1 Pe`=irs= ^^ 7 RF 30

12 . Postace Stamos= Canada q , Newfoundland £ - , United States q , None q

13. Reve_-i Starrns= Customs 1912 q , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 19340 , Inland

Rev.j:a_r Tax 1915 q , inland Rev. Excise Tax 19150 , Nfld Inland Reev. q ,

Sask.:-:le--. 1929 q , Ont. Stock q , Qua. Stock q , Others q

14. P.irr,ai l ' & Special Delivery :

16. Tagced= Winnipeg 0 , General C7 17 . Precancel-

18.Othe_r Ccm tints i q R CPOP-7s

,'{- CO vC..S 'Z- GP-,,vn FO L I f / A . , , L L C27Lw!3

15. Coils

Cow! s , / 3 l u 4 /u(. ,,S ,, 11-) / 3 l ,'r3 /'- k i G 3 / 47 /G 6 /:F 9 .) / 3

Return to: mz. Joe L. Pu ce11, 6 Richardson Dr., Kingston, Ontario K7M 2S6

1. Canadian PerfinNumber= AS

2.Name of User=Alphonse Racine & Co .

3. Perforator Location=Montreal, F.Q.

4.First Issue- 5. First Stamp No.- 8'j

I.

6 . Last Issue= 7. Last Stamp No. = o 6

8. First CDS Cancel= a 9. Last CDS Cancel=

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.•r y 11.Total Perfins= &o RF 45

12. Postage Stamps= Canada[, Newfoundland q , United States q , None q

13.Revenue Stamps= Custans 1912 q , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 1934 q Inland

Rev.War Tax 1935 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 191-513 , Nfld Inland Rev. 0

Sask. Elec. 1929 q , Ont. Stock G7 , Que. Stock q , Others q

14.P.i rmai 1 & 'Special Delivery: 15. Coils

16• Tagged= Winnipeg 0 , General q 17 Precancel-

18 . Other CczrrTents / C 7 ^ ' £ P o 27.5' 9 e) 6 o q3 / 0 4 / o C'

1. Canadian PerfinNumber-' A6

2 . Name of User=

Alberta Rwy. & Irrigation

3. Perforator Location=

. Lethbridge, Alta.

4.First Issue- 5. First Stamp No. '7 u

6. Last Issue-*. 7. Last Stamp No.- -11 ] • • • • • '

8.First CDS Cancel= 9. Last CDS Cancel=

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.- 2 11.Total Perfins= RF 85

12. Postage Stamps= Canada Q" , Newfoundland q , United States q , None q

13. Revenue Sta-rps= Customs 1912 q , 1935 D , Excise Tax 1915 q , 19340 , Inland

Rev. War Tax 19155 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 19150 , Nfld Inland Rev. q

Sask. Elec. 19290 , Ont. Stock q , Que.Stock 0 , Others [3

14.Airrrail'& Special Delivery: 15. Coils

16. Tagged= Winnipeg [3 , General M 17 . Precancel-

18. Other Ccanrents

A 133

Return to: Mr. Joe L. Purcell, 6 Richardson Dr., Kingston, Ontario K7M 2S6

1. Can an PerfinNrrbe A7

2. N , e of User-.American Type Founders Co.

3. Perforator Location=Boston , Mass.

4 . First Isstie+ 5. First Star[p No.

6. Last Iss-L-_+ 7. Last S' No.

8. First a.S Cancel= 9. Last CAS Cancel=

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.4 1l.Total Perfins-' RF 80

12 . Pos-.age Sta=s= Canada q , Newfoundland q , United States q , None q

13. Revenue Star=s= CustcEns 1912 R , 1935 q , Elise Tax 1915 q 1934 q Inland

Rev.'r; a= Tax 1915 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 1915 q , Nfld Inlaryd Rev. q ,

Sask.E1 c. 1929 q , Ont. Stock q , Qua. Stock q , Others q

14 .Pirira^ 1 & ' Special Delivery: 15. Coils

16. Tagged+ v;innipeg q , Genera- 10 17 . Precancel-,13 . Othe- Cczrrre?-its Al 0 F_ G G g_ -r

1. Canadian Pe_ fin

N " r Ala

2 . Nacre of User-;-

American Type Founders Co.

