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These are Kiusalas Perforations...
Here is some background information:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.collecting.postal-history/Kg4XPFzXfMQ
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Thanks for that info Bob. What I'm trying to figure out is who uses those measurements?I can't find them anywhere in my Scott's or Minkus catalogs. Is there a catalog or publication that actually uses them?
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I guess he had an interesting life. I am sure I read, or skimmed over, one or two of those articles years ago. I think I found it a bit too puzzling then and happily muddled on with my Instanta Gauge.
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Sean,
From what I can find, the Kiusalas perforation gauge is primarily used by expertizers. I quote from The Expert's Book, A practical Guide to the Authentication of United States Stamps, Washington/Franklin Issues 1908-1923 by Paul Schmid. "There are two types of gauges on the market today. The first, and most commonly seen, is the digital type........The second gauge can be called an analog type........Of the two types of gauges, the analog type is generally more useful. In fact, most digital gauges are of no real use to the expertizer. The exception is a gauge called the United States Specialist Gauge, produced in the mid 1960's by Richard Kiusalas designed only for use with United States stamps.
I realize this may only muddy the water, especially since I just read Parkinglot's post. I will make copies of the 4 pages from the book and send to you. It is way to long to post here. Should give you a better understanding of perforation measurements and explain in detail how/why the 10-72 and 11-73 are used. The author of the book does indicate that "Recent studies have indicated that the Kiusalas figures, at least for the perforated 11 settings, may be incomplete or slightly in error."
There are those on this board who are much more knowledgeable in this area than I and may be able to shed more light.
Mel
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When the Kiusalas gauge came out, it recognized the need to be able to measure perforations more accurately than rounded off to the nearest 1/2 or 1/4. Because of the limited number of cases at that time, it was only necessary to provide a select number of possibilities.
There is also a Kiusalas guage designed for Canadian stamps, in addition to the one for US.
In the Kiusalas number, the right number is the pin spacing in thousandths of an inch. The left number is the corresponding conventional perforation guage number rounded to the nearest 1/2 inch (that was the standard in the US when the Kiusalas gauge came out). So the right number is the actual measurement, while the left number is just for compatibility reference.
In the Sonic Precision US Specialty Multi-Guage shown by Sean, section 1 (Kiusalas gauge) is in reality just a subset of the section 2 decimal gauge. In the Kiusalas section, all the lines have been removed and the spacing represented by dots. Since there are only a select number of decimal perforations on those specific US & Canadian stamps of interest, some experts prefer using the Kiusalas gauge because it removes all the extraneous lines and dots and highlights the decimal perforation of interest.
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Thank you everyone. It is a little disappointing that scott's specialized catalog only lists a generic 10,11, or 12 perf size when there is a much more accurate scale available. The pdf from Bill Weiss posted here is a step in the right direction.
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Thank you Mel for those pages, they answer where the measurements came from. Now, does anyone now of a publication that lists the proper measurements of ALL of the Washington/Franklins, like the Weiss page posted above? Either the 10-80 or 9.97 type of measurements would work. It would have been nice if Scott's listed these for each issue.
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After I went back to look at that Bill Weiss page posted by Chris, thank you Chris, it is actually complete. Thank you again everyone.
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I'm sure there are plenty of members who use this specialty gauge. If you look at section 1, it lists specialized perforation sizes such as 10-72 or 11-73. Who uses these measurements? Are they listed anywhere in scotts?
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12:03:26pm
re: Decimal perforations
These are Kiusalas Perforations...
Here is some background information:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.collecting.postal-history/Kg4XPFzXfMQ
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re: Decimal perforations
Thanks for that info Bob. What I'm trying to figure out is who uses those measurements?I can't find them anywhere in my Scott's or Minkus catalogs. Is there a catalog or publication that actually uses them?
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19 Nov 2015
12:26:02pm
re: Decimal perforations
I guess he had an interesting life. I am sure I read, or skimmed over, one or two of those articles years ago. I think I found it a bit too puzzling then and happily muddled on with my Instanta Gauge.
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re: Decimal perforations
Sean,
From what I can find, the Kiusalas perforation gauge is primarily used by expertizers. I quote from The Expert's Book, A practical Guide to the Authentication of United States Stamps, Washington/Franklin Issues 1908-1923 by Paul Schmid. "There are two types of gauges on the market today. The first, and most commonly seen, is the digital type........The second gauge can be called an analog type........Of the two types of gauges, the analog type is generally more useful. In fact, most digital gauges are of no real use to the expertizer. The exception is a gauge called the United States Specialist Gauge, produced in the mid 1960's by Richard Kiusalas designed only for use with United States stamps.
I realize this may only muddy the water, especially since I just read Parkinglot's post. I will make copies of the 4 pages from the book and send to you. It is way to long to post here. Should give you a better understanding of perforation measurements and explain in detail how/why the 10-72 and 11-73 are used. The author of the book does indicate that "Recent studies have indicated that the Kiusalas figures, at least for the perforated 11 settings, may be incomplete or slightly in error."
There are those on this board who are much more knowledgeable in this area than I and may be able to shed more light.
Mel
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re: Decimal perforations
When the Kiusalas gauge came out, it recognized the need to be able to measure perforations more accurately than rounded off to the nearest 1/2 or 1/4. Because of the limited number of cases at that time, it was only necessary to provide a select number of possibilities.
There is also a Kiusalas guage designed for Canadian stamps, in addition to the one for US.
In the Kiusalas number, the right number is the pin spacing in thousandths of an inch. The left number is the corresponding conventional perforation guage number rounded to the nearest 1/2 inch (that was the standard in the US when the Kiusalas gauge came out). So the right number is the actual measurement, while the left number is just for compatibility reference.
In the Sonic Precision US Specialty Multi-Guage shown by Sean, section 1 (Kiusalas gauge) is in reality just a subset of the section 2 decimal gauge. In the Kiusalas section, all the lines have been removed and the spacing represented by dots. Since there are only a select number of decimal perforations on those specific US & Canadian stamps of interest, some experts prefer using the Kiusalas gauge because it removes all the extraneous lines and dots and highlights the decimal perforation of interest.
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re: Decimal perforations
Thank you everyone. It is a little disappointing that scott's specialized catalog only lists a generic 10,11, or 12 perf size when there is a much more accurate scale available. The pdf from Bill Weiss posted here is a step in the right direction.
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re: Decimal perforations
Thank you Mel for those pages, they answer where the measurements came from. Now, does anyone now of a publication that lists the proper measurements of ALL of the Washington/Franklins, like the Weiss page posted above? Either the 10-80 or 9.97 type of measurements would work. It would have been nice if Scott's listed these for each issue.
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re: Decimal perforations
After I went back to look at that Bill Weiss page posted by Chris, thank you Chris, it is actually complete. Thank you again everyone.
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