Lot 481 Canada #1315a 40c Multicoloured The Butchart Gardens - Halifax Public Gardens, 1991 Public Gardens Issue, A VF Official Canada Post FDC MF White Envelope Franked With A Se-Tenant Strip Of 5

A VF official Canada post fdc of the 40c multicoloured The Butchart Gardens - Halifax Public Gardens from the 1991 Public Gardens Issue MF white envelope franked with a se-tenant strip of 5. The MF envelope appears to be the standard one for this issue. The fluorescence of the envelopes is an important characteristic that has been ignored by all the catalogues. Why does it matter? Because the envelope is an integral component of the FDC in the same way that a cover would be to a complete booklet, or the cardboard insert would be to a pack of plate blocks. The expectation, and general observation would be that Canada Post would utilize one type of envelope for a particular issue, so that if a different one from the standard type is found, then there is a good chance that it will be scarce, and is therefore, in our opinion collectible.

Chung values this at $4.5.