3. Perforator Location=

St. Louis, Mo.

4 . First I_s se- 5. First Sta= No. = e_i o

6. Last Issue- 7 . Iast Starrq No. = i o

8.First CS Cancel= 9. Last CAS Cancel=

l0.No. of Diff . Cat. No. - ')-- l1. To',al Perfins. RF 90

12. Postace Sta. rs- Canada q , Newfoundland q , United States q , None q

13. Reve 'n _- Starras= Customs 1912 q , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 19340 , Inland

Rev. P:ar lax 1915 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 19150 , Nfld Inland Rev. [3 ,

Sask . Elev. 19290 , Ont. Stock q , Qua. Stock [3 , Others O

14 .Air,;ail ' & Special Delivery :

16. Tagged= Winnipeg q , General[] 17 . Precancel-

18.Other- Currents R CPO Ts

US A 0. i7

15. Co_; 1s

r- T. Airrol I . F P.ichar son Lam-. , Kinc:ston, Ontario K7M 2S6

I/

1. Canadian PerlinNumber A8

2.Nare of User=

Ayre & Sons

3. Perforator Location=

St. Johns, Nfld.

4. First Issue= 5. First Star No. - 7 L,-

6. Last Issue= 7. Last Stam No.-' 2 G, g ? z^^ •••

8. First CDS Cancel= SEr - q 9. Last CDS Cancel= D ,G Z

l0.No. of Diff.Cat.No.4 7 - ll.Total Perfins= 3 o RF 20

12. Postage Staims= Canada 0 , Newfoundland @", United States q , None q

13.Revenue Stares- Custcans 1912 Q , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 1934 q , Inland

Rev.War Tax 1915 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 1915 q , Nfld Inland Rev. 13 ,

Sask. Elec. 1929 q , Ont. Stock Q , Que. Stock q , Others q

14.Ai ail & Special Delivery: 15. Coils

16 • Tagged= Winnipeg 0 , General 0 17 . Precancel-

18. Other Carrrents R e P.5 f2-rs

17 If lIe /33 13 146 14•-7 1S3 1^^- ![5 /6^-, o 1 ,3 !^^ ,79

21 7•r 7 Z^ ^!

'EPR-'YU1L O17 2G^I SY,a^cS `PERFCc 7,c-,ic L,/ Crt C' 4,L'-7 4C

1. Canadian PerfinNtlrnber= A9

2.Name of User=

Ayre & Sons

3. Perforator Location-

St. Johns, Nfld.

4.First Issue- 5.First Stan? No.- -70

6.Last Issue- 7.Last Stamp No.=

8 . First CDS.Cancel= , .,,J 3 -) MastLast CDS Cancel= ^, ,^ , C) y G

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.= 3rj 11. Total Perfins= 3 g0 RF.17.5

12. Postage Stains= Canada q , Newfoundland dV", United States E3 , None [3

13. Revenue Stains= Customs 1912 q , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 19340 , Inland

Rev. War Tax 1915 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 19150 , Nfld Inland Rev. q

Sask. Elec. 19290 , Ont. Stock q , Que.Stock 0 , Others [--3

14.Airrrai 1, & Special Delivery: C I c < g R£TCRT^o) 15. Coils

16. Tagged= Winnipeg q , General M 17 . Precancel-

18.Other Cczrirents 2 G )Z C r 61; Ts'

1CO VC R,S lei U-7 0 'V L-I 0-3 C Da Tc S7 J CM.v 4'6

V /2G !,^ 1 /33 134 /.3'1 IG3-lf- 1 LG l7' /S - /•S^-c1^ 193-C

^1.^ 22G 2-30-Z 1^C--7 2.50-Z 3L 54 2L, c/ C 1

Return to: Mr. Joe L. Purcell, r nichar Thon Dr., Kingston, Ontario K7M ^S6

1. Canadian Pe: finNumber-

MO

2 . Nate of User=

see M24

3. P,u f ora Loi. W-a Li.ui r: TwTVVwVV

4.First Issue'. 5.First Stama No.

