Lot 377 Canada #BK49c, 49d, 51a 1954-1962 Wilding Issue, A Selection of Complete 25c Bilingual, Booklets Containing Panes of 5 + Label of the 1c, 4c and 5c, Different "New Design" Covers
Lot 377 Canada #BK49c, 49d, 51a 1954-1962 Wilding Issue, A Selection of Complete 25c Bilingual, Booklets Containing Panes of 5 + Label of the 1c, 4c and 5c, Different "New Design" Covers
A well centered, fresh and very fine group of three 25¢ bilingual booklets from the 1954-1962 Wilding Issue, with different "New Design" cover types, as detailed below:
Paper type: Horizontal ribbed vertical wove paper on BK49c and BK51a, and smooth paper on BK49d.
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: trapezoid against lined background
Cover markings or type: Type 2
Front cover: Trapezoid against lined background
Cover binding type: 17 mm Staple on BK51a and 12mm staple on BK49c and BK49d
Back cover: "Use Your Post Office" on BK49c and BK51a and "Postal Zoning" on BK49d
Interleaving inside? Yes
The Unitrade catalogue value for VF-75 mint examples of these booklets is $12. The booklets offered here grade between 70 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 and 0/5
Condition of interleaving and contents: 5/5