Across the Universe
Prestige Stamp Book issued on 24 September 2002
Facts and Figures
The 2002 Across the Universe Prestige Stamp Book
general
Stanley Gibbons number: DX29
MBPC number: DB5(29)
Issue date: 24 September 2002
Issue price: £6.83
Average current selling price: £20.00
Stamp printer: Questa – Gravure
Number of stamp panes: Four
Barcode: N/A
Exhibition overprint: No
Presentation folder issued: Yes
Limited edition issued: No
Definitive stamps
Panes 1 and 3 contain the definitive stamps
1st class NVI (Crowned lion of England)
2nd class NVI (Three lions of England)
1st class NVI (Heraldic lion of Scotland)
1st class NVI (Gold)
European 20g NVI (Dark blue)
KNown errors
There are 8 known errors:
(1) Pane 4 inverted and mis-severed
(2) Leaf 1 duplicated
(3) Sewn without thread
(4) Pane 4 duplicated
(5) Pane 3 duplicated
(6) Pane 1 imperforate
(7) Front cover duplicated
(8) Entire content reversed, apart from Pane 4 and the front and back covers
If you know of any other errors, please contact us.
Stamp Panes
This book has four panes.
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- Pane 1 / DP335
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- Pane 2 / DP336
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- Pane 3 / DP337
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- Pane 4 / DP338
Book Layout
Use the layout below to check that your stamp book is correctly laid out.
If not you have an error.
Errors
Erros in Prestige Stamp Books are split into two categories, Book Errors or Pane Errors. Where possible we have provided a photo of the error and a guide price. The guide price is gained by either a current for sale price or a last
known sale price.
BOOK ERROR 1
Pane 4 inverted and mis-severed
Guide price: Unknown
Source: N/A
Photo copyright: N/A
BOOK ERROR 2
Leaf 1 duplicated
Guide price: Unknown
Source: N/A
Photo copyright: N/A
BOOK ERROR 3
Sewn without thread
Guide price: Unknown
Source: N/A
Photo copyright: N/A
BOOK ERROR 4
Pane 4 duplicated
Guide price: Unknown
Source: N/A
Photo copyright: N/A
BOOK ERROR 5
Pane 3 duplicated
Guide price: Unknown
Source: N/A
Photo copyright: N/A
BOOK ERROR 6
Pane 1 imperforate
Guide price: Unknown
Source: N/A
Photo copyright: N/A
BOOK ERROR 7
Front cover duplicated
Guide price: Unknown
Source: eBay
Photo copyright: 1941george
BOOK ERROR 8
Entire content reversed apart from Pane 4 and the front and rear covers
Guide price: Unknown
Source: eBay
Photo copyright: 1941george
Includes Prestige Stamp Books DX29 and DX30
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