Stamp Booklets

page split December 2004 1920-1969 1970 onwards

Gibbons lists stamp booklets. numbering them SG SB1 and so on, but Scott does not (with, I understand, the exception of Great Britain and the USA). Starting in October 2004, I am planning on documenting the lot, then as usual, buying the ones I can afford, and seeking images elsewhere of those I cannot. All are catalogue number SB1 unless noted otherwise.

	My first shock was the prices of the early booklets. This means I will be trawling through sales catalogues and eBay for the images, but I will also try to get hold of single copies of the stamps inside. This could also mean developing the "First Affordable Booklet" option, as for stamps.
	My second was the size of my first acquisition, the 1977 Grenada at 166mm x 93mm. For the display, I will show the cover images at a standard height of 100 pixels with a maximum height of the underlying image of 300 pixels. The presentation of stamps will take some time to develop.
	The next question is how to organise the listing. Date order is the obvious choice, as with First Issues. I will add an alpha index when complete and links to and from the stamps pages.
	Nov 2004. I have found my first substantial booklet resource on the net, Booklets International. The owner of the site, Walter de Rooy, was the editor of World Booklet Catalogue, which ceased publication in 1999. Clearly I need to get hold of the 20 parts of the WBC. I will start showing the WBC numbers as well. The BI site will also provide information which Gibbons has not yet published, for example, Saar's first booklet, and South and Central America, which Gibbons ignores completely. 10th November - I now have a set of WBC: their South American coverage is limited, but still good progress.
	17th Nov 2004, just an observation on the unremitting tedium of the number of British Commonwealth SB1s which were issued for QE2's 25th anniversary or Chas and Di's Big Day. The quality of the stamps, in both design and production is woeful: clearly this was a marketing ploy to lighten the wallets of collectors. I'll be glad when I have all those out of the way and can concentrate on some real stamps. Notes continued here.
	The June 2009 edition of Stamp Magazine included an excellent article on the development of the first GB booklet. More details here.

Details	Cover	Contents	Notes
The First 1895 Luxembourg 4 panes of 6 x SG155, cost 1f25 SB1 £1,200		1895 SG155 5c green 1.25 / 20p	Added October 2004 Cover image source. SG4e4
1900 (16 Apr) USA 2 panes of 6 x SG284, cost 25c SB1 £5,000		1900 SG284 Sc279B 2c red £6 / 10p pane of 6 is SG284d £300	Stamp image source APA Stamp Store SGp22e5
1900 (11 Jun) Canada 2 panes of 6 x SG155b, cost 25c SB1 £1,700 BI1 €2225		1900 SG155b 2c rose-carmine £35 / 40p pane of six is SG155ba £750	image source Prestige Philately, April 2005 SGp1v1e2000
1901 New Zealand 2 panes of 6 x SG278, cost 1s½d SB1 £2,250		1901 SG278 1d carmine £6 / 15p	SGp1v2e1999
1902 Cape of Good Hope 2 panes of 6 x SG71, cost 1s½d SB1 £2,000		1902 SG71 1d carmine 70p / 10p	SGp1v2e1999
1902 Cuba 2 panes of 6 x SG302, cost 25c SB1 no price given		1902 SG302 Sc228 2c carmine-red £2.50 / 10p pane of 6 is SG302a £1.500	SGp22e5
1902 Netherlands 4 panes of 6 x SG168, cost 24c SB1 £950		1899 SG168 1c rose-red	Image source 1 SGp4e4
1903 (1 Jan) Egypt 4 panes of 6 x SG63c, cost 121m SB1 no price given		1902 SG63c 5m rose £1.50 / 10p	SGp19e5
1903 (Mar) Hong Kong 2 panes of 6 x SG62 2 panes of 6 x SG56 2 panes of 8 x SG57, cost $1 SB1 no price given, SB2 is £4,250		1903 SG62 1c purple and brown £2 / 50p 1900 SG56 2c green £25 / 85p 1901 SG57 4c carmine £14 / 85p	SGp17e6
1903 Mexico 4 panes of 6 x SG276 SB? WBC1 $800 (1988)		1903 SG276 Sc304 1c purple 60p / 10p	WBC
1904 (16 Mar) Great Britain 4 panes of 6 x SG219 SG BA1 £250		1904 SG219 1d red £1 / 75p	Image from eBay, December 2004.
