Pane Booklet Stamps

I was sorting through a bunch of prexies today and starting wondering why pane booklet stamps don't get their own number in the Scott catalogue. They are only given a sub-listing under the same number for the sheet for a booklet of 6.

Were the booklets cut from the larger sheets?

I don't have the US specialized, only the regular catalogue, so I don't know if it's any different there.

Hopefully, I'm not dredging up an issue that's been discussed before at length. I did a couple of searches before my post, but none of the topic headings seemed to apply.

Thanks,
Jon

In the Scott specialized, there is a separate section for booklet panes (the panes are also listed under the stamps in the regular section). There is also a section showing booklet pane covers in the specialized catalog.

Jon,

Don't worry, you made a good post question!




Yes.

Singles from booklets only get their own Scott number (sometimes a minor number) if there is a design/size/perforation difference (e.g., compare 1590, 1590A, 1591).

k

as far as I am aware, Scott still does not list the various positions from booklets as separate entries / stamps as Michel does. For instance, in Michel a bookletstamp from a corner position (e.g. upper and right side imperforated) has a different minor number than a bookletstamp from the middle (only one side imperf.)
Cat.values differ for these positions, what seems logical to me.

Yes, that is correct, Jan-Simon.

Thank you all for your help. I wasn't sure if the booklet stamps were printed out separately or cut from the larger sheets. This would explain why they don't have a number of their own.

Just to clarify, most of them were produced from plate layout DIFFERENT from the normal layout of the "sheet stamps".

However, the same die was used. That is why there is no separate Scott number unless there is a design/perforation/paper difference.

Those who collect booklet panes DO distinguish between different booklet pane positions from the original sheet. However, that is beyond the scope of the Scott catalog (even the US Specialized).

k

In the Scott US Specialized catalog, there is a section shows some of the plate layouts used for booklet pane production. It is the section just before the booklet covers.