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measuring stamps
Lets say the desc. says 21x36mm for the stamp "size".
Do you measure from outside of perf to the outsideof perf on the opposite side of stamp? Or do you measure the printed part of the stamp? Some stamps have no border so how do you measure it? |
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On 27 Nov, 00:37, "news.knology.net" wrote:
Lets say the desc. says 21x36mm for the stamp "size". Do you measure from outside of perf to the outsideof perf on the opposite side of stamp? Or do you measure the printed part of the stamp? Some stamps have no border so how do you measure it? It's the printed part of the stamp. If the design doesn't have a printed rectangular border, use an imaginary rectangle which just encloses all the print. Often it's simpler to lay one stamp on top of the other rather than measure. If you have a damaged stamp of the same issue, cut off the corners diagonally to make it easier to see. Chris |
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On Nov 26, 9:25 pm, wrote:
On 27 Nov, 00:37, "news.knology.net" wrote: Lets say the desc. says 21x36mm for the stamp "size". Do you measure from outside of perf to the outsideof perf on the opposite side of stamp? Or do you measure the printed part of the stamp? Some stamps have no border so how do you measure it? It's the printed part of the stamp. If the design doesn't have a printed rectangular border, use an imaginary rectangle which just encloses all the print. Often it's simpler to lay one stamp on top of the other rather than measure. If you have a damaged stamp of the same issue, cut off the corners diagonally to make it easier to see. Chris Chris, I don't buy your method of cutting a damaged stamp to use as a guide. Some stamps have 1/2mm increments...there ain't no way you can cut to 1/2mm limit. I can't even get 1mm with any accuracy at all. The ideal thing would be to have a set of machine cut guages of all sizes. Ralphael, the OLD one |
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In a recent message Ralphael wrote:
On Nov 26, 9:25 pm, wrote: On 27 Nov, 00:37, "news.knology.net" wrote: Lets say the desc. says 21x36mm for the stamp "size". Do you measure from outside of perf to the outsideof perf on the opposite side of stamp? Or do you measure the printed part of the stamp? Some stamps have no border so how do you measure it? It's the printed part of the stamp. If the design doesn't have a printed rectangular border, use an imaginary rectangle which just encloses all the print. Often it's simpler to lay one stamp on top of the other rather than measure. If you have a damaged stamp of the same issue, cut off the corners diagonally to make it easier to see. Chris Chris, I don't buy your method of cutting a damaged stamp to use as a guide. Some stamps have 1/2mm increments...there ain't no way you can cut to 1/2mm limit. I can't even get 1mm with any accuracy at all. The ideal thing would be to have a set of machine cut guages of all sizes. I think you have misunderstood. If you cut a known stamp, then when held against the stamp under investigation any difference in size is obvious. This is a standard method for distinguishing the various types of GNR overprint (Italian Social Republic) and AMG-FTT overprints (Trieste Zone A) In the case of stamp sizes, such as some of the George V photogravure issues of GB, the schilling values of the 1929 issue of Austria, and the Imperiale issues of Italy, then cutting the corners enables a comparison of both the vertical and horizontal dimensions at the same time. 1/2 mm changes are easy to detect in this way. In a similar way, the quickest way of checking perforation varieties is to hold the edge of a known perf stamp against the edge of the one under investigation. I was looking for a scarce perf variety once when I had forgotten to bring my perforation gauge; the two stamps in the dealer's stockbook clearly had different perfs so I bought both for 10 pence, when I knew that one of the two was catalogued at 500 euros. -- Tony Clayton Coins of the UK : http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk Sent using RISCOS on an Acorn Strong Arm RiscPC .... Sane? Hell, if I was sane why would I be here? |
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news.knology.net avait soumis l'idée :
Lets say the desc. says 21x36mm for the stamp "size". Do you measure from outside of perf to the outsideof perf on the opposite side of stamp? Or do you measure the printed part of the stamp? Some stamps have no border so how do you measure it? generally it is the measurement of the printed part of the stamps but how I don't know all catalogues in the world, I cannot affirm it is always so (it is so for Yvert, Facit, Michel). -- Pour m'envoyer un mail, remplacer anti par droger et manama par wanadoo; to send me directly a mail replace anti with droger and manama with wanadoo; |
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