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.
vermilion overprint (11.A), single from position 91 tied by February 9, 1906 Gorgona handstamp to cover, Ancon backstamps, very fine and scarce
vermilion overprint (11.A), tied by January 6, 1906 Cristobal handstamp to cover to Birmingham, Alabama, very fine
vermilion overprint (11.A), single tied by February 19, 1906 Ancon handstamp to Dr. Perry cover to Boston, very fine and attractive
used alongside 1907 1c Green & black (22) and 2c Red & black single and pair (23) on Perry cover to Boston, March 7, 1907 Ancon registry oval and boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal and New York, stamps and backflap small faults, very fine appearance
dark carmine overprint (12.E, position 2) used alongside 1904 1c Green (9) and three 1906 2c on 1p Lake (17) on March 21, 1906 registered Dr. Perry cover from Ancon to Boston, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, very fine and scarce
dark carmine overprint, stage IV (12.Eb), horizontal pair (positions 26-27) with left stamp the variety, tied to registered cover to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, with September 7, 1906 Cristobal datestamp and boxed registry handstamp alongside, very fine and scarce example of this variety on cover
vertical pair, positions 31 and 41, bottom stamp the variety (also 12.17a, "M" tall, thin, and without serifs in left "Panama"), tied by November 9, 1906 Ancon duplex, addressed to Washington, DC, with November 19 backstamp, very fine and choice, just 300 examples of this variety printed
position 71, tied by March 21, 1906 Ancon handstamp to cover to New York City, fine and scarce
position 39, tied by September 7, 1906 Corozal registry handstamp to cover to Philadelphia with second strike alongside, Cristobal registry label (FX-CZ1, first day of use for this), backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Philadelphia, light soiling, still fine and rare (Scott 13d)
single used alongside 1904 5c Blue, Carmine vermilion overprint (12.G) and 1906 1c on 20c Violet, Accents on "A"s of Panama (16a.6) on cover to Lime Rock, Connecticut, September 28, 1906 Cristobal duplex, receiving backstamp, light stains and stapleholes, otherwise fine
position 74, tied by July 7, 1906 Ancon Station A registry oval to cover to Washington, DC, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Washington, DC, light soiling but otherwise very fine
horizontal pair (positions 48-49) with left stamp the variety, on registered cover from Dr. Perry at Ancon to Boston, oval July 30, 1906 registered datestamp and Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Boston, stamps with stray magenta ink from registry handstamp, very fine and rare variety on cover, ex-Plass