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