Lot 384A Canada #BK52d 1962-1967 Cameo Issue, Complete 25¢ Booklet, 12 mm Staple, Dull Fluorescent Horizontal Wove Paper, Type 4 "Postal Zoning" Dull Cover, 65 mm Wide, Light Gum Disturbance on Gum

A well centered, fresh and very fine example of the scarcer 25¢ booklet from the 1962-1967 Cameo Issue, with the design 65 mm wide, instead of the usual 63 mm. Dull fluorescent pane and no interleaf. The contents have the following characteristics:

Paper type: Horizontal wove paper

Paper fluorescence: Dull fluorescent

Printing method: Engraving

Label position(s): Upper Left

Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company

Perforation or die cut: 11.95, 11.95 x 11.85 or 11.85 Line

Stamp colours: Deep bright blue (scans show sample panes, not the actual panes contained in the booklet)

The covers display the following characteristics:

Cover fluorescence: Dull Fluorescent greyish.

Cover seal type: Unsealed

Cover design: Canada Postage on Triangle & Lines, 65 mm wide.

Cover markings or type: None, type 4 with "postal zoning" printed on back cover.

Cover binding type: 12 mm Staple

Interleaving inside? No.

The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint example of this booklet is $30. This booklet has some mild gum disturbance on the back of the pane from having gotten stuck to the cover at some point, so a more realistic value would be $15. However, this is a fairly minor disturbance. The booklet offered here grades VF-80 as follows:

Cover freshness: 10/10

Centering of the panes: 50/70 (average of both panes)

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