Auction Detail
June 2023
"Erivan" Collection Part IX and Canal Zone Stamps and Covers
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.
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used single from the second printing, very fine and fresh, 1986 APEX certificate (Scott $130)
single with light machine cancel, well-centered and choice, very fine, this variety is found in many positions (including 3 and 17) of the second printing, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $130 for normal)
never hinged single, very fine and attractive, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $175)
mint right margin single, slightly disturbed gum, fine, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $175)
mint pane with original covers and interleaving, slightly disturbed gum, very fine, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $600)
mint upper left corner margin single with partial imprint at top, fine and fresh example of this inverted overprint, 1997 Philatelic Foundation certificate for strip of five (Scott $150)
mint right margin pair, couple trivial separated perforates, fine and scarce with just 20 examples produced (Scott $2,000)
pane from sheet D (position 27-28, 35-36, 43-44), specimen punch and pencil notations on gum, very fine and rare with just 48 panes produced
mint pane, slightly disturbed gum, fine and fresh, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,050)
mint single (position 94), slightly disturbed gum, fine and fresh example of this spacing variety, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certificate
mint left margin single, very fine, just 20 produced, this variety occurred in two panes where the overprint was shifted left resulting in "Canal Zone" omitted from the righthand column (53b)
mint block of four (positions 49-50, 59-60), position 59 with "Canai" variety, position 60 with "L" of "Canal" almost missing, tropicalized gum, very fine appearance (Scott $825)