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.
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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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In a young condition they are tubular, but not folded; and often, according to Prof. Macgillivray, either one or both are at first imperforate.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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
Attempts are, however, made to palm off trimmed reprints as imperforate specimens.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
The 2nd or 1851 issue, as it is called in the circular, actually consisted of two series, the imperforate and perforate.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr
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
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