I Would Like Your 2 Cents. On My 2 Cents! Please. 1923 2 Cent Perf 9 1/2 X 10

Normally when I come across a stamp with different perf from the norm. I will log and put it in it's place. No big deal, not saying this is. But normally it doesn't turn out to be a compound perf. So I ask you what are your thoughts?

Please take a picture against perf 11 lines on gauge.

A scan of the entire stamp would also greatly assist in an identification.
Don

I certainly hope the two photos are as both of you requested thank you for your time and assistance. Stamp came to me with no gum and plate number is 18520 I believe. Again thank you for your help.

Metric perforation gauges are of limited value. The stamp is a perf 10 rotary, Scott 583. It is easy to count ten perforation teeth and 9 holes within the width of the design at the bottom. The design is slightly less than 2 centimeters in width. The perforation spacing is very close to .080 inch, labeled as perf 10-80 on the Kiusalas US Specialty gauge.

We have another clue here (but I am sorry I cannot help, but I will at least pose the question....) with the partial plate #. I make it out to be 1xy2z where x/y/z are probably 0, 6, 8 , or 9. Lots of combos possible. Anyway, maybe someone can break out the Durland catalog and check P#'s. Sheesh, this is one of those times when I am glad I DON'T have a Durland!! x and z look to be different widths, but they all look like 0's to me - and I know they probably aren't.

Short answer is: this is a Perf 10 stamp. Longer answer is that there is slight variation in perf dimensions and you shouldn't be surprised to find a perf 10 stamp with perf 9.7 on one or two sides. The EXACT reason why my statement is true, I couldn't tell you.

Folks can quickly lookup a stamp by plate number (at no cost) here http://stampsmarter.com/features/Pl...ockHome.html (click on the 'Search By Plate Number' tab).
Don

This stamp was perforated by a web-fed Stickney bar and wheel perforator. The horizontal perforations were perforated by rotating bars and the vertical perforations were perforated by rotating wheels. Although, the Kiusalas gauge has the horizontal and vertical perforations both as 10-80 = 9.84, there are some slight variations between them since they were made differently.

Thank all of you for your time and expertise. So what we have is a 10x10 that's exactly the same but different. That just dosen't sit quiet right with me for some reason. Just to be clear 11 is 11 and a 10 is a ten and a 9 1/2 is a 10? But it is what it is!

Onaroll, All catalogs round off the perforation measurements to some degree. Some to the nearest half, some to the tenth, etc. Your stamp is nominally "perf 10", even though the true gauge is slightly less. Your initial photo with 9.5, is not well aligned at that point on the gauge, and should be moved somewhat closer to 10. One suggestion is the use other stamps for perforation comparisons and use the gauge sparingly.

That's probably the best idea yet! I will do just that. Ty!