Canada McCann #BK53c (Unitrade #BK53c) 1962-1967 Cameo Issue, a VFNH Booklet Containing 1c & 4c Panes of 5 + Label, Type III Cover, DF Grayish Cream Front Cover With Fluorescent Red Ink, DF Panes, MF Interleaving
Canada McCann #BK53c (Unitrade #BK53c) 1962-1967 Cameo Issue, a VFNH Booklet Containing 1c & 4c Panes of 5 + Label, Type III Cover, DF Grayish Cream Front Cover With Fluorescent Red Ink, DF Panes, MF Interleaving
A VFNH complete booklet containing 1 pane of 5 + label of the 1c brown and 1 pane of 5 + label of the 4c deep red, with type III cover. The front cover is a DF grayish cream with red fluorescent ink. The panes are DF, and the interleaving is MF (normally it is DF).
These booklets were issued with five types of covers:
- Outer cover design is 62 mm wide, and the inside front cover is rubber stamped with "Local 4c first ounce".
- Outer cover design is 62 mm wide, and the inside front cover does not contain the phrase "Give stamps to shut-ins".
- Outer cover design is 62 mm wide, and the inside front cover contains the phrase "Give stamps to shut-ins".
- Outer cover design is 65 mm wide, and the inside front cover contains the phrase "Give stamps to shut-ins". This is only known on the booklets containing the 5c stamps.
- Centennial cover design. This is only known on the booklets containing the 5c stamps.
McCann and Unitrade list this booklet at $10.00 in this grade, for the basic booklet. The booklet offered here grades 80 as follows:
Cover freshness: 8/10
Centering of the panes: 52/70 (average of both panes)
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