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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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the exhibit balance of the Paul Ammons collection consisting of 49 covers neatly mounted and described, note interesting covers including (in no particular order): first day of use certified mail service, 1932 registered from Gatun to Roessler in New Jersey, 1942 special delivery with censor tape, several registered censored covers, various customs markings, December 16, 1941 cover with "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged on Censorship" handstamp used in San Antonio for less than three weeks in December 1941, and much more, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary group selected for their interest and scarcity, not to be missed by the specialist in Canal Zone airmail
15 covers to a wide variety of destinations including Australia, China, Fiji, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and the Philippines, note 1945 censored cover to Honolulu, discovery copy of "Insufficient Postage for Dispatch by Air from Canal Zone" handstamp, few small faults but generally fine to very fine, a fascinating and diverse group ideal for the specialist, many different frankings and rates represented which would take a considerable amount of time to duplicate
13 covers with destinations including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, note several registered and censored, nice variety of rates and frankings, generally fine to very fine
22 covers with destinations including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia, wide variety of rates and frankings, also censored and registered covers, generally fine to very fine, a strong group of interesting and attractive covers
13 covers including five to Territory of Alaska, five to Canada, and three to Mexico, generally very fine, interesting group
10 covers with destinations including Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, variety of rates represented and couple censored covers, generally very fine, an attractive group
seven covers with destinations including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, note February 13, 1942 cover to Costa Rica which is the earliest recorded use of "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged in Censorship" civil censor handstamp, generally very fine and interesting
six covers including 1938 to RAF officer in Habbaniyah, Iraq; 1939 to Ginegar, Palestine; 1940 censored to Tel Aviv, Palestine; 1947 to Mowbray, South Africa; 1950 postcard to Casablanca, Morocco; 1951 to Port Said, Egypt, generally fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive group
single and vertical pair tied by June 25, 1951 Cristobal duplex to cover to Seattle, Washington, light wear, still very fine, fewer than 10 "PSN" perfins recorded on cover
single tied by October 9, 1943 Cristobal machine cancel to cover to New York City, New York censor tape at left, very fine, the only 15c "PSN" perfin recorded on cover
complete set of nine, fine to very fine, some quite rare with less than five examples of the 4c, fifteen of the 30c, ten of the 40c, and ten of the $1 reported, these are the only private perfins that occur on this series
positions 75-76, never hinged, small natural gum skip and light vertical crease in the right stamp, fine and attractive, just 98 pairs of this error exist, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,250)