1904 (12 Apr) Sweden 5 panes of 6 of SG45, cost 1k55 SB1 £550		1891 SG45 5ö blue-green £32 / 30p	SGp11e4
1904 (7 May) Norway 2 panes of 6 of SG113, cost 65ö SB1 no price given WBC1 (1988) $5,750		1904 SG113 5ö green £3.50 / 10p	Image source WBC. SGp11e4
1904 India 4 panes of 6 x SG121, cost 12¼a SB1 £750		1902 SG121 ½a yellow-green 65p / 20p	SGp1v1e2000
1904 New South Wales 240 x SG? in 4 blocks of 30 and 2 blocks of 60, cost £1 SB1 no price given as there are "very few surviving examples"		1902 SG314 1d carmine £2.50 / 20p	Illustrated on the back with 1 of 6 different State GPOs. Gibbons does not specify the stamp - this is the most likely candidate. SGC&Ee2004
1904 Queensland 240 x SG? in 4 blocks of 30 and 2 blocks of 60, cost £1 SB1 £7,500		1897 SG257 1d vermillion £5 / £3.75	Gibbons does not specify the stamp. One of the range SG256-SG261 (perforation variants) is the likely candidate and SG257 is the cheapest SGC&Ee2004
1904 South Australia 240 x SG? in 4 blocks of 30 and 2 blocks of 60, cost £1 SB1 £8,000		1904 SG179 1d rosine £7 / 50p	Gibbons does not specify the stamp - this is the most likely candidate. SGC&Ee2004
1904 Southern Nigeria 4 panes of 6 of SG11, cost 2s1d SB1 no price given, SB2 is £1,500		1903 SG11 1d black and carmine £1.25 / 70p	SGp1v2e1999
1904 Switzerland 4 panes of 6 x SG129, cost 1f20 SB1 £600 1915 Switzerland 5 panes of 6 x SG-J1a, cost not given JSB1 Pro Juventute booklet £800 1990 Switzerland 1 pane of 10 x SG1206, cost not given PSB1 Pro Patria booklet £6.50		1899 SG129 5c deep green £9 / 20p 1915 SG-J1a 5c green £2.75 / £4.75 1990 SG1206 50c + 20c multi 80p / 20p	SGp8e5
1904 Tasmania 240 x SG? in 12 blocks of 20, cost £1 SB1 no price given as there are "very few surviving examples"		1902 SG241c 1d rose-scarlet £4.25 / £1	Gibbons does not specify the stamp - this is the most likely candidate. SGC&Ee2004
1904 Victoria 240 x SG? in 4 blocks of 30 and 2 blocks of 60, cost £1 SB1 £14,000		1901 SG385 1d rose £5.50 / 15p	Gibbons does not specify the stamp - this is the most likely candidate. SGC&Ee2004
1904 Western Australia 240 x SG? in 4 blocks of 30 and 2 blocks of 60, cost £1 SB1 £10,000		1902 SG117 1d carmine-rose £11 / 30p	Gibbons does not specify the stamp - this is the most likely candidate. SGC&Ee2004
1905 (Jul) Transvaal 5 panes of 6 x SG261, cost 2/7 SB1 £2,000		1904 SG261 1d black and bluish green £2.75 / 15p	Image source for cover, Walter de Rooy, December 2004. SGp1v2e1999
1905 Ceylon 2 panes of 12 x SG280, cost 1r21 SB1 no price given, SB7 is £2,500		1906 SG280 5c dull purple £1.75 / £1.25	SGp1v2e1999
1905 Guadeloupe 10 panes of 4 x SG64, cost 2f SB1 £190		1905 SG64 5c green £2.50 / 15p	SGp6e5
1905 Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) 4 panes of 6 x of SG56, cost 60c SB1 no price given		1904 SG56 2½c deep green £3.25 / 25p	see also Netherlands Antilles, 1977 SGp4e4
