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Posted 03/15/2010   12:59 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add khj to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I ate them all. Now all I have left is

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Posted 03/16/2010   10:25 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add tina to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I found my perf gauge

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Posted 03/16/2010   10:34 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jubilee to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
For accuracy, and ease of use, the ONLY gauge I would use is the Stanley Gibbons Instanta. It's accurate to one decimal point (ie 13.5 to 13.6)

Makes a huge difference!

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Posted 03/16/2010   10:36 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add tina to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
im not sure how to use the perf gauge,does this look right?

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Posted 03/16/2010   10:41 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jubilee to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Tina, place the stamp on a darker background, and use the gauge upright to measure horizontal perfs. Place it across the stamp, using the solid line on the right as a guide on the edge of the stamp
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Posted 03/16/2010   11:24 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add khj to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Tina, do as Jubilee stated.

It does look like perf 13 to me; so it should be genuine. I rarely see the reprints; I only recall seeing 2 reprints over the past few decades -- but they do exist.
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Posted 03/16/2010   11:36 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stamperdude to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Tina,
Glad to see you found your perf gauge. Practice makes perfect. Keep at it and keep asking questions. That is the only way to learn.
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Posted 03/16/2010   11:45 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add khj to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here are links to instructions on how to use the 2 basic types of perforation gauges:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5138335_rea...n-gauge.html

http://www.kenmorestamp.com/perforation-gauge.asp

And Janet Klug has a nice article on the basics of measuring perforations and detecting watermarks.

http://www.linns.com/howto/refreshe...rcourse.aspx
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Posted 03/16/2010   12:38 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add tina to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Kim & Joshua I will check those links out so I know how to use this new device to me of mine
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