Lot 342 Great Britain SG#FQ1-FQ2 A&B 1984-1985 Four £1.54 Booklets From the Postal History Series Containing Panes of 6 17p and 4 13p Machins, Selvedge at Left and Right, All Tabs With Cutting Guidemarks, SG. Cat. £12 = $20

VFNH examples of four £1.54 booklets from the Postal History Series, each containing a pane of 10 Machins, consisting of 6 17p stamps and 4 13p stamps. The selvedge is at the left for one of each booklet, and on the right for the others. The selvedge tabs all contain a single extension perf hole, cutting guidemarks and the booklets with selvedge on the left have a split arrow marking at the bottom. The panes are tagged with two phosphor bands, but in such a way that all 17p values have two bands and all 13p stamps have only one band at either left or right. All have PVAD gum. Both FQ1’s have HF covers and HB/MF panes. The FQ2’s have HF covers containing considerable brownish woodpulp flecks that make them look less bright and HB/MF panes.
Gibbons Concise cat. £12 = $20. The booklets offered grade between VF-75 and VF-84.