| Type
1 |
Covers
60mm high; laminated window cut-out; code letter references on the
outside back cover; rectangular (square) locking tab; stamp pane
has margin (selvedge) on all four sides. |
| Type
1A |
Same as Type 1 but
with rounded locking tab. |
| Type
2 |
Same as
Type 1A but covers 56mm high; narrower margins. |
|
Type
3 (H)
Type
3 Q and H/W
|
Covers
49mm high; no code letter reference; full size stamp reproduction
replaces the laminated window of Types 1 and 2; wide crown on front
cover; stamp pane has binding margin only. |
| Type
3A |
As Type 3 but yellow
strip is varnished (shiny). Harrison printings only. |
| Type
3B |
As Type 3 but with
changed (experimental) folding of stamp pane. |
| Type 4 |
As Type 3 but with
narrower crown on front cover. All ‘Penny Black’ anniversary books
are Type 4. |
| Type 5 |
Stamp reproduction
on front cover is reduced size; ‘Pull Open’ on locking tab; tab
has creases on Harrison books, side cuts on Walsall books but neither
creases nor cuts on Questa books; new cruciform logo and revised
crown emblem; crown logo omitted from back cover; black barcode
on back cover; Newcastle address on inside cover. |
| Type 5A |
Walsall books only;
Smaller locking tab without side cuts; cover card varnished instead
of laminated. |
| Type 5B |
As Type 5 (Harrison
and Questa) and Type 5A (Walsall) but with London address on inside
cover; locking tab without creases on Harrison books. |
| Type 5C |
As Type 5B but with
unrestricted validity notice (EC use); blue barcodes on back covers |
| Type 5D |
Walsall books only.
As Type 5C but changed production method giving covers 49-50mm high;
stamp pane not flush with top and bottom edges of cover. |
| Type 5S(1) |
As Type 5C (Harrison
and Questa) and Type 5D (Walsall) but containing fully perforated
‘security’ stamps with a three hole ellipse on each side; ‘restricted’
validity notice (UK use) on the inside cover; two line postcode
message set horizontally. |
| Type 5S(2) |
As Type 5S(1) but changed
‘unrestricted’ validity notice (EC use) and two line postcode message
set vertically. |
| Type 5S(3) |
As Type 5S(3) but with
added line stating 'Calls are charged at local rates' at left selvedge |
| Type 6 |
Covers 49mm high; reduced
size stamp reproduction; new airmail cruciform logo and ‘International’
on front cover; ‘For letters up to 10g’ on locking tab; Airmail
labels included; black barcode. |
| Type 6A |
As Type 6 but large
figure on front cover omitted; contents text ranged left. |
| Type 6B |
As Type 6 but corrected
wording on locking tab reads ‘For Worldwide Postcards’. |
| Type 6C |
As Types 6 and 6B but
with blue barcode; containing fully perforated ‘security’ stamps
with a three hole long ellipse on each side. |
| Type 6D |
As Type 6C but wording
on the locking tab reads ‘Letters up to 20g’; blue barcode is larger;
changed rates validity and postcode information. |
| Type 6E |
New cover design; book
contains four Christmas greetings ‘stickers’ which are illustrated
on the back cover; wording on the locking tab reads ‘FREE STICKERS’;
changed barcode number printed vertically. |
| Type 7(1) |
1992 Olympic and Paralympic
Games - Royal Mail sponsorship. |
| Type 7(2) |
First Rupert advert.
