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 rose-purple and with the type II covers with 57 mm text. Harris front cover type IIe and back cover Cai (Postmaster). The panes are printed on horizontal ribbed paper. The booklet also contains the 7c & 5c airmail rate page. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Horizontal ribbed paper.
Printing method: Engraving
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company
Perforation or die cut: 12 Line
Stamp colours: 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 Cai (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 $16.50. The booklet offered here grades VF-79 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: 4/5 (very minor rust stains near staple)
Condition of interleaving and contents: 5/5
