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Washington - Franklin Identifier

Washington Identifier

Using the Washington-Franklin Table
Start working from the left column in the table to begin stamp identification

    1. Determine the perforation Type
    2. Watermark (if any)
    3. 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

Double line watermark (DL)

Single line watermark (SL)

Perforation	Watermark	Press & Other	1 Cent 1	Two Cents	2 Cents 2	3¢-$1.00
Imperforate	DL			344		345-347
	SL	Flat Plate	408	384	409
	SL	Rotary Plate			459
	none	Flat Plate	481		482-482A	483-485
	none	Offset	531		532-534B	535
Perforation	Watermark	Press & Other	1 Cent 1	Two Cents	2 Cents 2	3¢-$1.00
Perf 8½ Coil	SL	Horiz. Perf	410	391	411
Perf 8½ Coil	SL	Vert. Perf	412	393	413	394-396
Perf 10 Horiz. Coil	SL	Flat Plate	441		442
	SL	Rotary Plate	448		449-450
	none		486		487-488	489
Perf 10 Vert. Coil	SL	Flat Plate	443		444	445-447
	SL	Rotary Plate	452		453-455	456-458
	none		490		491-492	493-496
Perf 12 Horiz. Coil	DL			349		350-351
Perf 12 Horiz. Coil	SL			386
Perf 12 Vert. Coil	DL			353		354-356
Perf 12 Vert. Coil	SL			388		389
Perforation	Watermark	Press & Other	1 Cent 1	Two Cents	2 Cents 2	3¢-$1.00
Perf 10	SL		424		425	426-430
	none	Flat Plate	462		463	464-469
	none	Rotary Plate	543
Perf 11	DL			519
	SL				461
	none	Flat Plate	498		499-500	501-507
		Rotary Plate	544-545		546
		Offset	525		526-526B	529-530
Perf 12	DL	White Paper		332		333-342
	DL	Blue Gray Paper		358		359-366
	SL	White Paper	405	375	406	373-382, 407
Perf 12½	none	Offset	536
Perf 11 x 10	none	Rotary Plate	538		539-540	541
Perf 10 x 11	none	Rotary Plate	542

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Washington - Franklin Identifier

Franklin Identifier

Using the Washington-Franklin Table
Start working from the left column in the table of this U.S. stamp identifier

   1. Determine the perforation Type
   2. Watermark (if any)
   3. Printing Press

The correct catalog number is where the horizontal row intersects the column with the stamp's denomination.

Examples

Double line watermark (DL)

Single line watermark (SL)

Perforation	Watermark	Press & Other	One Cent	8¢ - $1.00
Imperforate	DL		343
Imperforate	SL	Flat Plate	383
Perforation	Watermark	Press & Other	One Cent	8¢ - $1.00
Perf 8½ Coil	SL	Horiz. Perf	390
Perf 8½ Coil	SL	Vert. Perf	392
Perf 10 Vert. Coil	none			497
Perf 12 Horiz. Coil	DL		348
Perf 12 Horiz. Coil	SL		385
Perf 12 Vert. Coil	DL		352
Perf 12 Vert. Coil	SL		387
Perforation	Watermark	Press & Other	One Cent	8¢ - $1.00
Perf 10	DL			460
	SL			431-440
	none	Flat Plate		470-478
Perf 11	none	Flat Plate		508-18
Perf 12	DL	White Paper		422-423
Perf 12	SL	White Paper		414-41

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