Lot 332 Great Britain SG#FL1A/FL12A 1981-1988 Four £1.30 Booklets From the Various Issues Containing Panes of 10 13p or 6 14p and 4 11.5p Machins, Selvedge at Left, All Tabs With Cutting Guidemarks, SG. Cat. £14.65 = $24.50

VFNH examples of four £1.30 booklets from the Postal History Series, Books For Children Issue and Bicentenary of Linnean Society Issue. The postal history booklets each contain panes of 10 Machins, consisting of six 14p and four 11.5p, while the other two contain panes of 10 13p stamps. All booklets have the selvedge at the left, one perf extension hole in the tab, and the tab of the Books for Children issue has a split arrow guidemark at the bottom. All panes have PVAD gum. The postal history booklets are tagged with two phosphor bands, on all stamps except the lower right two 11.5 p stamps, which have one band at left and one band at right, respectively. The other booklets are tagged with a single centre band.
The first postal history booklet has a HB cover and HB/HF pane. The second has a HF cover and HB/MF pane. The Books for Children booklet has a HB cover and HB/HF pane. The Linnean Society booklet has a HB cover and HB/HF pane.
Gibbons Concise cat. £14.65 = $24.50. The booklets offered grade between VF-80 and VF-84.