Lot 371 Canada #1114-1115 34c 39c Multicoloured Angels, 1986 Christmas Issue, 2 VF Official Canada Post FDC's Franked With Inscription Blocks, DF2 Paper, DF-fl Envelopes With Sparse LF Fibes

2 VF official Canada Post FDC's of the 34c 39c multicoloured Angels from the 1986 Christmas Issue franked with inscription blocks, DF2 paper, DF-fl envelopes with sparse LF fibes. The DF envelopes appear to be the standard ones for these issues, with 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 these specific varieties of cover. But we estimate them at $8.