1905 Portugal 4 panes of 6 x SG328, cost 125r SB? WBC1 $1,000 (1992) Hettinger €400 (Aug 2006)		1895 SG328 5r orange £1.40 / £1.10	Image and details from WBC replaced by image from Hettinger Auctions, Aug 2006
1906 Barbados 4 panes of 6 x SG137, cost 2/- SB1 no price given, SB3 is £650		1905 SG137 1d carmine £9 / 10p	SGp1v1e2000
1906 (Apr) Italy 4 panes of 6 x SG74, cost 3L65 SB1a £3,000 WBC1 (1989) $1,400		1906 SG74 15c slate £30 / 20p	Image from WBC SB1a has a cover price of 3L65, SB1b 3L60. SGp8e5
1906 (1 Dec) France 40 x SG294, cost 2fr05 SG DSB1 (definitive booklet) £1,200 1915 France 20 x SG352, cost ? SG XSB1 (red cross) £1,300 1929 France 20 x SG469, cost 10fr SG CSB1 (commem and charity) £65		1902 SG294 5c blue-green £2.75 / 40p 1914 SG352 10c + 5c red £23 / £3.25 1929 SG469 50c blue £1.40 / 20p	DSB1a is priced at 2fr05, DSB1b (1910) is overprinted 'Prix réduit: 2 francs' £1,400 SGp6e5
1906 Funchal 4 panes of 6 x SG127, cost 605r SB? WBC1 $2,000 (1992)		1899 SG127 25r carmine 30p / 15p	Details from WBC
1906 Horta 4 panes of 6 x SG30, cost 245r SB? WBC1 $1,500 (1992)		1897 SG30 10r yellow-green 20p / 15p	Image (reduced size) and details from WBC
1906 (30 Dec) Japan 5 panes of 6 x SG136, 5 panes of 6 x SG139 cost 1y SB1 £4,000		1906 SG136 1½s violet £8 / 15p 1906 SG139 3s red £6.50 / 10p
1906 Romania SB? BI1 €70			BI
1906 Tunisia 10 panes of 6 x SG33, cost 3f SB1 £950		1906 SG33 5c deep green 15p / 10p	SGp6e5
1907 Indo-China 4 panes of 10 x SG54, cost 2f SB1 £300		1907 SG54 5c pale green £2.75 / 20p	SGp6e5
1907 (1 May) Japanese Offices in China 3 panes of 6 x SG5D, 4 panes of 6 x SG8D, cost 1y SB1 £8,000		1906 SG5D 1½s violet £16 / £9 1906 SG8D 3s rosine £10 / £3	SGp17e6
1907 (Oct) Belgium 4 panes of 5 x SG108 2 panes of 5 x SG99, cost 2f SB1 £1,100		1907 SG108 5c yellow-green £4 / 15p 1905 SG99 10c rose red 70p / 20p	BI lists a 1969 booklet as BI1, though the catalogue lists "A" prefixed books back to the A10a of 1914. SGp4e4
1907 Middle Congo 5 panes of 4 x SG8, cost 5f SB1 £400		1907 SG8 25c blue and grey-green £2.50 / 85p	SGp6e5
1908 (8 May) Austria 18 (3x6) of SG192A, 6 of SG194A total value 1k50, sold at 1k52 SB1 £450 WBC1 (1987) $800		1908 SG192A 5h yellow-green 25p / 10p 1908 SG194A 10h carmine 20p / 10p	The A suffix indicates chalk-surfaced paper, as distinct from the 1913 B issues on unsurfaced paper. Image source Booklets International, Sep 2005, selling at €2,250 SGp2e5
1908 Brazil 4 panes of 6 x SG262, cost 1$300 SB? WBC1 (1985) $150 BI €450		1908 SG262 SC176 50r green 90p/ 20p Sc176a pane of 6 $40 / $1.25	Image source WBC Black on green, 81mm x 42mm BI
1908 Madagascar 10 panes of 4 x SG56, cost 2f SB1 £180		1908 SG56 5c olive and green £1.25 / 20p	SGp6e5
1909 (14 Jun) British Guiana 3 panes of 6 x SG252 2 panes of 6 x SG253, cost 49cd SB1 no price given, SB3 is £950		1907 SG252 1c blue-green £14 / £2.75 1907 SG253 2c rose-red £14 / 10p	Continued as Guyana SGp1v1e2000
