imperforate

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Although made and approved, this stamp is said to have been withheld from issue in this imperforate condition.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

On the early imperforate stamps we find a similar postmark in black, but lettered "Gambia" above and "Unpaid" below.

From Gambia by Melville, Frederick John

Operations for Artificial Anus.—In children the condition known as imperforate anus may sometimes be remedied by exploratory operations in the perineum, guided by the protrusion caused by the distended intestine.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

We illustrate a pair of the 2 cent imperforate on a registered cover mailed at Como, Quebec, on March 20, 1905.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

Anoestrus females are imperforate, and a vaginal orifice is present only during an active oestral cycle or in pregnancy.

From Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by Fitch, Henry S.