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.
mint pair with the overprint omitted on the top stamp, very fine and attractive example of this rare error, only 10 pairs were issued (Scott $2,500)
mint single, light horizontal crease, very fine appearance, just one pane of 100 issued, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $600)
used single with partial Balboa datestamp, extremely fine and fresh, just 100 produced, 2005 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $700)
mint single with both overprints complete, tropicalized gum, otherwise very fine and choice, this error originates from part of just one pane, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $800)
mint single with diagonal overprint split, lightly tropicalized gum, very fine and choice, this error occurred on only a part of one pane, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $800)
mint bottom left margin block of 15 with partial imprint, positions 81 and 91 with double transfer resulting in a doubling of the vignette, very fine and fresh (Scott $84.50 as blocks and singles)
mint single with 7¼mm spacing, very fine, just 100 were issued with this spacing, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)
mint single, lightly tropicalized gum, very fine and rare with just 100 issued with this spacing, 1998 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)
mint top margin imprint block of 40 (positions 3-10/43-50), position 18 with 6¾mm spacing (25.3) with the rest of the block the 7¼mm spacing (25.A), several other minor varieties noted, very fine (Scott $1,040 as blocks and singles)
mint pair with imprint at left, lightly tropicalized gum and trivial diagonal crease affecting selvage and left stamp, fine and scarce with just 40 pairs possible and 34 known to have survived, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,600)
mint single, tropicalized gum, very fine and scarce with just 20 produced, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certificate
wonderful mint and used collection including a wide variety of CZSG-listed shades, varieties including (mostly mint): 21.1 (6¾mm spacing, single and in block), 21.2 (strong offset on gum), 22.5 in block ("Ana" for "Canal"), 22.6 in block ("One" for "Zone"), 22.7 in block ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), 22.9 in pair (work-up [bar] after "Zone), 23.2a and 23.2b (dark purple overprints), 23.5 in block ("Can l" for "Canal"), 23.6 in block ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), 23.7 (strong offset on gum), 23.9 (recut frame lines), 24.2 (imperforate bottom margin), 24.3 in block ("Can l" for "Canal"), 24.4 in block ("Cana" for "Canal"), 24.5 in pair ("Zone" weakly printed), 24.6 ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), 24.7 (recut frame lines), 25.2 (extra row of vertical perforations through middle of stamp), 25.4 ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), and 26.3 ("Zo e" for "Zone"), plus a large number of unlisted minor overprint varieties, generally fine to very fine, a wonderful and comprehensive group