6. Last Issue' 7. Last Sty No.

8. First CDS Cancel= 9-Last CDS Cancel=

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No..;- 11. Total Perfins-.

12. Postage Sta.rDs= Canada q , Newfoundland q , United States None E2

13. Revenue Stamas= Custans 1912 D , 1935 q , Excise Tax q , 1934 q , Inland

Rev.War Tax 1915 q Inland Rev. Excise Tax 1915 , Nfld Inland Rev. Q

Sask.Elec. 19290 , Ont. Stock q , Qua.Stoc, , Others q

14 . Airrra it & * S_. eoial Delivery : 15. Coils

16 . Tagged= Wii. i peg q General q 17 _ ^ancel-

18.Oher : s

1. Ca.-iadian Pew --:.nNtati^er-

2 . Name of User= 3 . Perforator Lccation+

4. First Issue-:- 5. Fi s t Stamp No.-

6. last Issue 7. Last StarrrD No.

8.First CDS Cancel= 9. Last C]S Cancel=

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.- ll.Total Perfins-

12. Postage Sty- ps- Canada q , Newfoundland q , United States q , None 0

13.R--venue Custccns 193-20 ,1 9 3 5 0 , Excise Tax 191513 , 19 34 q , Inland

Rev. War Tax 1915 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 1915 q , Nfld Inland Rev. q ,

Sask. Elec. 10290 , Ont. Stock q , Qua. Stock q , Others [3

14 .A]rm it ' & Spacial Delivery :

16.Tagged= Wi^^= - q , Generalq 17 .Precancel-

18.Other Ccnr :=.s

1'5. Coils

Return to: ?r. Joe L. Purcell, 6 Richardson Dr., Kingston, Ontario 1:71 2S6

The following is an example of the Questionnaire that the Canadian PerfinsStudy Group will be using to collect information on each known Canadian Perfin.

1. Canadian PerfinNumber P10a

2. Name of User=

Province of Saskatchewan

3. Perforator Location-.

Regina, Saskatchewan

4 . First Issue= -73/ /./ ip 5. First Stamp No.-' cl

6 . Last Issue-. pG^ y / y 7 y 7. Last Stamp No. _ S6s

E8. First CDS Cancel= . 9 . Last CDS Cance 1=5^ f,^<, to„ 3^, / //

10.No. of Diff.Cat.No.4 2 96 11.Total Perfins= -- /zM

12.Postage Stamps= Canada L9/, Newfoundland [V, United States q , None q

13.Revenue Stamps.- Custcans 1912 CI , 1935 q , Excise Tax 1915 q , 1934 q , Inland

Rev.War Tax 1915 q , Inland Rev. Excise Tax 191513 , Nfld Inland Rev. Q

Sask.Elec. 1929 q , Ont. Stock Q , Que.Stock q , Others q

14.A =a l & Special Delivery: e 7 p- 9 15. Coils

16. Tagged= Winnipeg [Y, General q Precancel- y,7 ,? n

18 . other Ccarrrents W.,;,.71 jQ g f 'Co i,' ^'C2 i X62 v

/7/O<i e 3T/n G /!{CEc /'/c2 easy l^ I^3'n o3 /n 7<< /.. /9Z^/

_Q `

HfC-tI / n/" I' h /v•°L Crra /i Cv` /G 7Ul trr^[2 -PG ^O 1, 7L, 3 t1 / '

1111 / rF '^orn.^,en /co/iPe f`I el 41L"-/7 Se'3vi nso^e 3 i-o3c{/ v /oGa /a ! /. ?ire o^

7L/ l7^C, vra , E!"/T/i ^/3G /s G'r //C/n3J -Lt//Gil /iI i451-G _sr( /e-C //7

L / ^cT /s /S a S<t.^ /e ^orr' '' Tor e czir e c T u e fiS e /rr ^< 3r,n / iai^ /5

{'er lrfFC T ^c - e Col/eC //n/,r o ^ ^nree C_!.'^/eC7 / t l^ E3 ors" te?Ge.3

e example above is for PIOa (Province of Saskatchewan). A turther explanationof what is required appears below, but first some general information.

