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by Barry_Smith
Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:00 pm
Forum: Stamp Books
Topic: Questa 10 x 2nd Misperf Booklet
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Questa 10 x 2nd Misperf Booklet

http://www.gbps.org.uk/boards/images/transferred/1599_1.jpg I have two Questa Booklets in my collection (I use MBPC Catalogue numbers and these are DB19(11). The scans attached are of two slightly different right perforation shifts. On the complete pane the shift is 5mm to the right – so that the p...
by Barry_Smith
Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:05 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Doctor blade and doctor blade flaws
Replies: 3
Views: 11020

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There is a description of Doctorm Blade Flaws at http://www.thetenoclockshow.co.uk/component/option,com_alphacontent/section,5/cat,17/task,view/id,146/Itemid,54/ The flaw can be either horizontal or vertical on the pane (depending on the direction of printing) AND always slopes, but so little it is ...
by Barry_Smith
Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:15 pm
Forum: Stamp Books
Topic: Booklets/material
Replies: 4
Views: 13059

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Robin, I have only just joined the society and regard myself as a specialist collector of booklets. My interests are Prestige, Greetings, Christmas, and window Booklets (up to them going self adhesive). I collect these in depth, studying the entire booklet (point of sale material, cover, pane and in...
by Barry_Smith
Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:00 pm
Forum: Stamp Books
Topic: Phosphor cylinder numbers
Replies: 2
Views: 11362

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Ron, I have looked in my copy of the Bookmark Catalogue (published by the GBDSBSC) and in the latest MCC catalogue and neither lists this booklet without the phos. cyl. I have also scanned through the Bookmark Journal and can not find any report of it before. Though many 'finds' never find their way...
by Barry_Smith
Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:00 pm
Forum: Stamp Books
Topic: 1969 "Stamps for Cooks" - help wanted
Replies: 11
Views: 21695

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Ron,

The "green eye" is interesting, I have a number of copies of this booklet with green flaws of various sizes and positions, so I can say that a falw of this colour is not uncommon the position of it on your example is particularly effectve.
by Barry_Smith
Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:00 pm
Forum: Stamp Books
Topic: Booklet Catalogue Prices
Replies: 4
Views: 12403

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I have been spendig some time today looking at the Catalogue prices of panes versus individual stamps and have found that in the MCC Catalogue it is very common for a complete pane to be listed at a significant discount when compared to the listed prices of the individual stamps - especially when lo...
by Barry_Smith
Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:00 pm
Forum: Stamp Books
Topic: identifying individual stamps
Replies: 12
Views: 21013

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Robin, I have just joined the society and specialise in Booklets, I was a member of the GBDSBSC and am a member of the replacement MBPC. I hope to learn from and contribute to these pages.

Barry