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Welcome to the home page of the Perfin Club of New Zealand and Australia.

The Perfin Club of New Zealand and Australia was formed in 1987, and currently has about 150 members throughout Australia and New Zealand, and around the world.

Members' interests include the Official and private perfins of Australia and New Zealand, and the perfins of other countries.

The Club produces a Bulletin four times each year, and conducts two postal auctions of perfin material each year.  A sample past issue of the Bulletin may be seen here.

Back issues of the Bulletin are available. To see a cumulative index to articles appearing in the Club Bulletin, click here.

The Club also conducts two postal auctions of perfin material each year.

Further information can be obtained from the Secretary. E: John Mathews or snail mail to:

John Mathews, 21 McConnel Cres, KAMBAH A.C.T. 2902 AUSTRALIA

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Latest news -

'Private Revenue Perfins of Australia'

ISSN 1837-6363

A soon to be Published Work

By

Dave Elsmore [Revenue Nut] & David Coath [Perfin Nut]

ARE YOU INTERESTED AND WOULD LIKE TO HELP? THEN READ ON

 17-12-2009: To our knowledge there has not been a stand alone publication on Australian revenue private perfins. Dave Elsmore and David Coath are looking for data on the Perfins found on these Revenue stamps of the Australian States for an exciting new publication entitled 'Private Revenue Perfins of Australia' ISSN 1837-6363.

The book will be in a loose leaf format so as to permit easy updating and will approach the subject in a series of separate publications on a State by State basis, starting with Queensland then working our way through each State.

If you only specialise in one of the Australian States then you only need the one publication if you collect all of the States they will eventually come together at the end and can be bound in one book. Each State will contain patterns found on revenues and railway parcel stamps this will also include Fiscal Postal issues.

Images of patterns, information about users, usage period, documents, several new patterns have come to light these will be included along with a list of the issues that the pattern can be found on..

Remember this work will include several unpublished patterns not listed in other works.

Included but not part of this publication will be a listing of cross references to other published works to assist in pattern identification.

If you would like to be part of this exciting new work all you need to do to help is send a scan or photocopy of what you have in your collection to:

Dave Elsmore Box 66 Springwood Queensland 4127 Australia perfins@ozrevenues.com

or

David Coath 4 Fleming Crt Research Victoria 3095 Australia perfindavid@ozrevenues.com


All submissions of information will be acknowledged in this publication.

It is with great pleasure that we can already acknowledge commitment and full support from:


John Grant [Australian Pioneer Perfin Legend, Co-Author Commercial Perfins of Australia]

David Anderson [Australia] [Author Australian Official Perfins 2007]

Bill Harley [Australia] [Noted specialist in this area]

Francis Kiddle [UK] RDP FRPSL [FIP Revenue Commission Chairman. FIP International Judge]

John DiBiase [Australia] [FIP Revenue Judge]

Dingle Smith [Australia] [FIP Revenue Commission Secretary. FIP Revenue Judge]

David McNamee [USA] [FIP Judge. Editor - 'The Informer' Society of Australasian Specialists Oceania Inc.

 

Can't see your name above?

 

Don't miss out! Get scanning your material [Queensland ASAP] we both look forward to working with you.

Remember if you are serious about perfins and can assist in any way please contact us at

perfins@ozrevenues.com or perfindavid@ozrevenues.com
 

     
     

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Perfin Exhibit Leader Pages

Perfins of New Zealand & Australia an Article by John Mathews

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Publications

The Club has produced the following publications:

 

1.  "Australian Official Perfins", by David Andersen (2007)

 

2.  "Handbook of Australian Private Perfins", by John Mathews (2003)

 

Please contact the Secretary for prices including postage.

 

              

 

In addition, the monograph "Victorian Government Punctures", by Neale Scott & Bryan Toop, 5th edition, 1993, is a detailed study of these perfins (which are not covered by "Australian Official Perfins").  This monograph is also available through the Club.

 

Members' Displays

New South Wales Revenue Perfins 1 frame exhibit

Tasmania's Private Perfins - 1 frame exhibit

Australian Revenue and Railway Parcel stamps

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Do you have a suitable perfin display? or maybe you have an ongoing New Zealand or Australian perfin project you would like to share with us, or seek some member input? Maybe you just have some questions regarding perfins? If so, we are here to help, just let the Secretary know.

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