Lot 400 Canada #BK72c-d 1968 Christmas Issue, Two Complete Winnipeg Tagged Booklets Containing 2 Panes of 10 of the 5c Bright Blue and Black, Tab At Left and Right

Well centered, fresh and very fine examples of the Winnipeg tagged $1 Christmas booklet from 1968, containing 2 panes of 10 5c stamps, with tabs at the right and at the left. These were printed on both sides of the press, which is the reason for the different tab orientations.

Paper type: HB

Printing method: Photogravure

Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company

Perforation or die cut: 12 Line

Stamp colours: bright blue and black

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: red holly against green background

Cover markings or type: N/A

Front cover:N/A

Cover binding type: Lightly glued along left tab and along the right tab

Back cover: Blank
Interleaving inside? No

The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint examples of this booklet is $20. The booklets offered here grade between 80 and 84 as follows:

Cover freshness: 10/10

Centering of the panes: 50/70 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