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 pane with large part original gum, fine and scarce, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $900)
mint top margin single, bright color, very fine, a wonderful example of this error, 1997 Philatelic Foundation certificate for block of four (Scott $200)
mint single, fresh and fine, this error comes from parts of two separate panes, one with the overprints close together and the other with the overprints separated (as here), signed Bartels and 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $900)
mint horizontal pair with right stamp the error, bright and fresh, tropicalized gum, very fine and rare, this error occurred only in the tenth column of the left pane of one sheet, resulting in just 10 examples of the error, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,900)
includes single and block of four with overprint in both red and black, very fine and interesting, these were formerly believed to be forgeries but may be genuine essays and as such are being offered as-is
mint single, tropicalized gum, fine and scarce spacing variety of this error, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $90 for normal spacing)
never hinged single, bold color, very fine and attractive example of this variety, 1992 PSE certificate does not mention dropped "E" (Scott $145 for normal)
complete set of seven on registered cover to Baltimore, Maryland, tied by March 8, 1922 Ancon handstamps, Ancon, New Orleans, and Baltimore backstamps, very fine and quite scarce
mint single, fresh and very fine, as this stamp was not generally recognized as a separate issue at the time relatively few mint examples were saved, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)
mint single, fine and fresh, just 80 examples of this error were issued (another 10 stamps include "Canal" in the right margin), 1988 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $800)
mint upper left margin single, bright and fresh, usual lightly tropicalized gum, fine and rare with just 10 examples of this error originating from a single pane, 1984 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,900)
meticulously annotated collection includes the normal set mint in addition to 60.1a (9¼mm spacing), 60.1b (9¾mm spacing), 61.1b (9¼mm spacing), 61.1d (9¾mm spacing), 62.1a (9¾mm spacing), 62.2 (dropped "E"), 62a (inverted overprint), 62a.1b (inverted overprint, 10½mm spacing), 63.1a (8½mm spacing), 63.1b (8¾mm spacing), 63.1c (9¼mm spacing), 63.2 (dropped "E"), 63a (inverted overprint), 64.1a (8½mm spacing), 64.1b (8¾mm spacing), 64.1c (9¼mm spacing), 64.2 (dropped "E"), 65.1a (8½mm spacing), 65.1b (8¾mm spacing), 65.1c (9¼mm spacing), 66.1a (8½mm spacing), 66.1b (8¾mm spacing), and 66.1c (9¼mm spacing), plus some booklet pane single spacing varieties and a few more minute spacings not listed in the checklist, mix of mint and used but most of the high values mint, an extraordinary collection which would be nearly impossible to duplicate, view scans to fully appreciate