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
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