Lot Details
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.
Canal Zone
sprawling collection complete for Scott major listings 96-165, additionally a huge number of varieties, majority mint, we note just the CZSG-listed varieties 1926 2c Sesquicentennial "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (96.1b), "Can" of "Canal" faint (96.2), 4¾mm spacing (96.3b), 1926 2c Carmine "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (97.1b), 11mm spacing (97.2), 1927 1c Green "E" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (100.1a), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (100.1b), 9mm spacing (100.2), 1927 2c Carmine "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (101.1b), 8¾mm spacing (101.2a), 9¾mm spacing (101.2b), 1930 10c Orange "E" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (104.1a), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (104.1b), 9¾mm spacing (104.3), 1929 5c Blue badly misperforated with "Cents" at top and "5s" split (107.2), 1939 ½c Red orange "Canal Zone" below others in horizontal row (118.1), 1939 1½c Bister brown "Canal Zone" below others in horizontal row (119.1), also shade varieties, wet/dry printings, gum varieties, coil pairs, plate blocks, booklet panes, and complete booklets meticulously annotated, generally very fine, an extraordinary collection of the "modern" era of Canal Zone, ideal for the specialist looking to acquire a lion's share of the CZSG-listed varieties