Lot 334 Canada #713, 716, 789 12c-17c Multicoloured Queen Elizabeth II, 1977-1985 Floral & Environment Issue, 4 VF Canada Post Official & Schering FDC's Franked With UR & LR Plate Blocks, DF Papers, DF Envelopes

4 VF Canada Post official & schering FDC's of the 12c-17c multicoloured Queen Elizabeth II from the 1977-1985 Floral & Environment Issue franked with UR & LR plate blocks, DF papers, DF envelopes. The DF envelopes appear to be the standard ones for these issues, with the fluorescent envelopes being less common. The fluorescence of the envelopes is an important characteristic that has been ignored by all the catalogues. Why does it matter? Because the envelope is an integral component of the FDC in the same way that a cover would be to a complete booklet, or the cardboard insert would be to a pack of plate blocks. The expectation, and general observation would be that Canada Post would utilize one type of envelope for a particular issue, so that if a different one from the standard type is found, then there is a good chance that it will be scarce, and is therefore, in our opinion collectible.

Unitrade does not list private cachet FDC's. Our estimate of the value is $10.