U.S. Revenue Stamps: Proprietary Stamps
Jan 23, 2022 20:35:06 GMT
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Post by darkormex on Jan 23, 2022 20:35:06 GMT
I am currently working through a batch of US revenues and thought I would start with the battleship documentary and proprietary issues of 1898 since I like them and I seem to have quite a few of them that I have accumulated over the years. As a verification with others who may have more of a background in revenue issues than I have I am posting the stamps I photographed below.
Both the documentary and proprietary issues of these stamps come rouletted 5 1/2 and hyphen hole perf. 7. In order to tell the difference I have looked at several sites which mention that "Roulettes and hyphen holes are measured by counting how many "cuts" there are in a distance of 20 millimeters." Below, on the left are what I consider to be hyphen hole 7 perf and on the right, 5 1/2 roulette perforations. The hyphen hole perf are smaller and wider and therefore you can count more within in a 20 millimeter distances where as the 5 1/2 roulette perfs on the right are longer and not as wide, making for less cuts over the same distance.
Am I interpreting this correctly? Any insight from our members would be appreciated.
These are, on the right, RB20p and on the left, RB20.
Both the documentary and proprietary issues of these stamps come rouletted 5 1/2 and hyphen hole perf. 7. In order to tell the difference I have looked at several sites which mention that "Roulettes and hyphen holes are measured by counting how many "cuts" there are in a distance of 20 millimeters." Below, on the left are what I consider to be hyphen hole 7 perf and on the right, 5 1/2 roulette perforations. The hyphen hole perf are smaller and wider and therefore you can count more within in a 20 millimeter distances where as the 5 1/2 roulette perfs on the right are longer and not as wide, making for less cuts over the same distance.
Am I interpreting this correctly? Any insight from our members would be appreciated.
These are, on the right, RB20p and on the left, RB20.
