A well centered, fresh and very fine example of the 25¢ booklet from the 1942-1949 War Issue, containing four panes of 6 of the 1c green and with the type IIa covers with 57 mm text. Harris front cover type IIb and back cover Cbiii. The panes are printed on ribbed vertical wove. The booklet also contains the 7c and 6c airmail rate page. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Ribbed vertical wove paper.
Printing method: Engraving
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company
Perforation or die cut: 12 Line
Stamp colours: Green
Gum type: Cream
The covers display the following characteristics:
Cover fluorescence: Dull Fluorescent
Cover seal type: Unsealed
Cover design: Canada Arms and Canada Postage, Text 57 mm Wide
Cover markings or type: Type 2a
Front cover: Harris Type IIb
Cover binding type: 17 mm Staple
Back cover: Harris Type Cbiii (see this post for an explanation of the cover types_
Interleaving inside? Yes
The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint example of this booklet is $75.00. The booklet offered here grades VF-83 as follows:
Cover freshness: 10/10
Centering of the panes: 54/70 (average of all panes)
Condition of cover edges: 5/5
Freshness of the panes: 5/5
Absence of visible cover flaws or stains: 4/5 (minute, rust stains near the staple on the front cover)
Condition of interleaving and contents: 5/5
