Stamps issued in a portable booklet foorm printed in large sheets.
A multipage publication that typically emphasizes textual information. Binding may be stapled or glued.
a unit of stamps, sold by the post office, comprising one or more booklet panes. Traditional booklets used cardboard covers stapled or glued together to protect the enclosed booklet panes. With a few exceptions, traditional booklet panes used water-activated gum. Contemporary booklets (both convertible booklets and vending booklets) contain self-adhesive stamps and are sold as single panes. Contemporary booklets do not have separate covers. The backing paper serves as the cover.
A group of quires stitched together. Booklets are also sometimes referred to as fascicles or, in the case of incunabula and printed books, gatherings. A booklet is one of the structural units of the codex. Unlike quires, booklets are independent units, self-contained with regard to content (that is, containing only whole texts). In some cases they therefore circulated independently prior to being assembled with other booklets to form a manuscript book. In other cases, booklets represent a stage in manuscript production and never did (and never were intended to) circulate separately. A booklet may also represent a speculative stage of production, with purchasers choosing from a scribe or bookman's selection of ready-made booklets. catchword A word or phrase written by a scribe/editor at the end of a quire or booklet to indicate which quire or booklet should follow next. The catchword serves as a link as it repeats the word/phrase at the start of the next folio.
Stamp booklets are produced and sold sometimes for convenience. Usually, stamps of similar value are printed side by side. Earlier booklets may feature stitched or stapled spines, but modern examples are usually fixed to one side of a folded cover by its margin.
panes of stamps bound together between covers
Many post offices sell stamps in small books, either over the counter or from vending machines, or both. Booklets may contain definitive, commemorative or self-adhesive stamps.
a mini-book, stapled together
a staple of pages that is folded in the middle to be used like a book
A printed insert consisting of rectangular sheets that are stacked, folded once in the middle, and then stapled together on the crease of the fold. The smallest possible booklet has 8 pages. Each new rectangular sheet will add four pages, so the available sizes continue up in multiples of four (12 page, 16 page, 20 page, etc.).
Smaller publications, generally published in paperwraps and often held together with staples at the spine. [Back to the Top
A booklet - Small cardboard cover, that contain one or more panes of stamps.
A unit of one or more small panes or blocks (known as booklet panes) glued, stitched or stapled together between thin card covers to form a convenient unit for mailers to purchase and carry. The first officially issued booklet was produced by Luxembourg in 1895.
A folder containing stamps, either definitive or commemoratives and issued by the postal authorities.
A small convenient book containing stamps of one or more denomination. Often sold through vending machines.
Pane of stamps attached to a card cover which is bound together by stitching, staples, or glue.
Stamps were first issued in handy booklets by Luxembourg in 1895. Soon many countries were issuing such items. The little books of stamps which you can get at the post office are booklets.
A small book containing 'panes' of stamps.