Sale 1326 — 2024 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Thursday, 27 June, 2024
Category — Complete Booklets
2c Red, Ty. IV, Horizontal Watermark, Complete 25c Booklet (BK1). Comprising two panes of six of No. 279Bj, single large staple, back cover with light creasing along staple as usual,
FINE. A SCARCE COMPLETE 25-CENT BOOKLET OF THE FIRST BOOKLET PANE ISSUE.
This complete booklet can be differentiated from BK2 by the spelling of "Puerto Rico". In BK2 it is spelled "Porto Rico".
2c Red, Ty. IV, Horizontal Watermark, Complete 25c Booklet (BK2). Comprising two panes of six of No. 279Bj, top pane Position H, single large staple, front cover with light creasing along staple as usual, couple minor perf separations
VERY FINE AND SCARCE COMPLETE 25-CENT BOOKLET FROM A PREMIUM PLATE POSITION.
Position H is estimated to comprise less than 3% of the total printing. This complete booklet can be differentiated from BK1 by the spelling of "Porto Rico.". In BK1 it is spelled "Puerto Rico".
2c Red, Ty. IV, Horizontal Watermark, Complete 49c Booklet (BK3). Comprising four panes of six of No. 279Bj, Position A, single small staple, light creasing by staple as normally seen on these early intact booklets
FINE AND RARE COMPLETE 49-cENT BOOKLET OF THE 2-cENT TYPE IV. ONE OF THE RARITIES OF BOOKLET PANE COLLECTING AND THE SECOND WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.
As an indication of rarity, the Beutel collection had only a Specimen booklet (BK3-S). We have offered only one of No. BK3 without Specimen since we began keeping computerized records 30 years ago, or in any Rarities of the World sales since 1964. There were none in the Bush, Silverman, Floyd, Hertzka or Larkin collections.
2c Red, Ty. IV, Vertical Watermark, Complete 25c Booklet (BK7). Comprising two panes of six of No. 279Bk, Position A, with "Special-delivery." at bottom, usual staple creases on front and back, additional very light vertical crease on front cover at center, panes are fresh with Fine-Very Fine centering
EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE COMPLETE BOOKLET OF TWO PANES OF THE VERTICAL WATERMARKED 2-CENT TYPE IV FROM A BETTER PLATE POSITION AND WITH AN UNLISTED COVER COMBINATION.
Scott lists cover Type BC2B for booklet No. BK7. The "Special Delivery" line appears on Scott cover Type BC2A, listed on booklet panes starting with the 1903 Issue. The Beutel collection also contained a BK7 complete booklet with this cover combination. Scott value as normal cover.
2c Red, Ty. IV, Vertical Watermark, Complete 97c Booklet (BK9). Comprising eight panes of six of No. 279Bk, Position E, light vertical front cover crease and creasing along staples with tiny break
VERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE COMPLETE BOOKLET OF EIGHT PANES OF THE VERTICAL WATERMARKED 2-CENT TYPE IV. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ANY BOOKLET PANE COLLECTION.
Very few of these complete booklets exist. A Power Search review found only two other intact BK9 booklets, including one offered in the Beutel collection.
1c Blue Green, Complete 25c Booklet (BK10). Comprising four panes of six of No. 300b, Position A, remarkably free of any creases near staple holes
VERY FINE AND CHOICE INTACT BOOKLET OF FOUR PANES OF THE 1902 ONE-CENT ISSUE.
This is the only complete booklet format that was issued for the 1902 1c stamp. With 2015 P.F. certificate.
2c Red, Ty. IV, Horizontal Wmk., "Specimen" Ovpt. Ty. E, Complete 49c Booklet (BK4-S). Comprising four panes of six of No. 279BjS-E, Position A, BIA Cover Type I-b.2, "Specimen." handstamp on front, some staple rusting, typical vertical crease on front, no creases on back, one pane tiny corner nick
FINE-VERY FINE. A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AND RARE COMPLETE 49-cENT BOOKLET OF THE 2-cENT TYPE IV WITH SPECIMEN OVERPRINT.
Footnoted but unpriced in Scott. The ordinary booklet, BK4, is also unpriced in Scott and we have never offered one. Scott value as panes $3,000.