1909 Federated Malay States 4 panes of 6 x SG29, cost 25c SB1 £2,000		1904 SG29 1c green £2 / 20p	Cover image source Spink auction catalogue. SGp1v2e1999
1909 Fiji 1 pane of 6 x SG118 1 pane of 5 x SG118 3 panes of 6 x SG119, cost 2/- SB1 £2,500		1908 SG118 ½d green £10 / £3.25 1908 SG119 1d red £4.50/ 10p	SGp1v1e2000
1909 Gibraltar 4 panes of 6 x SG66 2 panes of 6 x SG67, cost 2s½d SB1 no price given		1906 SG66 ½d blue-green £2.25 / 90p 1906 SG67 1d carmine £3.75 / 45p	SGp1v1e2000
1910 Azores 4 panes of 6 x SG192, cost 245r SB? WBC1 $250 (1992)		1910 SG192 10r grey-green 20p / 15p	Image (reduced size) and details from WBC. See also 1981. This booklet is not listed in Gibbons or BI.
1910 Germany 2 panes of 6 x SG84 1 pane of 4 x SG84 plus 2 labels 2 panes of 6 x SG85, cost 2m SB1 £3,000		1905 SG84 5pf green £1 / 10p pane of 4 plus 2 labels is SG84c £400 1905 SG85 10pf rose-carmine £2.50 / 10p	Cover is rose or green, undifferentiated by number. Image source for pane SG84c, Sandafayre, November 2004. Continued as West Germany. SGp7e5
1910 Russia 3 panes of 6 x SG92 1 pane of 6 x SG94 1 pane of 6 x SG97, cost 80k SB1 no price given WBC1 (1988) $3,000		1909 SG92 1k yellow-orange 15p / 10p 1909 SG94 3k rose-red 10p / 10p 1909 SG97 7k light blue 10p / 10p	Gibbons identifies five versions, (a) through (e), differentiated by cover colour and inscription on the back cover. The fist, 10a is green and inscribed "S.-PETERBURGSKAGO POCHTAMTA" Image source WBC see also 1998 Russian Republic SGp10e5
1911 (1 Oct) German Cameroun 4 panes of 5 x SG-K21 plus 1 label 2 panes of 5 x SG-K22 plus 1 label cost 2m SB1 £3,000		1905 SG-K21 5pf green 60p / £1.50 SG K21a pane of 5 plus label £400 1906 SG-K22 10pf carmine 60p /90p SG K22a pane of 5 plus label £400	SGp7e5 BI
1911 (1 Oct) German East Africa 4 panes of 5 x SG35 plus 1 label 2 panes of 5 x SG36 plus 1 label cost 1r55 SB1 £3,000		1906 SG35 4h green 75p / £1.25 SG35a pane of 5 plus label £400 1906 SG36 7½h carmine £1 / 50p SG36 pane of 5 plus label £400	SGp7e5 BI
1911 (1 Oct) German South West Africa 4 panes of 5 x SG25 plus 1 label 2 panes of 5 x SG26 plus 1 label cost 2m SB1 £3,000		1906 SG25 5pf green 60p / £1.50 SG25a pane of 5 plus label £350 1906 SG26 10pf carmine 75p / £1.50 SG26a pane of 5 plus label £400	SGp7e5 BI
1911 (21 Dec) Bavaria 5 panes of 4 x SG139 plus 2 labels 2 panes of 5 x SG140 plus advertising labels, cost 2m SB1 £550		1911 SG139 5pf green on green 20p / 20p SG139 pane of 4 plus 2 labels £50 1911 SG140 10pf red on buff 20p / 20p SG140 pane of 5 plus label £50	SB1a (1911) is as shown. In 1912 came SB1b with slightly different SG140s; SB1c with the later 139s and 140s and a blue on red cover; SB1ca with a back on green cover. All at £550 in the 1987 catalogue. Image source for cover, Walter de Rooy, December 2004. SGp7e5
