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All Forums Category: General Philatelic Discussions (Non Country Specific) Forum: Have You Inherited Some Stamps? Start Here.

So Confused How To Tell What Is What Can Anyone Help

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Posted 07/28/2020 10:31 pm

Hi have various stamps some look rare but I can't really tell anyone able to help

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Edited by Sdgoc - 07/29/2020 6:03 pm

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Posted 07/29/2020 12:20 am

All of these stamps appear to be very common.

What do you mean by "some look rare"?

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Posted 07/29/2020 01:39 am

Well for the second picture green 1cent one of them has 11x14 perf have not seen that around

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Posted 07/29/2020 5:38 pm

You may want to measure those perfs again

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Posted 07/29/2020 6:04 pm

I'm sure I counted right

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Posted 07/29/2020 6:07 pm

When you say "I'm sure I counted right" is that what you are doing - counting the peaks? That tells you nothing. I'm assuming that is what your bottom picture is trying to show with the circled area and the horizontal lines and that is not how you do it.

You need to use a perforation gauge to determine what the perforations are.

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Edited by PMStamp - 07/29/2020 6:18 pm

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Posted 07/29/2020 6:39 pm

Stop counting. You need a perforation gauge. There are printable versions available.

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Posted 07/29/2020 6:41 pm

Clear "rare" from your mind. It's blinding.

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Posted 07/29/2020 11:55 pm

Thank you guys I honestly didn't know so that's why I'm asking

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Posted 07/30/2020 8:51 pm

Please, someone can send the directions of sites with Perforation's printables gauges ?

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Posted 07/30/2020 11:13 pm

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Please, someone can send the directions of sites with Perforation's printables gauges ?

A couple of "better" printable gauges can be found athttp://www.stampsmarter.com/learnin...rfGauge.html

No substitute, however, for a professionally manufactured gauge.

Having tried many, I can personally recommend Stanley Gibbons' Instanta Perforation Gauge.

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Posted 08/03/2020 6:59 pm

Thanks for the site indication Plateflaw....

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