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Washington Franklin Examples
The Washington - Franklin Definitive issues from 1908-1922 utilize only these two basic stamp designs - George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, yet they account for almost 200 different perforation, watermark and paper varieties.
Steps to Correctly Identify these Issues:
1. Determine the Perforation Type - Imperforate, Coil or Regular Perforations
2. Measure the Perforations using a perforation gauge
3. Does it have a Watermark? Double-Line, Single-Line or none
4. Type of Printing Press used
| Examples: | Cat # |
| Perf 12, single line watermark, 1c Washington | 405 |
| Perf 8½, vertical coil, 1c Franklin | 392 |
| Perf 10, single line watermark, 2c Washington | 425 |
| Perf 10, no watermark, 5c Washington | 466 |
| Perf 11, no watermark, Flat Plate, 1c Washington | 498 |
| Perf 11, no watermark, Rotary Press, 1c Washington | 544 or 545 |
