Lot Details

June 2023

"Erivan" Collection Part IX and Canal Zone Stamps and Covers

June 20-21, 2023 in New York City

Our June sales include Part IX of the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History and a catalogue of Canal Zone stamps and covers featuring the collections of James W. Crumpacker and Paul F. Ammons.

LOT# : 1425
Date: 20.06.2023 - 17:00

Canal Zone

official cachet on cover addressed to Miami, Florida, 20c Red violet (C11) tied by Cristobal machine cancel, prepared by Cristobal Postmaster Gerald D. Bliss with the signatures of Charles A. Lindbergh (pilot), Basil L. Rowe (co-pilot), and Igor I. Sikorsky (aircraft designer), very fine, one of just six covers prepared by Bliss with the signatures of Lindbergh, Rowe, and Sikorsky, a remarkable piece of aviation history

Scott C11
6
Starting Price: $300
Hammer Price: $850