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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16 covers franked with stamps including CO1, CO2, CO3, CO5, CO6, CO11, and CO14, several small faults but generally fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive group of these difficult issues
vertical pair with black handstamped overprint, used on January 18, 1955 cover to Madison, Wisconsin franked with 30c Rose lake and 6c Light brown pair (C12, C22), very fine and rare, from 1938 the Canal Zone Postal Service kept a stock of United States special delivery stamps, in 1954 the CZPS temporarily discontinued sale of US special delivery stamps at the advice of auditors so the Ancon postmaster produced provisional special delivery stamps from pairs of 10c stamps
stamp with black "T" in circle handstamp (PD-6b), very fine, a possible forerunner to the Bliss precancels and being offered on its own merits
unused single (without gum), very fine and rare example of this postage due forerunner
mint single with bold offset on gum, very fine example of this rare variety
mint single, rich color, fine and fresh (Scott $900)
block of four with light datestamp, bright and fresh, fine (Scott $170)
includes J1-2 mint, used varieties such as 1c pair with 2½mm horizontal spacing (J1.1), 1c block of four with 3mm horizontal spacing (J1.2), and 1c-10c with letters out of alignment (J1.3, J2.1, J3.3), several "Cristobal" precancels, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
mint single, well-centered and fresh, very fine, a choice example of this scarce issue (Scott $225)
tied by April 19, 1916 machine cancel to incoming cover from Jamaica, Kingston, very fine and choice (Scott $175)
2mm spacing between "1" and "0" of "10" of surcharge (J9.B), tied to reverse of incoming cover from Kingston, Jamaica by January 13, 1916 Ancon datestamp, cover reduced at left, otherwise very fine and scarce (Scott $300)
mint single, bright and fresh, very fine and scarce (Scott $200)