Month: August 2018

6d Pikiarero – Chambon Perforation

To complete this short sequence of examples of Chambon perforations, here is a block of the 6d value exhibiting such a perforating variation. In this case it is…

3d Kowhai – Chambon Perforation

Carrying on with the theme of Chambon Perforations, here is the 3d value exhibiting the same characteristic.  In the case it presents itself as a wider than usual…

1/2d Manuka – Chambon Perforation

The Chambon perforation was a distinctive feature of some of the values of the 1960 Pictorials.  It occurred due to misalignment of the perforation heads when perforating a…