Canada #BK59b 1967-1973 Centennial Issue, A 25c 1c Brown & 6c Orange x 4 + Label Booklet, LF Pane with Very Sparse MF fibers & Smooth, Brushed Looking Gum, Coarse Printing On Back Cover

A complete 25c 1c brown & 6c orange x4 + label booklet from the 1967-1973 Centennial Issue with a LF pane with very sparse MF fibers & smooth, brushed looking gum. Coarse printing on back cover. Unitrade values this booklet at $14.

The booklet offered here grades 80

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Cover Freshness: 10/10

Condition of Cover Edges: 5/5

Freshness of the panes: 5/5

Absence of Visible Cover Flaws or Stains: 5/5

Condition of Interleaving and Contents: 5/5

Although not listed separately in any of the major Centennial issue handbooks (Unitrade, Harris and McCann), it is clear that the integral booklet covers display some important differences with respect to the appearance of the cardstock used for the covers, as well as the appearance of the printing on the back covers. Four differnt types of cream coloured stock are generally found: (1) a smooth stock, (2) a rough textured stock, (3) a smooth textured stock that contains many dozens of dimples, from being passed through a roller machine (called dimpled stock) and (4) a stock that shows very light horizontal ribbing when viewed at an angle (this we refer to as the lightly horizontally ribbed stock.

The printing found varies from fine, to medium, to coarse. The fine printing is thin, with letters that are of uniform thickness. It appears, from my study of these booklets to be the leastcommon of the three types. The medium printing is darker and the letters are thicker, but they are still of uniform thickness with none of the letters appearing distorted. The coarse printing is usually very dark, due to over-inking. The letters are not of even thickness, with some being clearly thicker than others.