Canada #BK74aT2 1972-1978 Caricature Issue, Complete 25¢ Booklet, Ribbed Vertical Wove Paper, Dull Fluorescent Paper, Self Peelable Sealer, 70 mm Pane, 4 mm GT-2 Tagging, Missing Tag Bar Between Columns 2 & 3
A well centered and very fine example of the 25¢ booklet from the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue, showing the vertical tag bar between columns 2 & 3 entirely missing and remnants of two ghost bars on the stamps in columns 2 & 3. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Horizontal ribbed vertical wove paper.
Paper fluorescence: Dull Fluorescent Paper
Printing method: Engraving
Pane or tab width: 70 mm Pane
Tagging type: 4 mm GT-2 Tagging, bar missing between columns 2&3
Printer: British American Bank Note Company
Printing varieties: None
Perforation or die cut: 12.4 x 11.9 Comb
Stamp colours: Light Orange, Deep Red and Ultramarine
The covers display the following characteristics:
Cover fluorescence: Dull Fluorescent
Cover seal type: self sealer
Cover design: Fokker Super Universal
Cover binding type: None, booklet folded along the cover
Counting tab on cover? No
The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint example of this booklet is $30. The booklet offered here grades VF-80 as follows:
Cover freshness: 10/10
Centering of the panes: 50/70
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
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Understanding Paper Fluorescence
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