A well centered, fresh and very fine example of the 25¢ booklet from the 1942-1949 War Issue, containing two panes of four plus 2 labels of the 3c light rosy plum with the type II covers with 57 mm text. Harris front cover type IIe and back cover Cbiv (Post Master). The panes are printed on smooth vertical wove. The booklet also contains the 7c & 6c airmail rate page. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Smooth vertical wove paper.
Printing method: Engraving
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company
Perforation or die cut: 12 Line
Stamp colours: Light rosy plum
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 2
Front cover: Harris Type IIe
Cover binding type: 17 mm Staple
Back cover: Harris Type Cbiv (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 $11.25. The booklet offered here grades VF-75 as follows:
Cover freshness: 10/10
Centering of the panes: 50/70 (average of all 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
