Ian Lasok-Smith (Philatelist). GB Philatelic Gems

Great Britain Postage Stamps for the Discerning Collector

Selected Booklets including Errors etc

This section contains COMPLETE booklets with Missing phosphor and Miscut errors, Constant Varieties, Scarce perf types and cylinder numbers and other selected specialised items e.g Back Marker Bar booklets.

All items listed have FULL perforations unless specifically stated otherwise.

1954 2/6 Wilding booklet SG F21 Sept 1954. Panes handstamped "CANCELLED" Type 24

SG F21 Sept. 1954 2/6 Wilding booklet with ½d, 1½d and 2½d panes handstamped "CANCELLED" Type 24. Tudor Crown watermark. On the 1d pane the three stamps have been removed but the three "PLEASE POST EARLY IN THE DAY" labels remain; the book is otherwise complete with black stitching, stamp panes and advertisments. BPA certificate (2002) states "each stamp handstamped "CANCELLED" (as Type 24) unused with original gum, soiled, perfs of 2½d pane splitting, is genuine". Not catalogued by SG but believed to be a Post Office Training School Booklet and recorded as such by Colin Langston "A Priced Catalogue and Guide to Collecting the Queen Elizabeth Stamp Booklets" published 1954. Possibly circa 8 exploded copies. Mentioned in "British Stamp Booklets Part 5 series 7" Alexander & Newberry where noted "an exploded booklet is known complete but for the 1d stamps overprinted "CANCELLED" Type 24. This example possibly the only unexploded example remaining.

SG DN73. 10p August 1975. Full perf book

A fine complete book with full perfs both panes.

10p Farm Buildings No.1 Oast Houses. Listed constant variety. "white spot by crown" & "hole under earring" Plus BMB

SG UMFB7d "white spot left of central cross" R2/1 plus "circular hole under earring" R3/1 plus Back Marker Bar in Red

10p Farm Buildings No.2 Northern Ireland. Listed constant variety "scar on cheek" plus BMB

SGUMFB7j "scar on cheek and spot under earring" R3/1 also cover with Back Marker Bar in black.

10p Farm Buildings No. 3 Yorkshire. Listed constant variety. "retouch below value"

SG UMFB7e. "small retouch below value" R2/1.

10p Farm Buildings No.5 Scotland. Listed constant variety."spot behind hair"

SG UMFB7c. "dark spot behind hair" R1/1

10p Farm Buildings No.5 Scotland. Listed constant variety. "retouch below value"

SG UMFB7e. "small retouch below value" R2/1

10p Farm Buildings No.6 Sussex. Listed constant variety "scar on cheek" plus BMB

SG UMFB7j. "Retouched state spot under earring now a white circle outline and scar less prominent on cheek" R3/1 also cover with Back Marker Bar on cover in black.

10p Farm Buildings No.6 Sussex. Listed constant variety. "scar on cheek"

SG UMFB7j. "Retouched state spot under earring now a white circle outline and scar less prominent on cheek" R3/1

10p Farm Buildings No.2 Northern Ireland. MISSING PHOSPHOR, plus constant variety.

A fine clean full perf booklet COMPLETELY MISSING PHOSPHOR.,plus listed constant varieties "small spot on shoulder" R2/2 and "retouch bottom left corner" R3/2.. SG UMFB7i.