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Norway: Perfins: Private  
Though never seen by most collectors, Norway does have perfins. (Perfins are perforated initials punched into stamps for security and control purposes, usually to prevent stamp theft by employees.) Unlike most countries, Norway had official perfins in addition to the usual private / commercial perfins. Various government departments used official perfins in the 1898-1933 period -- they are listed by the Norgeskatalogen (NK) immediately preceeding the official stamp section; minimum prices are given for each issuer and the known stamps are listed. References for the more familiar private / commercial perfins are hard to find, but philatelically inspired perfins have been cataloged in Little Library of Norwegian Philately - Volume 2 - 2005. Books are available from me. Unlike the perfins of many countries, Norwegian perfins greatly increase the value of stamps upon which they are found. Most perfin designs can theoretically exist right- and wrong-reading (viewed from the front side) and/or upright or inverted. By design or positioning, perfins can also have vertically oriented lettering in four possible positions and diagonally oriented lettering in eight possible positions. All such possibilities are collectible differences. This listing is just a small sample; stock is changing all the time. Please request approvals.
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Scott #93 PERFIN [1922 40 øre ultramarine Posthorn] Used VF ON COVER with O.M./&S. (O. Mustad & Sön) PERFIN right-reading from the front. Solo use on 16 August 1923 cover to the U.S., with KRISTIANIA text-machine cancellation "NORGES VAREMESSE / 2-9 SEPTEMBER 1923". The Mustad company was, and still is, a major manufacturer of fishing equipment; sent to "The Creek Chub Bait Co." in Garrett, Indiana, thus fishing thematic related -- a thematic for which it is quite hard to find such interesting postal history items. The 40 øre international letter rate had doubled from 20 on 1 Feb 1921 and increased again to 45 on 1 Sep 1924 (and later back down to 40 and then 30). This stamp was printed in July 1921, but apparently not placed into circulation (until the supply of the previous color of 40 øre stamps was exhausted) until February 1922, thus this stamp had an "intended rate life" of only about 2.5 years. I cannot recall ever having any private-company perfins on this stamp in 48 years; and only a couple perfins (on any stamp issue) from this era on covers sent to other countries. This unassuming cover is actually quite scarce!
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