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 vertical pair (positions 84, 94), carmine overprint, stage I (12.Aa), bottom stamp with "Anama" at left and "Panam" at right (12.15b), very fine, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate
used single (position 95), dull vermilion overprint, stage II (12.C), reperforated at bottom, fine appearance, just 400 produced, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certificate with typo (Scott $180)
used single (position 100), dull vermilion overprint, stage II (12.C), fine and scarce (Scott $180)
mint pane of 100, dark carmine overprint, stage IV (13.Ea), varieties including "Canal" in antique type at position 26 (13a), "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (13b), and "E" of "Zone" faintly printed at position 68 (13.5), couple hinge remnants but most stamps never hinged, small tear at top, very fine and rare in a complete sheet
mint pane of 100, dark carmine overprint, stage IV (13.Ea), varieties including "Canal" in antique type at position 26 (13a), "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (13b), and "E" of "Zone" faintly printed at position 68 (13.5), numerous hinge remnants and reinforced perforations, majority of stamps never hinged, very fine and rare in a complete sheet
mint block of 70 (positions 1-7/91-97), dark carmine overprint, stage IV (13.Ea), various shifted and split overprints, most stamps never hinged, very fine, a wonderful and scarce large block
right stamp in a mint horizontal pair (positions 25-26), dark carmine overprint, stage IV, additionally right stamp is the two "Panamas" close together variety (13.17) and left stamp is the three "Panamas" variety (13.18), resulting from a horizontally shifted overprint, very fine and attractive (Scott $180 for 13a)
lower left stamp in mint block of four (positions 38-39, 48-49), dark carmine overprint, stave IV or V, tropicalized gum, very fine and attractive, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $226 as singles)
left stamp in mint horizontal pair (positions 48-49), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), very fine and attractive (Scott $175)
mint single, orange red overprint, stage III, fine and attractive, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $650)
mint block of four (positions 4-5, 14-15), carmine overprint, stage I (13.A), position 15 with right "Panama" 5mm below bar (13.9), very fine (Scott $150 for the variety)
mint block of four (positions 14-15, 24-25), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 24 with "Panawa" at right (13.8), position 25 with "Panama" 16mm long at left (13.6), very fine and scarce