1911-12 Canal Zone 2 panes of 6 x SG36, cost 25c SB1 £1,400		1909 SG36 2c black and vermillion £3 / £1.25	SGp22e5
1912 (9 Mar) Jamaica 2 panes of 6 x SG40, cost 2/- SB1 £1,300		1906 SG40 1d carmine £1.25 / 10p	SGp1v2e1999
1912 Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 2 panes of 6 x SG45 4 panes of 6 x SG46, cost 1s80 SB1 £900 1938 Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 3 panes of 4 x SG137 2 panes of 4 x SG139, cost 3s40 SB3 £190		1912 SG45 3c green £2 / 50p 1912 SG46 6c red 70p / 50p 1938 SG137 15c black and rose-red £9.50 / 55p 1938 SG139 20c black and orange £35 / 40p	Stamps are East Africa and Uganda Protectorates Jan 2005 SB1 cover image source Cavendish auction catalogue. The first booklet containing KUT stamps. Pane image source Sandafayre auction, October 2004 SGp1v2e1999
1912 Sudan 10 panes of 2 x SG23, cost 100m SB1 £650		1903 SG23 5m scarlet and black £2 / 10p	Jan 2005 SB1 cover image source Cavendish newsletter. SGp1v2e1999
1913 (17 Jan) Australia 2 panes of 6 x SG1 3 panes of 6 x SG2, cost 2/- SB1 £1,200		1913 SG1 ½d green £6 / £3.25 1913 SG2 1d red £8.50 / £1	SGC&Ee2004
1913 Dahomey 10 panes of 4 x SG45, cost 2f SB1 £425		1913 SG45 5c green and yellow-green £1.40 / 70p	SGp6e5
1913 French Guinea 10 panes of 4 x SG67, cost 2f SB1 £70		1904 SG675c blue-green and yellow-green 30p / £1.60	SGp6e5
1913 Ivory Coast 10 panes of 4 x SG46, cost 2f SB1 £160		1913 SG465c green and yellow-green £2.50 / £1.50	SGp6e5
1913 Mauritania 10 panes of 4 x SG21, cost 2f SB1 £50		1913 SG21 5c green and pale yellow-green £1.75 / £2.25	SGp6e5
1913 Turkey 8 panes of 10 x SG335, cost 12 piastres SB1 £55 WBC1 (1985) $100		1913 SG335 10 paras green 35p / 25p	Image source WBC SGp16e3
1913 Union of South Africa 2 panes of 6 x SG3 4 panes of 6 x SG4, cost 2/6 SB1 £3,500		1913 SG3 ½d green £1 / 20p 1913 SG4 1d rose-red 70p / 10p	SGp1v2e1999
1914 Angola see note, cost 5e SB? WBC1 (1992) $200		1914 SG210 2½c violet 35p / 15p	For both Angola and Mozambique, WBC reports that a variety of stamps and configurations were used in booklets, always with 20 stamps. Those identified at the time of publication were 5 panes of 4 stamps or 2 rows of 10 stamps. See also Angola 1991 Image source WBC
1914 Mozambique see note, cost 12 piastres SB? WBC1 (1992) $150		1914 SG197 ¼c brown-olive 10p / 10p	see Angola above Image source WBC
1914 Senegal 10 panes of 4 x SG67, cost 2f SB1 £170		1914 SG67 5c green and yellow-green 70p / 10p	SGp6e5
1914 Straits Settlements 2 panes of 12 x SG197 1 pane of 1 x SG197, cost $1 SB1 no price given, SB3 is £900		1913 SG197 41c dull purple £1 / 50p	Cover is black on blue: black on grey is SB1b SGp1v2e1999
1915 Nigeria 2 panes of 6 of SG1 3 panes of 6 x SG2, cost 2/- SB1 no price given, SB2 is £1,500		1914 SG1 ½d green £4.50 / 70p 1914 SG2 1d carmine-red £4.75 / 10p	See also Independent Nigeria SGp1v2e1999
