Please Help With This Imperf Uncut Pane Sheet Of 70 Stamps

I have an Imperf. uncut pane sheet of 70 stamps on it (with no perforations). The number of the plate is 0000024, as you can see on the top right, in the picture.

These stamps look exactly like Mi# 111-A, except that they have no perforations on it.

Can this uncut stamp sheet/pane sheet be considered an error sheet?

Is it valuable?

Please advise.

Thank you,

Dan B.

danbogdan777, welcome to the forum. It is very hard to see anything on your picture - is it possible for you to make a high resolution scan of just one stamp? And I suppose this is a US stamp? Please give us a bit more info!

Peter

Sorry, it is not an error. The set was regularly issued in both perforate and imperforate varieties. This was common practice for stamps from that region. Usually the imperforate variety has a slightly higher catalog value.

If you look at the header for the listing in Michel, it notes that "B" is for the imperforate variety. Therefore your stamp is Michel Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut #111B. In my 2007 Michel, it does not list the individual prices for the imperfs, only the set price -- 50% premium over perforate set.

Thank you for the valuable information. I have posted one additional picture. Sorry for the poor quality (I used my cellphone).

Does the fact that the plate has a Very Low number makes it more valuable, as in the case of the Banknotes low serial number?

Again, thank you for your replies.

Respectfully,

Dan B.

I ma trying yet another picture, maybe is more clear this time.

Sorry for the poor quality of the picture.

Please advise, if a low plate number increases the value of the pane sheet, or not.

Dan B.

Do people actively buy these things (as opposed to finding them in bulk lots), given their complete lack of legitimacy?

Michel chooses to list them. Scott does not. The requirement for "legitimacy" depends on what one collects.

So the value depends on the buyer. The Michel prices reflect the non-US interest in this area. But I would still take the Michel catalog value with many many grains of salt. In the US, these stamps/panes show up in quantities in bulk lots. I used to buy a few of these as penny/nickel stamps just to boost my feedback rating.

The low control number on the pane doesn't really add to the value, as collectors (as opposed to dealers/accumulators) of full panes and/or number blocks for these issues are more rare than the panes/blocks themselves.

The value of these stamps, as with the majority of stamps, is more in the enjoyment than the financial.

That being said, it is a nice looking full pane!

Thank you to all of you for your informative posts.

Just one question: If I would want to post this uncut pane/block sheet as a Buy It Now, what should be a reasonable price to ask for it?

Thank you, advance, for your answers.

Dan B.

Gibbons has never listed these either - maybe Michel saw a useful niche. If there is a market, perhaps it's in mainland Europe.