Lot 371 Canada #BK48a, 48b, 49a, 49b, 50a 1954-1962 Wildlife Week Issue & Wilding Issue, A Selection of Complete 25c Bilingual, Booklets Containing 1 Pane of 5 + Label of the 5c and 1 Pane of 6 4c, Different Harris Front and Back Covers
Lot 371 Canada #BK48a, 48b, 49a, 49b, 50a 1954-1962 Wildlife Week Issue & Wilding Issue, A Selection of Complete 25c Bilingual, Booklets Containing 1 Pane of 5 + Label of the 5c and 1 Pane of 6 4c, Different Harris Front and Back Covers
A well centered, fresh and very fine group of five 25¢ bilingual booklets from the 1954 Wildlife Week Issue and the 1954-1962 Wilding Issue, with different Harris front and back cover types, as detailed below:
Paper type: Horizontal ribbed vertical wove paper on all but BK48b, which has smooth paper.
Printing method: Engraving
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company
Perforation or die cut: 12 Line
Stamp colours: ultramarine
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 IIIg on BK48a, BK48b and BK49b; and IIIh on BK49a and BK50a
Cover binding type: 17 mm Staple
Back cover: Harris Type Gi on BK48a, BK48b and BK49b, and Gii on BK49a and BK50a
Interleaving inside? Yes
The Unitrade catalogue value for VF-75 mint examples of these booklets is $22. The booklets offered here grade between 75 and 84 as follows:
Cover freshness: 10/10
Centering of the panes: 50/70, 45/70 and 54/70
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