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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mint block of four (positions 4-5, 14-15), carmine overprint, stage I (13.A), position 15 with right "Panama" 5mm below bar (13.9), very fine (Scott $150 for the variety)
mint block of four (positions 14-15, 24-25), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 24 with "Panawa" at right (13.8), position 25 with "Panama" 16mm long at left (13.6), very fine and scarce
mint right margin block of four (positions 19-20, 29-30), carmine overprint, stage I (13.A), position 20 with right "Panama" 5mm below bar (13.9), position 30 with third "A" short at top in left "Panama" (13.13), very fine (Scott $150 for the 5mm below bar variety)
mint block of four (positions 32-33, 42-43), dark carmine overprint, stage V (13.Eb), position 32 with "Z" antique in "Zone" (13.3), position 33 with broken "E" in "Zone", and position 42 with "L" antique in "Canal" (13.4), very fine and scarce, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate
mint left margin block of four (positions 41-42, 51-52), carmine overprint, stage III (13.D), position 42 "Canai Zone" variety, very fine, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate
mint block of four (positions 85-86, 95-96), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 95 "Pamana" at right and both "Panamas" 1½mm below bar (13.7), position 96 left "Panama" touches bar and right "Panama" 1½mm below bar (13.10), tropicalized gum, otherwise very fine and scarce, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate
mint block of four (positions 87-88, 97-98), dark carmine overprint, stage V (13.Eb), each stamp with two "Panamas" close together variety (13.17), small gum disturbances, still fine and choice, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate
mint bottom margin block of four (positions 89-90, 99-100), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 100 "Pamana" at right and both "Panamas" 1½mm below bar (13.7), position 99 both "Panamas" 1½mm below bar (13.15), very fine and particularly fresh
mint horizontal pair (positions 29-30), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 29 with "Panawa" at right (13.8), position 30 with left "Panama" 16mm long (13.6), very fine, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $175)
advanced collection with detailed plating and annotations for nearly each stamp, many overprint color varieties noted, CZSG-listed overprint varieties are too numerous to list comprehensively but we note (mostly mint): 9.3 ("E" of "Zone" faintly printed), 9.5 ("Zone" shifted to left), 11.1 ("Panawa" at right), 11.2 (left "Panama" 16mm long), 11.4 ("PA" spaced in right "Panama), 11.5 ("Panama"s 1½mm below bar), 11.6 (one "Panama" only), 11.7 (two "Panama"s close together), 11.8 (three "Panama"s), 11.9 ("Panama" split horizontally), 12a ("Canal" in antique type), 12.1 ("AL" of "Canal" spaced, also 12.17 and 12.27a), 12.2 ("N" antique in "Canal"), 12.4 ("L" antique in "Canal" and "Z" antique in "Zone"), 12.5 ("Z" antique in "Zone"), 12.7 ("Pamana" reading up at left), 12.11 (right "Panama" 5mm below bar), 12.14 ("Pan ma" at right), 12.15 ("Anama" at left), 12.18 (third "A" short in left "Panama"), 12.20 ("N" with double diagonal stroke in right "Panama"), 12.21 (third "A" shifted in right "Panama", with right "Panama" 5mm below bar), 12.24 (one "Panama" only), 12.26 (three "Panama"s), 13.1 ("AL" of "Canal" spaced, also 13.12), 13.2 ("N" antique in "Canal"), 13.5 ("E" of "Zone" faintly printed), 13.9 (right "Panama" 5mm below bar), 13.11 (defective letters in "Panama"s), 13.14 ("N" with thick left stroke in right "Panama"), 13.16 (one "Panama" only), 13.18 (three "Panama"s), and 13.19 ("Panama" split horizontally), many varieties contained in blocks, generally fine to very fine, a wonderful opportunity for the specialist that requires a close inspection
lower right stamp in mint block of four (positions 37-38, 47-48), carmine overprint, stage III (14.Ab), additionally position 38 misplaced entry of basic stamp (14.21) and positions 47-48 "8" in Type B (14.12), very fine and rare with just 25 examples issued of the "Zone" in antique type error, a wonderful block, 1980 APS certificate (Scott $1,150 for 14a)
mint single (position 45), carmine overprint, stage I (14.Aa), also with "8" in Type C (14.13), very fine, only eight of this combination can exist, 1970 APS certificate for block of four (Scott $450 for 14b)