Catalog Value Scott C39A

Two questions if you will allow me. I am looking at an auction online and don't have access to my Scott catalogs (I'm at work don't tell anyone I'm searching for stamps). Can someone give me the Scott Catalog value for a C39a pane. Question 2 does having the outside part of the booklet pane increase the value. Thanks for your time guys

Scott

In my 2008 Scott US Specialized, C39a catalogs at $10 for MNH. Catalog value today shouldn't have changed much. US airmails have been pretty stagnant for awhile.

Having the selvage or not is a matter of collector preference. However, in terms of market value, lacking selvage usually drops the price quite a bit. On most modern US booklet panes, lacking selvage almost instantly makes it below FV material. Since I collect selvage, I have to admit I am rather biased in my reply.

They are going for around 3-4 dollars MNH for a pane on ebay.

C39A 6c AIR MAIL BOOKLET PANE FVF MNH
http://cgi.ebay.com/C39A-6c-AIR-MAI...em256251d245

As khj said, for 2010 C39a value stays at $10 for MNH. (Also note there is a "dry printing" variety known as C39c that catalogs for $25 MNH.)

By the way, for that pane, if you see two little staple holes in the selvage -- that is normal.

In terms of presentation/marketvalue, torn staple holes is almost the same as not having selvage at all.

Yes, the dry printing C39c booklet pane has a moderate premium. The pane in the link above is correctly identified as C39a.

[EDIT: I removed my comment about panes having no staple holes being examples of trimmed selvage. That statement is incorrect. This particular booklet pane DOES exist with no staple holes, and the no staple hole variety is a premium. However, you do have to beware of trimmed selvage; so if you get a no staple hole variety, make sure the selvage is of sufficient width.]

Sorry should have been more specific with the second question. If its inside the cardboard outer sleeve does that add to the value the selvage is there.

Not very likely. I have a 2002 Scott U.S. Specialized Catalog suggesting that the C39a pane as a stand alone catalogs for $10 MNH; in the Booklet Cover it's identified as BKC4 and contains three (3) C39a panes within the booklet. If all three (3) panes are intact, then it catalogs for $25 MNH (actually less than a single pane from the booklet)! If you have only one of the three panes, then the price is likely going back to the $10 MNH value.

In other words, the booklet cover in and of itself might be nice to have, but doesn't appreciably add to its value. Besides, it's a relatively common stamp that hasn't fluctuated in price in the past decade, so it really depends on how much you want it and what you're willing to pay for it.

The BKC4 booklet contains 2 booklet panes, NOT 3 booklet panes. So there IS a premium for the entire booklet. However, there is no premium for a partial booklet.

Kegsgym -- how come I don't see the selvage in your picture? Are BOTH booklet panes in there are just one?

Wt1 -- I was curious about your post, so I pulled out my 2002 US Specialized. I think I figured out what may have happened. The "(3)" that is next to listing does not mean there are 3 panes in the booklet. It means that there are 3 different cover varieties for the booklet. Scott only states how many cover varieties exist. A specialized booklet catalog (such as Furman) will actually list the different varieties.

Thanks for the help guy really appreciate it.

Thanks for clarifying, khj. I don't collect that many booklet panes that I refer to that section of the catalog all that often.

Khj Don't know the answer about the # of panes in the booklet. I never bought a booklet before so I believe the reason you can't see the selvage is because the bend in the outer sleeve is right at where the selvage would begin. I won the Auction for a six dollar bid, so I will let you know in a couple of days when the package arrives. I know I went a bit high but sitting here at work all day I got curious.

Scott

Ahhh, yes that makes sense and I do think I see that now!

Unfortunately, if there is a fold in the cover, that's a major fault.

Still, it's a nice booklet to have if both booklet panes are still attached.

k

Got my booklet yesterday unfortunately only 1 pane but very nice shape. I saw a couple of nice stamps in the Kiloware that came with it but nothing that is in my collecting areas. I will probably hold it as a package and auction off on here when I am 50 posts.