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VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE COMPLETE 49-CENT BOOKLET OF THE 2-CENT LAKE SHIELD TYPE II.
Scott assigns a 2.4-times premium to a Mint N.H. pane of the Lake Ty. II versus the Carmine Ty. I, but does not differentiate between the two in its complete booklet listings. Scott Retail for normal BK15 of $1,350.00 does not reflect the rarity of this Ty. II booklet (Image)
VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE COMPLETE 49-CENT "PINK" DIE II BOOKLET IN THE LAKE SHADE, FROM THE PREMIUM POSITION B.
This booklet has a long list of factors contributing to its rarity. Most of the 2c Shield Issue was printed from plates laid down with transfer rolls made from Die I. As reflected in the Scott Catalogue's 2.4-times premium for the Lake shade, Die II stamps are very much in the minority, and individual Mint N.H. panes are not common. The 49c complete booklet with pink covers from this period is also very scarce. To find a Die II booklet from Position B, which represents only approximately 3.3% of the total printing from the 180 subject plate adds a further element to this desirable booklet.
This booklet was missing from the Bush, Silverman, Floyd and Hertzka collections. Scott Retail for a normal booklet from the most common position is $1,350.00 and does not come close to accounting for the rarity of this Ty. II booklet (Image)
VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE 97-CENT TYPE II SHIELD ISSUE COMPLETE BOOKLET IN THE CARMINE SHADE, FROM POSITION E.
Most of the 2c Shield Issue was printed from plates laid down with transfer rolls made from Die I. Of the Die II printings, the Lake shade is far more common than the Carmine shade -- the Carmine shade in fact is the scarcest 2c Shield Issue booklet pane, with a Scott Retail value for a single pane approximately 7-times the Die I Carmine shade. A complete 97c Die II Carmine booklet is a great rarity, which in this case is only enhanced by Position E.
Scott Retail for eight Mint N.H. panes with no premium for the complete booklet, which Scott generally prices at twice the value of the underlying panes (Image)