imperforate

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For imperforate stamps in this series we find the 1 cent, yellow, and the 15 cents in a peculiar shade of brown violet.

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

In a young condition they are tubular, but not folded; and often, according to Prof. Macgillivray, either one or both are at first imperforate.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The 2nd or 1851 issue, as it is called in the circular, actually consisted of two series, the imperforate and perforate.

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

An adult female that appeared to be in oestrus on February 3, 1952, was imperforate on February 10.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.

It may also be occasioned by an imperforate hymen, in which case it must be cut open by a physician.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous