Lot 253B Canada #BK43b 1949-1953 Postes-Postage Issue Complete 25c Bilingual Booklet Containing 1 Pane of 3 of Each of the 1c Green, 3c Rose Purple and 4c Carmine King George VI, Harris Front Cover Type VIc, Back Cover Lv, No Rate Page
Lot 253B Canada #BK43b 1949-1953 Postes-Postage Issue Complete 25c Bilingual Booklet Containing 1 Pane of 3 of Each of the 1c Green, 3c Rose Purple and 4c Carmine King George VI, Harris Front Cover Type VIc, Back Cover Lv, No Rate Page
A well centered, fresh and very fine example of the 25¢ bilingual booklet from the 1949-1952 Postes-Postage Issue, containing one pane each of 3 of the 1c green, 3c rose-purple and 4c dark carmine. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Horizontal ribbed vertical wove paper.
Printing method: Engraving
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company
Perforation or die cut: 12 Line
Stamp colours: green, rose-purple and dark carmine
Rate Page: no rate page
Gum Type: Shiny cream
The covers display the following characteristics:
Cover fluorescence: Dull Fluorescent
Cover seal type: Unsealed
Cover design: Canada Arms and Canada Postage
Cover markings or type: Type 2
Front cover: Harris Type VIc
Cover binding type: 17 mm Staple
Back cover: Harris Type Lv
Interleaving inside? Yes
The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint example of this booklet is $60. The booklet offered here grades VF-75 as follows:
Cover freshness: 10/10
Centering of the panes: 45/70
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
The booklets of this issue exist with several different types of front and back covers. These covers were printed from separate dies, and have all been identified by the late Peter Harris in his book "Canadian Stamp Booklets - Dotted Cover Dies 1935-1955". Each major colour of larger booklet typically exists with two front cover dies and four back cover ones, resulting in 8 different combinations. The English chewing gum booklets, on the other hand exist with four front and back cover dies, for a total of 16 different booklets. The bilingual larger booklets exist with two front and two back cover types, while the bilingual chewing gum booklets exist with 15 different front and back cover dies, for a total of 225 possible booklets, although many of these have not, as yet been reported. None of these are listed in Unitrade. The pictures shown are stock pictures, however, there will be no significant difference between the booklet you receive and the one shown here. The centering of the panes will be as shown in the grading breakdown and may be better or inferior to the panes shown in the stock picture.