Pinholes found in an Afghanistan 1894 2 abasi stamp. A rare flaw in paper is when the watermark bit has been improperly repaired on the Dandy roll. Great Britain's Emblems watermark is composed of two roses, one shamrock and one thistle.
Pinhole - Any small hole in a postage stamp other than perforations applied officially, and thus construed as damage. Pin-perf. - Pin rouletting. Piroscafo - Ship. Pl. - Abbreviation for plate.
Trou d'épingle: (Fr.) pinhole. Troublé gomme: (Fr.) disturbed gum. Troy Business College and School of Stenography and Telegraphy: Troy, N.Y.
See also: Gum, Forgery, Applied, Perforations, Trans
 
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