Lot 353 Canada #1203i 50c Multicoloured The Young Reader, 1988 Art Canada Issue, A VF Official Canada Post FDC, DF Cream Envelope Franked With LR Inscription Block on LF Harrison Paper

A VF official Canada Post FDC, DF cream envelope of the 50c multicoloured The Young Reader from the 1988 Art Canada Issue franked with LR inscription block on LF Harrison paper. The envelopes used in 1988 exist in a wide variety of fluorescences ranging from DF to HF. Generally the lower grades, DF, LF and F are far more common than the MF and HF grades. 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 values this at $22.