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 right margin horizontal strip of three with right stamp the error, fresh color, usual tropicalized gum, very fine and rare, only 20 examples of this error were issued, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,250)
horizontal strip of 10 with left stamp the error, partial extra "Canal" in right selvage, bright color and wonderful centering, extremely fine, accompanied by photocopy of a 1915 letter from H.F. Colman offering the block of 80 from which this strip originated (Scott $1,500)
mint pane with tab and original interleaving, very fine and choice (Scott $550)
mint single, somewhat oxidized, still fine, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $200)
mint single from a booklet pane, fresh color, very fine and choice, 1977 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $600)
mint single, fresh and extremely fine, a wonderful example of this scarce error (Scott $600)
mint horizontal pane with tab at left, includes original interleaving, very fine and rare, the 8½mm spacing booklet panes come from the early printings and comprise only about 20% of the issue (all later panes had 9¼mm spacing), additionally just four horizontal panes were produced for every 10 vertical panes, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $900 for normal 39g)
mint vertical pane with tab at bottom, includes original interleaving, very fine and rare, the 8½mm spacing booklet panes come from the early printings and comprise only about 20% of the issue (all later panes had 9¼mm spacing), 1995 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $900 for normal 39g)
used single (position 67), originating from a sheet used to print booklet panes, scissor-cut perforations at right, otherwise a very fine example of this rare variety, illustrated and described in the Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 32, No. 3
used single with partial Ancon datestamp, light horizontal crease only shows from reverse, two tiny thin spots, fine for this rare issue, just nine examples recorded, this is the only case of an Canal Zone error in which the components and designs of two separate and distinct stamps have been combined in error, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $12,500)
mint single rich color and balanced margins, very fine and attractive, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $175)
used single with partial Balboa Heights datestamp, near-perfect centering, extremely fine and choice, the second printing is scarcer than the first, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $150)