Canada #368a (SG#491a) 1957 Recreational Sports Issue on Art Craft First Day Cover XF-92

An extremely fine example of the 5c ultramarine 1957 Recreational Sports Issue First Day Cover, with a se-tenant block of 4 stamps. Art Craft cachet. The block is tied by a crisp strike of an Ottawa wavy line first day cancel. The cover offered here grades XF-92 as follows:

Intactness of the cover: 25/25

Paper freshness from the front: 20/25

Paper freshness from the back: 10/10

Condition of the paper and edges: 15/15

Appearance of the handwriting: 4/5

Clarity of the postal markings: 15/15

Condition of the stamps: 3/5

Unitrade lists a Rosecraft or Artcraft cachet cover for $10.