First 3D Issue - Space Achievements, 30 October 1967
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Set of 12, 8 postage + 4 airmail values, Scott 91-91K, MNH, imperforate as issued.
The airmail values of this set exist missing the silver "AIR MAIL" inscription. They are known mint in singles, as a set in a se-tenant sheetlet of 4, and on official, locally produced (non-agency) first day covers. See the Errors and Varieties pages).
This set exists perforated. They are scarce, but no quantity information is available. Perforated values are usually offered in one of the four different se-tenant sheetlets of 4 that the P&T sold (which were only portions of the larger press sheets from which the individual stamps were cut). The perforating was done locally in Bhutan as an effort to find a way to conveniently separate the stamps from the se-tenant sheetlets that the Bhutan Stamp Agent's printer (Toppan Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan) delivered to Bhutan. Because the perforating was done by hand, copies of sheetlets exist with double and triple rows of perforations (probably from trials of the perforating device used). For illustrations and offers of the perforated versions, see the Errors and Varieties pages.
The four different perforated se-tenant sheetlets of 4 exist on official Bhutan cacheted and postmarked (i.e., locally produced, non-agency) first day covers. A full, imperforate press sheet exists in private hands (in Florida, as of 1.1.2010), which was a result of an earlier gift to someone from the Bhutan stamp agent. Others likely exist in or from the defunct agency's stock that was shipped to Pennsylvania and into the hands of the ex-agent's family.
The postage and airmail values are available separately. Inquire about availability.
The airmail values of this set exist missing the silver "AIR MAIL" inscription. They are known mint in singles, as a set in a se-tenant sheetlet of 4, and on official, locally produced (non-agency) first day covers. See the Errors and Varieties pages).
This set exists perforated. They are scarce, but no quantity information is available. Perforated values are usually offered in one of the four different se-tenant sheetlets of 4 that the P&T sold (which were only portions of the larger press sheets from which the individual stamps were cut). The perforating was done locally in Bhutan as an effort to find a way to conveniently separate the stamps from the se-tenant sheetlets that the Bhutan Stamp Agent's printer (Toppan Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan) delivered to Bhutan. Because the perforating was done by hand, copies of sheetlets exist with double and triple rows of perforations (probably from trials of the perforating device used). For illustrations and offers of the perforated versions, see the Errors and Varieties pages.
The four different perforated se-tenant sheetlets of 4 exist on official Bhutan cacheted and postmarked (i.e., locally produced, non-agency) first day covers. A full, imperforate press sheet exists in private hands (in Florida, as of 1.1.2010), which was a result of an earlier gift to someone from the Bhutan stamp agent. Others likely exist in or from the defunct agency's stock that was shipped to Pennsylvania and into the hands of the ex-agent's family.
The postage and airmail values are available separately. Inquire about availability.
