Is this what I think it is? If memory serves the perf 12 version of this stamp is really rare... anyways I just pulled this from a little 35$ stack of approx. 10 or 12 Canadian classics that I purchased sight unseen online from a non-collector. =)
Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy.. 04 Aug 2020 03:00:32pm
re: Just pulled this from a 35$ collection
" .... Do you match peaks or valleys
on the perf. gage when checking perf.
count? ...."
For anything of value or potential value,
both.
But I feel that setting the "dots" in the
valleys is far more accurate. Trying to
exactly center perf tips to the center
of the dots is just not as accurate.
of curse with my eyes these days nothing
is all that accurate.
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Harvey I think, therefore I am - I think! 04 Aug 2020 06:33:23pm
re: Just pulled this from a 35$ collection
Roy, same one I have (when I can find it ). It works like a charm. My trouble is watermarks, especially US single line. I really don't have the patience any more!!
I'm a valleys guy definitely lol
This guage is from a stamp album printed in the 1930s (if memory serves) and I cut it out and put it in a paper currency protector. There's something cool about using actual old-timey stuff to handle my stamp collection, but in this case perhaps a more precise approach is called for =)
P.s. thx for every reply I'm learning a ton and really like this message board so far
Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy.. 05 Aug 2020 01:59:34pm
re: Just pulled this from a 35$ collection
".... There's something cool about using actual old-timey
stuff to handle my stamp collection, ...."
Yes, there is a thrill to many people when they handle an
old document, old stamps and especially reading letters
f regular people who are all long gone. It is sometimes
hard to imagine what life must have been like when a five
dollar a week paycheck was considered "doing quite well"
and postane for a first class latter was a penny or
tuppence. Before radios and TVs, autos and cross ocean
air flights or penicillin and open heart surgeries..
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I agree with Charlie, I think that it is more accurate to match the valleys to the dots than
the peaks to the lines, this is the gage I use, I like it because it gives me 1/4 readings as well, sometimes 1/2 is not close enough.
And, as far as I know, you can still purchase on eBay as a 'guest' and not set up an account. And you should be able to pay with the usual cards, without having to have a PayPal account.
Beyond that, I'm tapped out. No ideas.
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"You gotta put down the duckie if you wanna play the saxophone. (Hoots the Owl -- Sesame Street)"
I seem to have better perf ID luck checking perf tips - MOST of the time.
These are the 3 I use - most frequently the Linn's Multi-gauge:
This 3rd one is what I take with me on trips and to shows -
it is flexible plastic, so durable;
it's a handy multi-tool with many features;
it's made like a slide rule, so compact in design;
it's also quite pocket-sized as it's only slightly longer than 6 inches.
I have no recall how or where I acquired it - it's been in my
possession for a long time
Second image shows the reverse of the insert; both pieces are made of the same material.
Just a quick note. I notice when individuals show a stamp and perf gauge together, they always show the stamp face up. That may be just to show the ID of the stamp, but I have found that when measuring perfs, it is best to turn the stamp over with gum side up to measure the perf. That way the color of the stamp does not interfere with the color of the gauge.