(a) if you have no stamps of the perfin in question, draw a line throughoutthe complete Questionnaire;

(b) if you have no comments or information for a question in the Questionnaire,please draw a dash (-);

(c) if you would like to place your name on each Questionnaire sheet, pleasedo so. This way if we have further questions on the information you havesupplied, we can contact you.

(d) if the R.F. is 55 or above please list out the stamp number and thenumber of the stamps for each number that you have.

In the Questionnaire, Items 1 and 2 will be completed by the editor.

Item 3 - PERFORATOR LOCATION - is used if you have any information that wouldindicate that the perforator is located in a different location than

in Item 3.

Item 4 - FIRST ISSUE - is used to show the date of issue of your earliest

stamp. Please note that the Admiral issue has different issue dates

(e.g. if you have a 1^ yellow admiral issued 06July22 and a 3^ deep

brown admiral issued 08Junel8, you would show the earliest issue date08Junel8.

Item 5 - FIRST STAMP NO. - is used to show the Canada Specialized Postage

Stamp Catalogue stamp number for the stamp mentioned in Item 4. If youdo not have a "Canadian Specialized" please use a "Lynams" or a"Scotts" catalogue but note the fact in Item 18 - OTHER COMMENTS.

Item 6 - LAST ISSUE - is used to show the date of issue of your last stamp.

Item 7 - LAST STAMP NO. - is used to show the stamp number for the stamp

mentioned in Item 6.

Item 8 - FIRST CDS CANCEL - is used to show the earliest cancellation with

date and location that you have.

Item 9 - LAST CDS CANCEL - is used to show the last cancellation with dateand location that you have.

Item 10 - NO. OF DIFF. CAT. NO. - is used to show the number of differentstamps you have disregarding the different positions and duplicationsof the same stamp.

Item 11 - TOTAL PERFINS - is used to show the total number of stamps includingduplications and different position of the stamps that you have.If you have a large amount of the stamps, please show amount in twosignificant figure (e.g. 2,200, 310, 16,000).

Item 12 - POSTAGE STAMP - indicate by a cross (X) which country you havePerfins on. If it is on another country not mentioned, please make anote in Item 18 - OI`f IER COMMENTS.

Item 13 - REVENUE STAMPS - indicate by a cross (X) which revenue stamps you

have if possible, use Sissons catalogue for this. If you use others

X please make further notes in Item 18 - OTHER COMMENTS.

Item 14 - AIRMAIL & SPECIAL DELIVERY - is used to list the stamp number ofeach different airmail & special delivery you have based on

"Canadian Specialized". If you use a different catalogue, please note

it in Item 18 - OTHER COMMENTS.

Item 15 - COILS - is used to list the stamp number of each different coilstamp.

Item 16 - TAGGED - indicate by a cross (X) if you have any Winnipeg or general(Ottawa) taggings on stamps. Please list catalogue numbers.

Item 17 - PRECANCEL - is used to list the precancel stamp numbers with theiridentifications that you have. If possible, use "Walburn's" PrecancelCatalogue for this.

Item 18 - OTHER COMMENTS - is used for information that cannot be included above.If you run out of space, please use additional paper but note the Perfin

number that the information is for. If you have this Perfin on coveror covers, please list all information about the covers, or send in axerox copy of the covers.

Please return the completed questionnaire to:

Mr. Joe L. Purcell

6 Richardson Drive

Kingston, OntarioK7M 2S6