Please Help Block Of 4 2 Cent Washington Precancels

I am still having trouble telling all of these red 2c Washington stamps apart so please forgive me now, as you may see several posted over the next few days. Looking for Scott # for this block and potential range of value. Thanks!

CC... first thing you need to do
is to measure the perfs... do you
own a perf gauge?

Sorry forgot to add that! I have one of those high tech paper ones and when I measure it I got 10 1/2. But can add a photo of it if that would help so you can verify I did it correctly! :)

CC... you need to measure both
the vertical and the horizontal...
you'll likely find it to be 11x10½
which would make it a 634...

You may also consider reposting your
request to the Precancel section...

https://goscf.com/f/43

I just re-measured and hard to tell if 10 1/2 or 11. It is so delicate and afraid to handle it do much as I don't want to damage the middle perforations.

And I will repost over there... Didn't realize there was a section for those! :)

I hope you have some stamp tongs...
if not, you'll need to get one or
more pair sometime very soon if you
plan on taking on this project...
you really shouldn't be handling
stamps with your fingers...

Thank you for the tips! I wish we had a stamp collectors store around here! Are there any other things I could use in place of stamp tongs? Plastic or metal? If it doesn't matter I probably have something around here I could use.

Here's a bunch of ebay listings
for stamp tongs... take your pick...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...LH_PrefLoc=1

P.S. Although when you view them
they will appear like tweezers to
you, but please do not use any
common tweezers... you could very
easily damage a stamp with the
sharp and/or pointy edges...

Thank you!!

You are quite welcomed...

"but please do not use any common tweezers... you could very easily damage a stamp with the sharp and/or pointy edges..."

Not to derail the thread, but I use tongs with "sharp and/or pointy" edges almost exclusively -- IMO they're the best.

The REAL difference between tongs and tweezers is not with the point or edge, it's with how they grip. Stamp tongs (even the "lethal" sharp, pointy ones) are smooth inside. You can clamp down hard and you won't damage the paper. Tweezers generally have some sort of pattern/ribbing/etching on the inside to grip the hair securely so you can pull it out. What makes tweezers "non-slip" is the reason you have to avoid them when handling stamps. Those patterns/etchings/grips on the inside can indeed damage (emboss/tear) the paper quite easily.

I use Showgard "908" ("lethal") tongs almost exclusively. If you're even slightly careful, you'll never ever damage a stamp - I find those "sharp points" to be great for everything from putting stamps in (or taking them out of) stockbooks, to slitting open old mounts, to easily sliding the point under a hinge remnant when removing it. The 908's are pretty hard to find now (I'm not even sure they still make them - glad I have a hoard sitting in my drawer!)

Thank you for the tips! And I think the threads on the back are cool too!