This page gives details of our main catalogue of GB perfins, the Gault catalogue, together with some other catalogues covering specific aspects of GB perfins.
We no longer offer printed catalogues. Instead, we offer the electronic options listed below.
Scroll down the page for more details on these catalogues.
All the above catalogues, together with our main catalogue "Gault-2" are automatically included on the Sloper 154 data stick.
To order any of these catalogues, please email Steve Steere at perfin.society@gmail.com
2022
USB "Twister" memory stick
Released on 13th March 2022 to coincide with the 154th anniversary of Joseph Sloper being granted permission to perforate G.B. Postage Stamps with the initials of firms, the ‘Twister’ USB memory stick contains the following in pdf format:
The information on the stick is correct as at 1st January 2022.
Please note that the Sloper 154 ‘Twister’, priced at £30 plus postage, is only available to Perfin Society members.
Please contact the Treasurer at perfin.society@gmail.com for postage options and prices.
2022
Digital publication, 3400 pages
Released on 13th March 2022 (the 154th anniversary of Joseph Sloper being granted permission to perforate G.B. Postage Stamps with the initials of Firms), this is the definitive catalogue of all GB perfins.
Every perfin known on GB stamps (as at 1st January 2022) is illustrated and details of the user, dates and place of use and which stamps are known with that perfin are given where known.
The complete catalogue runs to over 3,400 pages.
This catalogue is only available as part of the "Sloper 154" USB memory stick detailed below.
Gault-2 Catalogue sample page
Second Edition
2022
Digital publication, 160 pages
The objective is to illustrate all known perfin dies used on Great British Postage Stamps coming from Coils, also referred to as ‘Rolls’. This includes the ‘unofficial’ hand-made rolls of stamps (from c1910), as well as the official rolls produced by the Post Office from August 1918. The make-up and identification of the ‘official’ rolls also appears at the back of the catalogue.
A basic introduction to ‘Coil Stamps’ has been presented that is relevant to Perfins rather than say, Vending Machines. This is followed by the details for each Perfin Die as per ‘The New Illustrated Catalogue of Great British perfins’, but organised under the various categories numbered 2 to 9 below. An overall index is included at the back to help locate any particular Perfin.
Fourth Edition
2022
Digital publication, 172 pages
A fully illustrated catalogue of all known perfins on the GB "Seahorse" high values.
With a detailed introduction to the issue and many covers illustrated in colour.
Fourth Edition
2022
Digital publication, 174 pages
A fully illustrated catalogue of all known perfins on the Great Britain 1935 King George V Silver Jubilee commemorative issue, with a detailed introduction to the issue.
Second Edition
2022
Digital publication, 173 pages
A fully illustrated catalogue of all perfins known used anywhere in the island of Ireland, including British, Irish Free State and Eire stamps.
12th Edition
2022
Digital publication, 699 pages
Named after the late Basil Tomkins, this 12th edition lists (without illustration) all known G.B. Perfins with identified users reported as having been used on the postage stamps of Great Britain, together with the user and period of use.
Perfins without an identified user are not included in this catalogue, but are included in Gault-2.
Tomkins Catalogue sample page
The pdf files below are updates to the second edition of the Gault Catalogue of Great British Perfins and record new dies and new identities recorded by the Catalogue Editor. The pages below include all the new dies and identities recorded since 1st January 2022, the cut-off date for inclusion in Gault-2. Scroll down to download the individual updates issued every two months.
The 2018-2021 updates previously available here are incorporated into the new catalogue.
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