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.
used alongside 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black (56) on cover to Detroit, Michigan, April 5, 1923 Fort Clayton registered datestamp and boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Fort Clayton, Cristobal, and Detroit, very fine
tied by grid to February 12, 1924 registered cover from Ancon to San Francisco, boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Ancon, Cristobal, San Pedro, and San Francisco, very fine and quite scarce
tied by April 2, 1924 Ancon machine cancel to picture postcard to Hartford, Connecticut, showing the U.S.S. New Hampshire in the Culebra Cut, very fine and choice, this stamp is much better centered than the vast majority of the issue (Scott $350)
horizontal pair tied by April 5, 1924 Ancon machine cancel to picture postcard to Griffithstown, Wales, showing the S.S. Cristobal in the Gate Locks, message describing the locks, fine and rare use of this stamp on an international postcard (Scott $350 for single on postcard and $750 for pair on cover)
five covers including 62 on covers to France and Italy and 63 on cover to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, generally very fine
group of 16 stamps and two covers, includes (mint unless otherwise noted): 1c "E" of "Zone" dropped (68.1), 8mm spacing (68.2a), 8¼mm spacing (68.2b), and 8½mm spacing (68.2c, used ); 2c carmine rose (69.1), "E" of "Zone" dropped (69.2), 7½mm spacing (69.3a, used), 7¾mm spacing (69.3b), 8mm spacing (69.3c), and 8½mm spacing (69.3d, used), plus 2c single on cover and block of four on cover, generally fine to very fine and attractive
unissued set of seven in blocks of four with "Specimen" overprint and control punch, very fine and choice (Scott $1,260 as singles)
mint unissued set of seven denominations, very fine and scarce (Scott $2,450)
mint unissued set of seven denominations, very fine and rare set of this overprint variety (Scott $2,450 for normal)
mint lower left pane of 100, position 30 "Zone" inverted (71b) and position 34 8¾mm spacing (71.2a), hinge remnants in selvage only, stamps never hinged, very fine and choice (Scott $350 for 71b)
unused single with traces of original gum, small thin spot and lightly tropicalized, still fine appearance, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)
mint block of four (positions 19-20, 29-30) with bottom right stamp the error, very fine and choice, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $350)