And we wonder why less experienced folks have trouble with this topic? How many threads do we have where people are convinced that they have a rare Washington/Franklin based upon faulty measuring of the design? 25? 50? 100?
I really wish the author and article had gone into more detail and provide readers with more useful info than just calling out design dimensions. Don
The article talks about accurate measurements. I've found (as a toolmaker in a previous life) that the best way to measure small items such as stamps is to use a pair of dividers .
The secret to W/F is to sort by perfs first, then by watermark where applicable, then worry about types after, when you will know what the options are. After a while seeing a rotary should become pretty obvious, they are so much wider then flats. The same with the offsets, once you have seen some they usually become pretty obvious.
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