Flat plate perf 11 hole spacing is 0.072" while rotary press perf 11 hole spacing is 0.070", very close to perf 11 1/2. I posted this a few days ago on another thread:
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A perforation gauge is not a measuring device. It is a "go/no go" device. If 11 1/2 perforations do not quite fit within between two lines 2 centimeters apart, then it would be described as perf 11.
Please be mindful that the perforation count is truncated, not rounded.
A US Specialist gauge, based on English measure, is more effective for US stamps from before 1960 and some later stamps.