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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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single with 7¼mm spacing, used alongside 1906 5c Ultramarine & black (24.1a) on cover to London, both stamps tied by August 5, 1907 Empire registry datestamp, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp and New York exchange label, backstamped Cristobal and New York, very fine
single on legal-sized registered cover from Cristobal to Providence, Rhode Island, June 5, 1908 Cristobal registry datestamp and boxed handstamp, light wear, fine and scarce (Scott $100)
single on November 16, 1907 registered cover from Gatun to New York City, Gatun registry datestamp and Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal and New York, very fine and attractive (Scott $100)
used alongside 1906 5c Ultramarine & black (24) on registered cover from Pedro Miguel to Boston, handstamped Postmaster Bliss cornercard, stamps tied by August 26, 1907 handstamp with double oval registry alongside, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp , backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Boston, bit of rust from a paperclip at top, otherwise very fine and attractive
group of 12 covers including six with 24, destinations including England, Guatemala, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and pair on registered cover to Boston, generally fine to very fine, interesting selection
pair with right stamp the error, small part original gum, very fine, one pane of the 2c received the overprint at a slight angle causing some stamps from the sheet to be omitted, only four horizontal pairs of this error are known making it one of the rarest of all Canal Zone issues, signed H. F. Coleman and 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,500)
mint pair with bottom stamp the error, usual tropicalized gum, very fine, one pane of the 2c received the overprint at a slight angle causing some stamps from the sheet to be omitted, only three vertical pairs of this error are known making it one of the rarest of all Canal Zone issues, signed H. F. Coleman in the selvage (Scott $3,250)
horizontal pair with right stamp the error, trace of original gum, fine, one pane of the 10c received the overprint at a slight angle resulting in this error, although there are traces of three letters at left they are well away from the design and this is the unique example of the error (another copy previously thought to exist was proven to be a forged overprint), one of the great rarities of Canal Zone philately, ex-Plass, signed H.F. Coleman and 1969 APEX and 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Scott $3,000)
complete mint set plus varieties including 2c "CA" of "Canal" spaced (27.2), 2c with two horizontal dashes before "Canal" (27.4a), and 10c "CA" of "Canal" spaced (30.1), generally fine to very fine and useful
used alongside 1909 2c Vermilion & black (27) on November 6, 1909 registered cover to Cleveland, Ohio, Corozal datestamp and Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York City, and Cleveland, fine and scarce franking
group of seven covers including 28 on cover to Boston (with 24), 29 on cover to Ancon (with 23), and 30 on registered cover to Boston, generally fine to very fine, an attractive group
horizontal mint pane with tab at left, position G, very fine and choice, ex-Helme, 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)