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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never hinged single (position 73), bright color, typical centering for this difficult issue, very fine, just one pane of 100 errors was produced, 1970 and 1997 Philatelic Foundation certificates for block of four (Scott $450)
left margin imprint, star, and plate number 6555 block of 16, lower left stamp (position 51) with "Canal" in wrong font, target precancels, fresh and very fine, only 125 examples of this variety were issued, ex-Leeds
used with small cork cancel, rich color and excellent centering, extremely fine and choice example of this rare variety (Scott $50)
complete mint less J14, varieties including (mint unless otherwise noted) J14 used 8¾mm spacing (J14.3), J18 "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (J18.3), 8¾mm spacing (J18.4a), 11¼mm spacing (J18.4b), J19 "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (J19.3), used 8¾mm spacing (J19.4), J20 overprint split vertically (J20.3), used "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (J20.6), and used 8¾mm spacing (J20.7), generally fine to very fine and attractive
15 stamps on stock pages, mix of mint and used, many minor inking varieties noted (see Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 30, No. 1), generally very fine
one 1c and two 2c tied by Cristobal cancels on incoming February 19, 1940 cover from Masaka, Uganda, franked with pair of KUT 10c stamps, horizontal crease, otherwise very fine and scarce
block of six on incoming December 31, 1937 cover from Hong Kong to Balboa, franked with King George V 5c, 25c (four), and $2, dues tied by mute Fort Clayton cancels, stamps small faults from placement, very fine and scarce
12 mint stamps on stock page including complete set with 1c and 5c Red violet (J25.B, J27.B), 1c and 15c "matchstick" varieties (J25.1, J29.1), and 5c and 10c ink spatter (J27.1, J28.1), very fine group of every CZSG-listed variety of the issue
14 covers with issues including J16, J18, J19, J22, J25, J26, J27, and J29, some clearly philatelic, generally fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive group
collection of 62 stamps ranging from 1913 to 1934, largely complete with different orientations noted, fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive group
horizontal pair used alongside 1947 5c Deep blue (O9) and 1941 10c Orange air post strip of three (CO2) on October 4, 1849 legal-sized registered cover to New York City, all tied by mute circles, backstamped Balboa Heights, Balboa, and New York City, very fine and scarce franking
Balboa Heights roller cancel as always, bright color and wonderful centering (especially for the issue), barest trace of tropicalized gum, very fine and choice example of this key value, just 1,000 issued (Scott $550)