Lot 350 Great Britain SG#FX4A-FX5A, FX9A 1981-1986 Three £1.20-£2.55 Christmas Booklets Containing Panes of 10 and 20 Machins, Selvedge at Left, All Tabs With Cutting Guidemarks and One With Sheet Marking, SG. Cat. £13.75 = $23

VFNH examples of a £1.20 discount Christmas booklet and £2.50 and £2.55 Christmas Christmas booklets, each containing a pane of either 10 or 20 Machins, consisting of either 10 13p stamps, 10 each of the 15.5p and 12.5p stamps or 10 each of the 11.5p and 14p stamps. The selvedge is at the left for all booklets. The selvedge tabs all contain a single extension perf hole, cutting guidemarks and the £2.50 booklet has the fan shaped marking used by Harrison to denote the middle of the sheet. The 13p stamps have centre bar tagging. The other two panes have two phosphor bands on the top stamps and a single centre band on the lower stamps. All have PVAD gum, with the booklet containing the 12.5p stamps having a large double star underprint underneath the gum, and the 13p stamps having a double lined star underprint in light blue . The £2.50 booklet has HB cover and HB/MF pane. The £1.20 booklet has HF cover and HB/MF pane. Finally, the £2.55 booklet has a MF-fl cover with considerable brownish woodpulp flecks visible.
Gibbons Concise cat. £13.75 = $23. The booklets offered grade between VF-80 and VF-84.