Australia
It is estimated that approximately 1,500 different perfins have been used in Australia (This compares with approximately 23,000 in the United Kingdom, 400 in Canada and 70 in New Zealand). By 1935 only some 125 odd perfins were in active use. The largest group using perfins were wholesalers, with wool brokers and stock & station agents the second largest group. Other large users were insurance companies, department stores and tea, wine & spirit merchants.

All three Australian stamps are known with perfins. These include perfins from State Governments (New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria) and a number of commercial perfins. There are 64 known different commercial and 3 official perfins. Below are some examples.

Harris Scarfe & Co.
Nestles Anglo Swiss Milk Co.
WD & HO Wills (Australia) Ltd

Here is a list of known perfins on Australian jubilee stamps.

Company
Die
Values
2d
3d
2/-
Atlas Assurance Co Australia. Sydney
A
u
Anthony Horden & Sons, Sydney
A.H /&S
u
Arthur Cocks & Co. Ltd, Sydney
AC / &Co
u
Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd, Sydney
ACo
u
Adelaide Co-operative Society, Adelaide
AC/S
u
Angus & Robertson Ltd, Sydney
A+R
u
A. Simpson & Sons, Adelaide
AS / &S
u
Bagots Executor & Trustee Co. Ltd. Adelaide
BE/Co
u
Boans Ltd, Perth
B/Ltd.
u
u
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd, Townsville
BP
u
Burroughs Wellcome & Co. , Sydney
BW / &Co
u
Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Melbourne
CMF
u
David Jones Ltd, Sydney
DJ / Ltd
u
Edward Dunlop & Co, Brisbane
ED
u
Edward Dunlop & Co, Sydney
ED&CoLTD
u
Edward Fay Ltd, Sydney
EF / Ld
u
Elder Smith & Co., Adelaide
E.S
u
Eliza Tinsley, Melbourne
E.T.
u
Elders Trustee & Executor Co. Ltd, Adelaide
ET
u
Farmers Ltd, Sydney
F
u
Farmers and Graziers Co-op Agency, Sydney
FG
u
Farleigh, Nettheim Pty Ltd, Sydney
FN/Co
u
Gibbs, Bright & Co, Adelaide
GB
u
Goode, Durant & Murray, Perth
GDM
u
Glover, Onians & Co, Melbourne
G.O./&Co.
u
G&R Wills Co, Adelaide
GR/W
u
Geo. Wills & Co Ltd, Adelaide
GW/A
u
Henry Berry & Co, Adelaide
HB / &Co
u
Harringtons Ltd, Sydney
H / LTD
u
Harris Scarfe & Co, Adelaide
HS / .
u
Howard Smith & Co, Sydney
HSLd
u
u
International Harvester, Brisbane
IH
u
International Harvester Co., Melbourne
IH(C)
u
Insurance Office of Australia, Melbourne
I.O.A.
u
Insurance Office of Australia, Sydney
I.O.A
u
John Dickinson & Co, Sydney
JD /&Co
u
John Kitchen & Sons, Bendigo
J.K/S
u
Kodak Ltd. Melbourne
K
u
u
Kodak Ltd. (Abbotsford, Melbourne, Perth)
K
u
London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Melbourne
L.L
u
London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Sydney
LLG
u
?, Sydney
M
u
JF McKenzie & Co., Melbourne
McK/&Co
u
Nestles & Anglo Swiss Milk Co. Melbourne
NA / SC
u
Nestles & Anglo Swiss Milk Co, Perth
NA / SC
u
North Shore Gas Co, Sydney
NS / GCo
u
New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Co. Sydney
NZL
u
Prudential Assurance Co. Sydney
PA/C
u
Parke, Davis & Co. Ltd, Rosebery
P.D/Co.
u
Patterson, Laing & Bruce, Sydney
PL / &B
u
Raine & Horne, Sydney
RH
u
?
R / C
u
Royal Insurance Co. Ltd. (Adelaide, Brisbane)
RI/Co/Ld
u
Swallow & Ariell, Melbourne
S&A
u
Sargood, Gardiner Ltd. Melbourne
SG
u
u
S. Hoffnung & Co. Ltd. Brisbane & Sydney
SH / & / CoLtd
u
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramway Board
TB
u
Thomas Brown & Sons, Brisbane
T.B.S
u
Tooheys Ltd. Sydney
TYS / Ld
u
Vacuum Oil Co. Melbourne
VOCo
u
Vacuum Oil Co. Port Adelaide
VO/Co
u
Vacuum Oil Co. Sydney
VO/Co
u
Victorian Producers Cooperative, Melbourne
VP / C
u
WD & HO Wills (Australia) Ltd
WILLS
u
State Governments
New South Wales
G / NSW
u
u
u
New South Wales (Rotated 900 left)
G / NSW
u
u
New South Wales (Rotated 900 right)
G / NSW
u
Victoria
VG
u
Victoria (V=9holes; G=10holes) -inverted
VG
u
u
Victoria (Rotated 900 to right)
VG
u
u
Tasmania
T
u

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