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Perfins

A number of items of mail make it clear that the correspondents who apparently re-used stamps with the 9-
hole diamond punch were stamp collectors, including the air letter shown below.

1953 (12th December)
Air Letter from Kingston to Trollhattan, Sweden

Mailed in Kingston on 1 ih December 1953 and franked to a value of ninepence with stamps from King George
VI's reign, none bearing perfins.

AIR LETTER

IF ANYTHI!\lG IS ENCliOSED
THIS LETTER WILL BE
SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL.

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l Sender: Stanley W. Hope, 51 Penn Street, Jones Town P.O., St. Andrew

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The letter inside reads:
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Dear Miss Landberg,
having seen your note I am writing you
to let you know I will exchange stamps with you, mint and used
in lots or singles. Please send me a lot and let me know
what you want in return.
yours truly,
S. W Hope

This cover is the earliest item of correspondence I have seen from any of this group of collectors.