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Washington Identifier
Using the Washington Franklin Table
start working from the left column in the table
- Determine the perforation Type
- Watermark(if any)
- Printing Press
The correct catalog number is where the horizontal row intersects the column with the stamp's denomination.
(Note the "Two cents" vs "2 cent 2" denominations)
Examples
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| Imperforate |
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344 |
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345-347 |
| USPS |
Flat Plate |
408 |
384 |
409 |
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| Rotary Plate |
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|
459 |
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| none |
Flat Plate |
481 |
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482-482A |
483-485 |
| Offset |
531 |
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532-534B |
535 |
| Coil 8 1/2 |
USPS |
Horiz. Perf |
410 |
391 |
411 |
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| Vert. Perf |
412 |
393 |
413 |
394-396 |
Perf 10 Horiz. Coil |
USPS |
Flat Plate |
441 |
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442 |
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| Rotary Plate |
448 |
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449-450 |
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| none |
|
486 |
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487-488 |
489 |
Perf 10 Vert. Coil |
USPS |
Flat Plate |
443 |
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444 |
445-447 |
| Rotary Plate |
452 |
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453-455 |
456-458 |
| none |
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490 |
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491-492 |
493-496 |
Perf 12 Horiz. Coil |
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349 |
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350-351 |
| USPS |
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|
386 |
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Perf 12 Vert. Coil |
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353 |
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354-356 |
| USPS |
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|
388 |
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389 |
| Perf 10 |
USPS |
|
424 |
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425 |
426-430 |
| none |
Flat Plate |
462 |
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463 |
464-469 |
| Rotary Plate |
543 |
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| Perf 11 |
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|
519 |
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| USPS |
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|
461 |
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| none |
Flat Plate |
498 |
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499-500 |
501-507 |
| Rotary Plate |
544-545 |
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546 |
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| Offset |
525 |
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526-528B |
529-530 |
| Perf 12 |
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White Paper |
|
332 |
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333-342 |
| Blue Gray Paper |
|
358 |
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359-366 |
| USPS |
White Paper |
405 |
375 |
406 |
376-382 407 |
| Perf 12 1/2 |
none |
Offset |
536 |
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| Perf 11 x 10 |
none |
Rotary Plate |
538 |
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539-540 |
541 |
| Perf 10 x 11 |
none |
Rotary Plate |
542 |
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Franklin Identifier
Washington Franklin Table
start working from the left column in the table
- Determine the perforation Type
- Watermark(if any)
- Printing Press
The correct catalog number is where the horizontal row intersects the column with the stamp's denomination.
Examples
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| Imperforate |
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343 |
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| USPS |
Flat Plate |
383 |
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| Coil 8 1/2 |
USPS |
Horiz. Perf |
390 |
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| Vert. Perf |
392 |
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Perf 10 Vert. Coil |
none |
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|
497 |
Perf 12 Horiz. Coil |
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|
348 |
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| USPS |
|
385 |
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Perf 12 Vert. Coil |
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|
352 |
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| USPS |
|
387 |
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| Perf 10 |
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|
460 |
| USPS |
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431-440 |
| none |
Flat Plate |
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470-478 |
| Perf 11 |
none |
Flat Plate |
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508-18 |
| Perf 12 |
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White Paper |
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422-423 |
| USPS |
White Paper |
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414-41 |
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Guide To Collecting
Stamp Collecting Basics
Hinge Mounting Stamps
Using Stamp Mounts
Perforation Gauge
Detecting Watermarks
Stamp Mount Scale
U.S. Stamp Identifier
Famous Stamps
World's First Stamp
First U.S. Postage Stamp
World's First Airmail Stamp
The Inverted Jenny Error
U.S. Graf Zeppelin Stamps
Foreign Country Identifier
Stamp Glossary
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