imperforate
Americanadjective
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Also imperforated not perforate; having no perforation.
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Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.
noun
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not perforated
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imperf. (of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separation Compare perforate
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anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening
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The labels were normally perforated the usual 12, but the same journal for April 13, 1892 reports that a whole sheet had been seen in an imperforate condition.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong
It would probably be impossible to remove the perforation so as to make this stamp pass for an imperforate specimen and then it would lack the projection of the original.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
It may also be occasioned by an imperforate hymen, in which case it must be cut open by a physician.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
For imperforate stamps in this series we find the 1 cent, yellow, and the 15 cents in a peculiar shade of brown violet.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong
The inverse ratio of seven to one for a catalog value would make the perforated stamp list $42 with the imperforate at $6.
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong
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