A fresh and very fine example of the 25¢ booklet from the 1942-1949 War Issue, containing four panes of 6 of the 1c green and with the type II covers with 57 mm text. Harris front cover type IIa and back cover Caiv. The panes are printed on horizontal ribbed vertical wove. The booklet also contains the 7c and 6c airmail rate page. The contents have the following characteristics:
Paper type: Ribbed vertical wove paper.
Printing method: Engraving
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company
Perforation or die cut: 12 Line
Stamp colours: Green
Gum type: Yellowish cream
The covers display the following characteristics:
Cover fluorescence: Dull Fluorescent
Cover seal type: Unsealed
Cover design: Canada Arms and Canada Postage, Text 57 mm Wide
Cover markings or type: Type 2
Front cover: Harris Type IIa
Cover binding type: 17 mm Staple
Back cover: Harris Type Caiv (see this post for an explanation of the cover types)
Interleaving inside? Yes
The Unitrade catalogue value for a VF-75 mint example of this booklet is $42.00. The booklet offered here grades VF-80 as follows:
Cover freshness: 10/10
Centering of the panes: 50/70 (average of all 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
***Please Note*** Composite scan is taken from a similarly graded booklet, while the individual cover scans are the actual booklet featured in this lot***