Promoting the 1993 Greetings stamp book. |
| Type 7(3) |
Royal Mail Free Greetings
postcards offer. |
| Type 7(4) |
W.H. Smith ‘Chance
to win a kite’ offer. |
| Type 7(5) |
Royal Mail
‘Stampers’ rubber stamp offer. |
| Type 7(6) |
Thorntons
Chocolates offer. |
| Type 7(7) |
W.H. Smith
‘Stationery’ offer. |
| Type 7(8) |
J. Sainsbury promotion. |
| Type 7(9) |
Royal Mail ‘Someone
Special’ promotion (Benjy Bear & Harry Hedgehog). |
| Type 7(10) |
1996 Olympic and Paralympic
Games - Royal Mail sponsorship; all printers; white defacing bar
across stamp illustrations on front cover; contents text centred;
no printer’s initial on the back cover. |
| Type 7(10)A |
1996 Olympic and Paralympic
Games - Royal Mail sponsorship; Walsall only; no defacing bar across
stamp illustrations on front cover; contents text centred; no printer’s
initial on back cover. |
| Type 7(10)B |
1996 Olympic and Paralympic
Games - Royal Mail sponsorship; Walsall only; no defacing bar across
stamp illustrations on front cover; contents text ranged left; no
printer’s intitial on the back cover. |
| Type 7(10)C |
1996 Olympic and Paralympic
Games - Royal Mail sponsorship; Harrison only; white defacing bar
across stamp illustrations on front cover; contents text ranged
left; printers intial on the back cover. |
| Type 7(10)D |
1996 Olympic and Paralympic
Games - Royal Mail sponsorship; Walsall and Questa books; no defacing
bar across stamp illustrations on front cover; contents text ranged
left; printer’s initial on the back cover. |
| Type 7(11) |
Royal Mail ‘Disney’
promotion. |
| Type 7(12) |
Royal Mail 1996 Olympic
‘Triathlon’ scratch card promotion. (three different book covers
- Archery, Hurdles and Shot Put). |
| Type 7(13) |
W.H. Smith ‘Leisure
guide’ offer. |
| Type 7(14) |
Royal Mail ‘Send a
cake’ offer. |
| Type 7(15) |
ASDA promotion. |
| Type 7(16) |
Royal Mail ‘Holiday’
promotional book. |
| Type 7(17) |
Royal Mail second ‘Disney’
promotion. |
| Type 7(18) |
Woolworth promotional
book (Peugeot 106) |
| Type 7(19) |
JVC Camcorder promotional
book. |
| Type 7(20) |
Royal Mail ‘Create
a card’ offer. |
| Type 8(1) |
Commemorative label
book ‘Bank of England Tercentenary’. |
| Type 8(2) |
Commemorative label
book ‘R.J. Mitchell’. |
| Type 8(3) |
Commemorative label
book ‘70th Birthday of HM The Queen’. |
| Type 8(4) |
Commemorative label
book ‘Hong Kong ‘97 - International Stamp Exhibition’. |
| Type 8(5) |
Commemorative label
book ‘Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting’. |
| Type 8(6) |
Commemorative label
book ‘50th Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales’. |
| Type 8(7) |
Commemorative label
book ‘Berlin Airlift 1948 - 1949’ |
| Type 8(8) |
Commemorative
label book ‘Rugby World Cup 1999’. |
| Type 8(9) |
Commemorative
label book ‘Postman Pat’. |
| Type 8(10) |
Commemorative
label book ‘National Botanical Garden of Wales’ |
| Type 9 |
Block illustration
of stamps set diagonally instead of a single stamp reproduction;
white defacing bar across stamp illustrations on front cover; contents
text centred; no printer’s initial on the back cover; barcode set
vertically, printed in blue; ‘Pull Open’ on locking tab. |
| Type 9A |
As Type 9 but no defacing
bar across stamp illustrations on front cover; contents text ranged
left; printer’s initial on the back cover; no inscription on locking
tab. |
| Type 9B |
Harrison and Walsall
only. As Type 9A but stamps printed in gravure from EME cylinders. |
| Type 9C |
Walsall
only. As Type 9B but changed production method with covers and panes
guillotined together; stamp pane flush with top and bottom edges
of cover. |
| Type 9D |
As Type 9B but changed
validity notice (EU and non-EU European rates standardised). |
| Type 9E |
Walsall
and Questa only. As Type 9D but changed production method with covers
and panes guillotined together; stamp pane flush with top and bottom
edge of the cover. |
| Type 10 |
Block illustration
of stamps set diagonally instead of a single stamp reproduction;
no defacing bar across stamp illustrations on front cover; contents
text centred; ‘International’ below Royal Mail logo; no printer’s
initial on the back cover; barcode set vertically with light margin
indicator(>), printed in blue. |
| Type 10A |
As Type
10 but contents text ranged left; no ‘International’ below Royal
Mail logo; barcodes without light margin indicator. |
| Type 10B |
London street
designs; stamps printed in gravure from EME cylinders. |
| Type 10C |
As Type
10A but stamps printed in gravure from EME cylinders. |
| Type 10D |
As Type
10C but with an airmail flash added below the stamp facsimile; changed
validity notice (EU and non-EU European rates standardised). |
| Type 10E |
As Type
10B but changed validity notice (EU and non-EU European rates standardised). |
