Shermack & Private Perfs?

Hi,

am trying to identify these stamps for someone.
The 2c Washington with Shermack perfs looks odd.

The 1c Franklin with bogus looking perfs looks contrived.

Any ides or opinions?

thanks
Marios

they get trimed I hold them next to other ones I have to see if the perfs line up but thats hard to do in a picture, do you have others to hold next to? I have stamps like both types of perfs they are common

all in my picture are scott 409

softpro, Top left is #525. Top right, #409 or #482 with Schermack T-III Private Perforation (probably #409). #409 if watermarked, #482 if without watermark. Bottom left, #343 or #383 with Mail-O-Meter T-IV Private Perforation. #343 if double-line watermarked, #383 is single-line watermarked. Bottom right looks like its a #209.

The Schermack looks good to me, it's a Schermack type III. The one cent Franklin has Mailometer type IV perforations. The Schermack Company was renamed the Mailometer Company in 1909 when Joseph Schermack left the company. Perforating plants in New York, Chicago and Detroit continued to produce the Schermack type III stamps. A 4th plant in St. Louis produced the Mailometer perforations, initally type I, then converting to type IV.

Thank You

Marios