Lot286 Canada #BK37e 1942-1949 War Issue, Complete 25¢ French Combination Booklet, Surcharged Rate Page, 17 mm Staple, Vertical Wove Paper, Type 1 IIp Cover, Harris Back Cover Type B
Lot286 Canada #BK37e 1942-1949 War Issue, Complete 25¢ French Combination Booklet, Surcharged Rate Page, 17 mm Staple, Vertical Wove Paper, Type 1 IIp Cover, Harris Back Cover Type B
A well centered and very fine example of the 25¢ French combination booklet from the 1942-1949 War Issue, containing 1 pane for 4 + 2 labels of each of the 1c green, 2c brown and 3c carmine-red. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Vertical wove paper
Printing method: Engraving
Rate page features: Surcharged rate page
Label position(s): Top and Bottom Rows
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company
Perforation or die cut: 12 Line
Stamp colours: Green, Brown and Carmine-red
The covers display the following characteristics:
Cover fluorescence: Dull Fluorescent
Cover seal type: Unsealed
Cover design: Canada Arms
Cover markings or type: Type 1 Cover
Front cover: Type IIp
Cover binding type: 17 mm Staple
Back cover: Harris Type B
Interleaving inside? Yes
The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint example of this booklet is $90. The booklet offered here grades VF-80 as follows:
Cover freshness: 10/10
Centering of the panes: 50/70
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