Lot 130 #231/243 1c/20c Green/Red Brown King George VI - Fort Garry Gate 1937-1938 Mufti & Pictorial Issues, 6 Commercial Covers Franked With Singles & Pairs, Three Censored, One First Flight, Net Est.$30

A group of 6 commercial covers franked with singles & pairs. Generally all VF. Some of the postmarked dates include July 29th 1941 from Halifax, August 10th 1939 - Montreal, September 12th 1942 -Ttrenton, May 16th, 1941 - Halifax, August 6th 1942 - Toronto & May 14th, 1943 - Truro. The 30c cover is a first flight cover. Three covers to the UK are all censored and are sealed with censor tape. One is a 6c domestic airmail cover that has been redirected and another 4c cover is franked with two pairs of the 1c, used when the rate had increased to 4c in 1943. Net est. $30 for the group.

The Mufti and Pictorial issue of 1938-1942 contains many paper, shade and gum variations that are not explicitly listed in Unitrade. In describing the paper and gum types I have attempted to be as clear as possible in describing all visible aspects. My two blog posts on this issue describe these in more detail, and a third post delves into the complexity of the dotted cover booklets, which began with this issue. In addition to these differences and those discussed in my blog posts, there is also a new perforation difference currently being researched my Mr. Julian Goldberg, as it relates to the coil stamps. Most of the coils of this issue were perforated by a rotary bar method, which results in perforations that are perfectly aligned on vertical sides (i.e. right across from one another). However, there are some singles that show perforations out of alignment, which is suggestive of a rotary wheel perforation. However, strips have also been found, one of which is offered in this sale, where alternating columns of vertical perforations align with one another, but not whth the intervening columns. Research is ongoing as to the nature and significance of these differences. However, in this sale we have made reference to this when describing the coil stamps. Finally, there have been some new re-entries found on the 6c airmail stamp, and three minor type differences found on the $1 Chateau de Ramezay, which are illustrated in the listings.

You can access those blog posts by clicking on the links at the top of the auction page.