Library PCN supplemented

Placed on 2012-05-05

The following two catalogs are included in the library of the Perfin Club: "The Poko-perforations of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Danzig" of Ir. Ruud J. Hammink from 1997 and "Luxembourg perfins" Maria Antunes - Dieter Basien from 2007. Members who want to borrow a catalog can contact Pieter Gommans,...

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A new HP Perfin?

Placed on 2012-05-05

Maybe a new Dutch perfin has been discovered. A till now on unknown HP perfin on stamp NVPH nr. 55. Punch holes: 16 14 (such as HP 2). See the picture below. Figure 1: the new found HP Perfin The stamping ........ GEN reading. Can be almost nothing else but...

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Paper edition jubilee book

Placed on 2012-04-21

At the spring meeting, all members present received a cd-rom, with all known pictures of letters with perfins of the Netherlands and Overseas Territories. All members who were not present got cd by mail. Cd-rom containing the Jubilee book Some members have asked about the possibility to buy a paper...

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More is known about perfin CTM

Placed on 2012-03-12

A CTM Perfin NVPH No 153 has emerged with a clear stamping. Not only the city name Tilburg, but also the year of issue 1926 is visible. The perfin is known only in No. 153 and there is no postal issue known with this perfin. See the figure below....

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Three different VNR-perfins

Placed on 2012-03-10

In the Catalogue of perfins of the Netherlands and Overseas Areas the perfin VNR is listed as number 790, used by NV Nederlandsche United Rubber Factories in Heveadorp (Gelderland) in the period 1911-1935. Some time ago two other VNR perfins were discovered, stamped in different cities. Below a description...

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Congratulations KNBF for 25-year anniversary

Placed on 2012-02-14

Saturday 11 February, Mr Walraven handed a certificate to President Rob Slim on behalf of the Royal Dutch Federation of Plilatilist Associations (KNBF). This way he congratulated the Perfin Club with the 25-year anniversary. Below pictures of the certificate and handing over to the President. F.l.t.r.: President Rob Slim, Secretary...

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User perfin VC is known

Placed on 2012-02-13

By discovering an envelope with the Perfin VC the user of this perfin is known. It is the firm Vlessing & Co., Javastraat 1, The Hague. See the pictures below. ...

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Jubilee book on CD for members

Placed on 2012-02-12

During the last meeting of the Club Perfin in Nieuwegein in the sign of the 25th anniversary of the club, the Jubilee book with perfin mail items was presented. The members present got this book on CD, the other members will get the CD together with a special anniversary...

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Jan Verhoeven says goodbye as auctioneer

Placed on 2012-02-12

Saturday, February 11, during his 100th auction Jan Verhoeven said goodbye as auctioneer and member of the board of Perfin Club Netherlands. Chairman Rob Slim thanked him warmly for all his work during the past 25 years with flowers and an i-pad. Nico van der Lee takes the role of...

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PCN 25 years!

Placed on 2012-01-27

Certainly a milestone for some reflections. Arisen from a small group of collectors, under the care of the association of city mail collectors, who were tired of the wrangling and decided to found their own association. The mailing list of late Mr. Enschede of interested parties and after some...

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Two new discoveries again

Placed on 2012-01-27

When collecting stamps sometimes you buy an album and a catalogue of the area that you are collecting. Then you are able to find out which stamps you are missing and you will know how to stick them, because for each stamp, a cell is reserved. And at some...

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Celebration 25th anniversary of the Perfin Club

Placed on 2012-01-27

The 170 members of the Perfin Club Netherlands celebrate the 25th anniversary of the club. They all will receive a CD with more than 700 images of the PCN-known perfins on mail piece. A unique document. Do you also want to benefit? Please subscribe now at Club/ Subscription on this...

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A third version of S&ZR

Placed on 2011-12-25

Some time ago a third version of S&ZR has been discovered. It is a newly discovered perfin in NVPH No 617 with hole pattern 14 14 13 17. The main differences compared to S&ZR 1 are:  - S is slightly wider;  - The upper part of the ampersand is larger (this...

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M&Co4 also in tax stamp

Placed on 2011-12-18

Until now the M&Co4 perfin of the firm Müller & Co. Wm. from Rotterdam was only found in postal stamps. There is also an adhesive stamp (tax stamp No. 301) found with this perforation. See the figure below. ...

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Another discovery: perfin I.M.L.

Placed on 2011-12-01

Recently a Dutch perfin was discovered with the initials I.M.L. in NVPH seal no. 61. The perfin has the following hole pattern: 5.11.8. The seal is stamped in 1924, but unfortunately the place name is not readable. See the picture. Members of the Perfin Club who previously have seen...

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Three new perfin catalogs

Placed on 2011-11-29

The 'Austria Perfin; Spezial Katalog der österreichischen Firmenlochungen is edited in German and done in full color. It consists of two folders. In one of the folders all perfins are shown on transparent sheets so it is possible to put a perforated seal underneath to check it is correct....

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Found: new railway postcard with figure perfin

Placed on 2011-09-30

In the coming auction of René Hillesum (Sheraton & Peel www.filatelist.com) an (unusual) railway postcard will be offered with a figure-perfin '71'. I've never seen anything like this and I can't reason why this number 71 is applied. Probably it is not a perfin in the sense of security of the postal...

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Who knows more about perfin JV2?

Placed on 2011-09-23

About ten years ago a whole new perfin was discovered which is not included in the catalog of the Netherlands till now on. It is a perfin JV on NVPH #63 with the data: height 9.5 mm, holes: 10.13. Unfortunately the postmark is not readable. This perfin is clearly different from the...

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