A very well centered and very fine example of the 25¢ booklet from the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue, with an extra hairline bar & re-entry of postage on 1/3. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Smooth paper
Paper fluorescence: NF/DF Paper
Printing method: Engraving
Pane or tab width: 70 mm Pane
Tagging type: 4 mm GT-2 Tagging
Printer: British American Bank Note Company
Printing varieties: Extra hairline bar, partial doubling of 'Canada' on 1/2 & re-entry of postage on 1/3
Perforation or die cut: 12.4 x 11.9 Comb
Stamp colours: Light Orange, Deep Red and Ultramarine
The covers display the following characteristics:
Cover fluorescence: NF
Cover seal type: Clear peelable sealer
Cover design: Gibson-Twin Plane
Cover binding type: None, booklet folded along the cover
Counting tab on cover? No
The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint example of this booklet is $30, with varieties it is extimated to be $40. 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
