Kevin A liitle detail you may find of interest. The 8d guillotined stamps (from the F and G columns) have the same Sectionl Fingerprints on their other 3 edges, as the 8d perforated wing margin stamps from the F and G columns. Also, these fingerprints are the same as the fingerprints on the 4d wing ...

WM Long and short stamps can also be found on the perf 14 stars issues, the perf 14 letters in 4 corners issues and some surface printed issues. They mainly occur on the A and B row (normal feed) and S and T row for (RSF) although they can occur on any row on a sheet. For more information on long an...

Hi Wm There is a specialised area of philately which is referrd to as 'Perforation Fingerprint Analysis' This subject covers all aspects of stamp separation down to micron level. It includes the mapping of the punch set fingerprints which are held as databases for reference. There are currently 5 bo...

Hi Wilding Mad The stamp that you are referring to is described as a 'Short stamp'. Their height can be variable and even much small than your image. There are to main groups of 'Short stamps'. The first (which is scarce) is the 'The short at the bottom' variey. The second which is very rare is the ...

The quality of the perforations which I have seen (actual stamps and scans) on first sight appear to be of a quality of conntemporary issues. I have measured the perforation fingerprint of many of these, and the results show some characteristics more exaggerated than normal, such as pronounced under...