Tete Beche Pairs

Bandicoot...Look here mate, I came across a collection of GB QEll where the person
had the same stamp MNH, Gutter pair, Block, Gutter Block, traffic light pair, traffic light
block, cylinder pair, cylinder block, TTB in all the above forms if available,marginal strips
with writting and all the above used if possible. The collection was in some 15 albums.
Londonbus will confirm this as he had seen it before I started to break it up.
It all depends on a personal preference as to how far you take it. So TTB is with or without gutter,
TTB That is only my opinion, lets hear some more on the subject....Richard "G"

I have just opened a Stanley Gibbons 2003 GB cat and take as an example 1436/9 MNH
now a set of 4 is $8 but a set of 4 gutter pairs is $20. That piece of paper in
the middle is worth 20%,,,,1095/8 single set of 4 $2 Gutter pairs $4.80 and trafic
light gutter pair $7,50... Makes you think, Richard "G"

What I am saying is got nothing to do with price.
In fact I agree with you about the costing.
All I am saying is IF you choose to, you could have 2 collections.
One with gutters and one without there by they are different.

Well that is a matter of personal choice, the collection I mentioned before
he wanted the maximum attention so he put all versions together for a full affect
that way a 4 stamp set could take 2/3 pages to complete. If somebody decides to
collect just MNH or used, with no variations, thats also OK. This is where the
stamp producing countries make money on poor philatelists.One phosphor line or two,
on the left, on the right, in the middle etc. and of course if you are a keen collector you must gave them all. Then there is perf. gum. booklet, imperf x perf. no end to it. Ask Londonbus how much it would cot to buy ALL the GB to the end of the year....Frightening. Richard"G"

Hi Folks......


Ah the definitions of collector lingo........

Tete Beche....opposite facing pairs.
Gutter pairs....pairs with a gutter between.

The all encompassing collection.....collecting all possible varieties of any issue.

Again, none are wrong, none are absolutely correct.....all are collectible with equal collectible value. (not to be confused with SCV.)


And, you are correct Richard.....costs limit collections for all but the elite few.

I have Mr.J.Beam and his mate C.Oke ready to join the discussion. LOL

Also waiting on a reply from Stanley Gibbons, to get there opinion on this subject.

Steve

Ok here is a reply from Stanley Gibbons in reference to what constitutes a Tete Beche pair.