Magnifiers are a useful tool for the philatilist because of the small dimensions of stamps. They are used for locating errors, re-entries, hidden dates, etc.
Lighthouse LED Illuminated Magnifying Glass
1 1/2" (37mm) glass lens in an aluminum casing providing 3.2x magnification, The handle holds the 2 AA 1.5V batteries (included) to power the 6 LED's. The total length is 7" and the magnifier comes with a protective case and a cleaning cloth.
Mount cutters are for cutting strips of mounts to the desired width to hold a specific stamp, allowing a "perfect" fit for each stamp.
Lighthouse Small Mount Cutter
This precision cutter has an attached measuring scale, which is good for mounts up to 98mm in height. The cutter has a self sharpening steel blade and a pressure sensitive lever.
Perforation gauges are used to measure the traditional perforations on a stamp and are now being used to measure peaks and valleys on die-cut stamps as well. Perforation measurments are shown as the number of perfs in 2 cm.
CWS Perforation Gauge
Heavy card paper, measures perfs from 7 to 18, with 1/2 measures between 9 and 18. It also has a measurement ruler at the top in centimeters and in inches at the bottom. On the back is a large black square to use as an aid to detect watermarks in the stamp. Simply lay the stamp facedown on the black square and a watermark will be more visible than it would be on a lighter background.
Not clear plastic, measures perfs from 7 to 16 1/2 where you lay the stamp on the gauge and from 10 to 14 1/2 on the otherside where the gauge is right up to the edge of the plastic allowing you to put it on top of the stamp to be measured. This gauge is ideal for stamps in sheets, on cover or mounted in an album. It also has a ruler on one side to measure distances in centimeters.
Clear plastic, measures perfs from 8 to 16 continously. It has a ruler on each side of the guage to measure in centimeters and inches. At the bottom of the gauge is a cancellation guage. The cancellation gauge is an aid in measuring the diameter of a cancellation. Because the gauge is clear it can be put on top of the stamp to be measured - ideal for stamps in sheets, on cover or mounted in an album.
Clear plastic, measures perfs from 10 to 18 continuously. Has a ruler at the top to measure distances in centimeters. Because the gauge is clear it can be put on top of the stamp to be measured. This gauge is ideal for stamps in sheets, on cover or mounted in an album.
Heavy laminated cover holding 10 heavy blotter pages and plastic interleaves to aid in the proper drying of stamps soaked off paper; cerlox bound; 8 1/2" x 11".
Lighthouse tongs are heavily nickel clad to resist corrosion and come in a variety of tips. Tongs are used to handle stamps without tranferring chemicals from fingers to the stamp. They are similar to tweezers but DO NOT have the serated edges (used for plucking brows).
Ultra-violet lamps are useful in detecting tagging and paper differences. Sometimes they are used to identify counterfeit currency.
Lighthouse Long Wave Ultraviolet lamp
Long wave, hand held, portable ultra violet lamp for the detection of fluorescence of stamps and tagging on currency or phone-cards. Made by Lighthouse. 4 Watt efficiency. Requires 4 UM AA batteries (not included). Broad spectrum of long waves. Peak efficiency at 366mm. Reliable detection of luminescence. Suitable for use on most areas - ie: Canada, Mexico, Norway, France, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, Russia and Great Britain definitives after 1992. Also used for counterfeit currency detection.
Short wave, hand held, portable ultra violet lamp for the detection of phosphorescence of stamps from Great Britain, USA, Israel, Finland and older issues of Canada and Mexico. Made by Lighthouse. Requires 4 UM AA batteries (not included). Peak efficiency at 254mm.
These devices are used in the detection of watermarks on stamp paper.
Morley Bright Inst-A-Tector
Developed by the world's foremost name in watermark detection, the Morley Bright Inst-a-tector is extremely effective, even on 'difficult' stamps. It is small, light, very quick and easy to use and comes with complete instructions. No flammable liquids, no electric power and no rolling of ink pads.
Ui-safe tongs, made in Solingen, Germany, are heavily nickel clad to resist corrosion and come in a variety of tips. Tongs are used to handle stamps without tranferring chemicals from fingers to the stamp. They are similar to tweezers but DO NOT have the serated edges (used for plucking brows).
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