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 card, light toning and some adhesive residue on reverse, fine and scarce (UPSS $200)
unused card, printed message on reverse, fresh and very fine (UPSS $225 for mint)
mint card, very fine and scarce (UPSS $200)
used with November 10, 1911 Bohio datestamp, addressed to Empire, typed message on reverse reads "Scarce Bohio Postmark--Office closed Dec. 31, 1911", fine (UPSS $125)
mint card, very fine and choice example of this variety (UPSS $200)
used with December 13 Ancon duplex, addressed to Urbana, Illinois, fine and scarce (UPSS $175)
addressed to San Francisco, with October 4, 1922 Cristobal machine cancel, receiver's October 19 handstamp, very fine and choice, a desirable card (UPSS $500, Scott UX5)
mint card, very fine and quite rare (UPSS $1,000, Scott UX6)
80 cards ranging from 1907 to 1978, better items including S1 mint and used, S3 used, S10 mint and used, S11 mint and used, S14 mint, S15 mint, S26 used, SA1a mint, and SA3a mint, generally fine to very fine and wonderfully annotated, a strong and useful collection
mint card (S11) with printed Christmas greeting on reverse, very fine and rare, according to the UPSS catalogue "this printing was not official but was done at the request of the Supply Department of the Canal Zone Commission by the Panama Canal Press at Mount Hope" (UPSS $600)
58 covers beginning with 31 SCADTA covers with Canal Zone air post stamps used in conjunction with Columbia/Ecuador stamps, followed by 13 special delivery covers with the special delivery fee paid by regular United States stamps or special delivery issues, two 1919 ocean-to-ocean submarine Victory Loan covers, lastly a small number of official, naval, paquebot, and Byrd expedition covers, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group requiring a close inspection
100 stamps and 10 blocks of four, essentially complete for the Scott-listed specimens ranging from 1909 to 1924 (including postage dues), each identified by sheet and position, minor varieties noted throughout, generally very fine, an extremely comprehensive collection which would take many years to duplicate in this depth, ideal for the specialist