1916 Belgian Congo 5 panes of 10 x SG70, 3 panes of 10 x SG71b, 3 panes of 10x SG72b, 2 panes of 10 x SG73, cost 15fr SB1 £425		1915 SG70 5c black and green 20p / 15p - SG70a pane of 10 £7 1915 SG71b 10c black and carmine 20p / 15p - SG71ba pane of 10 £10 1915 SG72b 15c black and dp green 25p / 20p - SG72ba pane of 10 £10 1915 SG73 25c black and blue 95p / 25p - SG73a pane of 10 £60	SGp4e4
1917 French Cameroun 10 panes of 4 x SG33 (o/p) SB1 £140		1916 SG33 5c green and blue 60p / £1.90	SGp6e5
1917 China (Republic) 4 panes of 6 x SG288 1 pane of 4 x SG288 4 panes of 6 x SG191 SB1 £4,000		1914 SG288 1c yellow-orange 75p / 10p 1914 SG291 3c blue-green £1.50 / 10p	Image source eBay, October 2004. The final selling price was $105. Continued as People's Republic of China SGp17e6
1917 British POs in China 2 panes of 4 x SG2 1 pane of 6 x SG3 1 pane of 6 x SG6, cost not given SB1 no price given, SB2 is £3,750		1917 SG2 2c green £2.25 / 30p 1917 SG3 4c red £3.25 / 30p 1917 SG6 10c ultramarine £7 / 30p	SGp17e6
1917 (13 Dec) Denmark 5 panes of 4 x SG135, cost 1k SB1 £1,500		1917 SG135 5ö green 90p / 10p	SGp11e4
1917 French Sudan 10 panes of 4 x SG62, cost 2f SB1 £140		1914 SG62 5c green and yellow-green 10p / £1.25	SGp6e5

13th August 2006 - 278 listed, 51 acquired

Data sources
Gibbons Parts 2e5, 3e4, 4e4, 5e5 (none), 6e5, 7e5, 8e5, 9, 10e5, 11e4, 17e6, 18, 19e5, 21e3, 22 (various editions)
Gibbons Specialised Vol 2, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, 1998.
Gibbons British Commonwealth Vol 1 (1999) and Vol 2 (2000), Commonwealth and Empire 1840-1952 (2004) SGC&E2004
I have consulted Gibbons Parts 15 (Central America) and 20 (South America) in my local library. Neither list any booklets in the 2nd editions.
Booklets International - details taken from the 2004 edition. This is a sales catalogue and so only contains details of booklets available for sale. The numbering system used in BI is, to quote an email from the owner, "GB & Commonwealth: Stanley Gibbons. But sometimes with corrections. Especially with modern booklets SG is not consequent (Australia-N Zealand-Canada). I often try to give Michel numbers, because I have many German clients. Michel does not list all booklets. Only the booklets with se/tenant stamps. Different stamps in one pane. Booklets with only stamps of the same value, they don´t catalogue! Sometimes they mention these booklets in the normal stamps/part. South-America. I use WBC and the old Rogers booklet catalogue. For some countries I also have my own numbering."
World Booklet Catalogue - details here
Rogers Postal Booklet Catalogue, 1947, see here

Image sources are given with the entries, with links where appropriate. Any other cases will be mentioned here.
1. Walter de Rooy, editor of WBC and owner of Booklets International.