Booklet Panes and The GB DSB SC
Join the Great Britain Decimal Stamp Book Study Circle
This section is such a vast field it would require and deserves a web site on of its own just to cover the basics.The gbdsbsc have a informative web site which is well worth a visits (see below).
As already stated elsewhere, numerous stamps originate from booklet panes.These can be from counter books, vended books, retail or even the collectors prestige books.
Harrisons were the sole printers prior to 1988, when Walsall and Questa panes started to appear, these were the first litho stamps to be released in booklet form except for the occasional pane from a prestige book.
For those of you that are interested in booklets as a whole it could be worth considering joining the GBDSBSC, this specialist society is a non profit making organization that has studied this topic for 30 years.
They publish a journal 5 times a year (Bookmark) and have a up to date specialist booklet catalogue.
For information contact the membership secretary
T.Wilkins, 3, Buttermere Close, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 3SD.
For individual stamps with short, notched or missing phosphors from booklet panes see phosphor variations
