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.
single tied to cover to Panama, July 9, 1904 Ancon datestamp alongside, very fine and attractive, 1988 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $225)
horizontal pair, left stamp the colon between right "Panama" and bar variety (2a.2), tied to cover to Colon with July 9 Ancon datestamp alongside, postmarked Cristobal the same day and backstamped Colon July 11, very fine and extremely rare, the colon variety only occurs at positions 44 and 49, as only one sheet of 100 was produced with the inverted overprint just two stamps with both the colon and inverted overprint can exist, an extraordinary, unique first issue cover with an impeccable provenance, ex-Helme, Conger, and Tows, signed Perry
tied by "Canal Zone Cristobal Jun 28 1904" datestamp to locally-addressed Dr. Perry cover, very fine and rare, just one sheet of 100 was produced, an extraordinary rarity, ex-Costales and Conger, 1996 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $700 for used)
single tied to 1904 cover to Dr. Mohr at the U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service in Cristobal, July 27 Ancon datestamp alongside, stamp also tied by July 28 Cristobal datestamp, very fine and extremely rare with just two examples of this variety known on cover, ex-Plass, signed Perry and with 1996 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $575 for used)
single tied to 1904 cover to Colon with July 9 La Boca handstamp alongside, Cristobal receiver the following day, very fine, 1973 APEX certificate (Scott $325)
single tied to 1904 cover to Dr. Perry in Cristobal, July 11 La Boca and July 12 Cristobal datestamps, very fine and choice, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $325)
tied to July 11, 1904 cover from La Boca to the U.S. Consulate in Colon, postmarked Cristobal the following day and backstamped Colon July 13, very fine, signed Perry and with 1985 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $325)
single tied to 1904 cover to Colon, July 11 Ancon and July 12 Cristobal datestamps, backstamped Colon, very fine, signed Bartels (Scott $325)
single tied to cover to Valparaiso, Chile, light soiling, otherwise very fine, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $325)
tied to 1904 cover to Ancon with matching July 10 Cristobal datestamp alongside, backstamped Ancon the same day, opened slightly irregularly at left, very fine and scarce on cover, ex-Plass (Scott $800)
single tied to July 1, 1904 cover from Ancon to Colon, Cristobal datestamp also ties, very fine and rare on cover, just 100 examples of this variety were produced, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $575 for used)
fresh and fine example of this elusive variety tied to cover to Dr. Mohr in Cristobal, "Canal Zone Ancon Jul 9 1904" handstamp and postmarked Cristobal the same day, very fine and rare, this variety occurred at positions 5 and 10 on some sheets, the actual number recorded is far fewer than the 100 suggested by Scott, ex-Plass, signed Perry (Scott $550 for used)