Canada #1292a 39c Multicoloured Mythical Creatures, 1990 Canadian Folklore Issue, A VF Canada Post Official FDC Franked With A Block, Perf. 12.5 x 13.3, Special McDonalds Sponsorship Cachet

A VF Canada Post official FDC of the 39c multicoloured Mythical Creatures from the 1990 Canadian Folklore Issue franked with a block, perf. 12.5 x 13.3, special mcdonalds sponsorship cachet. This is a special printing which, in addition to the normal postmark and cachet, has a black McDonald's cachet. The HB envelopes appear to be the standard ones for these issues, with duller fluorescent envelopes being less common. 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. The Canada Post issue is on both DF and LF envelopes.

Chung values this at $10.