Stamporama Discussions: LINE PERF OR COMB PERF

Oceania/Australia : LINE PERF OR COMB PERF

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Horamakhet

25 Mar 2019
08:36:32am

Hi to all

This is a very confusing subject, particularly for me
These three stamps, the one in the middle which has an inverted watermark, and I have posted previously

How do I determine if it is a line or comb perf. I have placed a stamp either side which to me could, maybe are line perfs.

The one in the centre the perfs are very jagged, so I am thinking perhaps comb perfs, or are they all line perfs, or all comb perfs.

Any help is appreciated.

Horamakhet

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kgvistamps

Collecting King George VI from all countries, and King Edward VII and King George V from the West Indies.
25 Mar 2019
11:21:14am

re: LINE PERF OR COMB PERF

At first glance, they all appear to be comb perf, but the outer two have torn corners. The middle one has some rough perfs, so it could be a line perf. I am not sure about it.
Stamps that were line perfed used a machine that cut the perfs one row at a time. It resulted in corners that tend to have perfs at some corners that were out of line. Comb perf stamps were cut three sides at once, so the corner perfs tend to be more uniform. To really tell you need to see some blocks. Then it becomes more obvious.See the attached info sheet from my website that I created to help explain things.

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"Learn more about King George VI stamps at www.KGVIStamps.com"

www.kgvistamps.com

Linus

25 Mar 2019
12:20:15pm

re: LINE PERF OR COMB PERF

"To really tell you need to see some blocks. Then it becomes more obvious."

Comb perfs
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Linus

Horamakhet

25 Mar 2019
05:49:18pm

re: LINE PERF OR COMB PERF

Hi KGVistamps and linus

Thanks for the information.

I think that I remember someone posting on this forum that the 1d violet KGV is a line perf, and if I line it up with the perfs on that it will show what is a line perf or a comb perf, but I don't remember how long ago it was.

I want to find a way to definitively tell me, as I do not want to send stamps out for expensive valuations.

If one of the those three stamps pictured, is a line perf, it could prove to be an interesting find.

Horamakhet.