A few Perfins from Bristol, Langport, Shepton Mallet & Taunton

Here are a few Perfins, starting with some from Bristol.  The first is from John Lysaght Ltd, an iron and steel company in 1920.  [A perfin is a postage stamp perforated with the initials or insignia of an organization to prevent misuse.]

Great Western Railway (GWR) were prolific users of Perfins, this one is from 1927.

Colthurst & Harding Ltd was a paint manufacturing company.  The windowed commercial envelope below was posted in 1935.

Bristol Corporation (BC) was probably the largest user of perfins in Bristol, the pieces below were receipts bearing a perfinned stamp in 1952.

Moving into Somerset, the commercial postcard below from Langport in 1903 has a "K&S / L" perfin from Kelway & Son Ltd.

The commercial envelope below is from 1899 with an "ABB" perfin from the Anglo-Bavarian Brewery.  The firm suffered a decline during WWI because of their apparent German name.

Small & Sons in Taunton sent out this bill in 1946.