Sale 279

The David J. Leeds Collection
of Canal Zone Stamps and Postal History


Postage Dues including Bliss Precancels
 
 
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Lot 131

Canal Zone 1907, 1c green & black, type B Bliss precancel (22 var.), block of four. O.g. Reinforced horizontally, hinge thin top stamps. Otherwise fresh and Very Fine. The only recorded block of any value of the Bliss dues. CZSG 22.PD-B.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 132

Canal Zone 1906, 2c red & black and 8c purple & black, type B Bliss precancels (23, 25 var.), overprinted diagonally "Postage Due". O.g. Fresh and Very Fine. CZSG 23.PD-B, 25.PD-B.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 133
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Canal Zone 1906-09, 10c Bliss precancels, 10¢ 1906 (26) with type A overprint, 10¢ 1909 (30) with type B; also two 10¢ 1909 (26), cancelled horizontally by similar type A and B handstamps (one of each) prior to their. F.-V.F. CZSG 26.PD-A, 30.PD-B.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 134
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1914, 10¢ rose carmine (J3), bottom margin block of six with plate #5532 and part imprint, lower right stamp with misaligned "E" (pre)cancelled Culebra Rec'd c.d.s.s, Aug 21, 1915 (o.g.); interleaving adhering, fresh and Fine. CZSG J3.3.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 135

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1915, 1c olive brown (J4), upper right plate #F-4484 block of four. Mostly o.g. Crease in selvage. Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 136

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1915, 1c on 1c olive brown (J7), bottom imprint block of four. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $500+
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Lot 137

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1919, 4c on 4c olive brown (J11), upper right corner plate # F-4484 block of 10. Mostly dry o.g. Slight selvage faults. Fresh and Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 138

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1922, 1c dark olive brown, overprint reading down (J11Cd), 1¢ type V overprint inverted (reading down). O.g., lightly hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $200

The type V overprint on the 1c Postage Due was considered by some to be bogus until its discovery in the A.B.N. Co. archives. The few known mint examples all have the overprint reading down.

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Lot 139

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1924, 10¢ deep claret (J14), left margin block of five with imprint, star and plate #6555. Dry o.g. Minor abrasions middle left stamp. Fresh and Fine (plate block catalogues $3,250).
Scott $1,375+
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Lot 140

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange (J17), left sheet margin plate # 15510 block of six. O.g. with interleaving adhering. Fresh and about Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 141

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange (J17), top margin plate # 15512 block of six. Slightly dry o.g. Normal short selvage. Very Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 142

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange (J17), irregular block of 28, well centered. Partly dry o.g. Fresh, Fine to (mostly) Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,700
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Lot 143

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange, "POSTAGE DUE" double (J17a), partly dry o.g. Fresh and Fine. Only one sheet of 100 issue, two positions having the "POSTAG" variety.
Scott $500
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Lot 144

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange, missing "E" of "POSTAGE" (J17b), position 83, in pair with normal. Mostly dry o.g. Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 145

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 1¢ carmine rose, "ZONE ZONE" (J18a), upper left stamp in a block of four. Full o.g. Hinge reinforced.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 146

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 2¢ carmine rose, "ZONE ZONE" (J19a), second stamp in second row of block of 12. Mostly dry o.g. Fresh and F.-V.F.. only 40 issued.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 147

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ carmine rose (J20), 3 mm block of four. Partly dry o.g. CZSG J20.A.
Scott $675
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Lot 148
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Lot 149
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ carmine rose (J20), top margin imprint, star, and plate #6555 block of 25. Neatly precancelled (no gum). Fresh and F.-V.F. CZSG J20.B.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 150
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ carmine rose (J20, J20 var.), left margin imprint, star and plate #6555 block of 12 (pre)cancelled targets (no gum) on each block of four, lower left stamp (position UL51) with wrong font "CANAL". Light crease in selvage. F.-V.F. and rare. 125 wrong font"CANAL" were issued. CZSG J20.B, J20.1.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 151
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ carmine rose (J20, J20 var.), left margin imprint, star, and plate # 6555 block of 16, lower left stamp (position 51) with "CANAL" in wrong font. Target precancels (without gum). Fresh and F.-V.F. Only 125 wrong font "CANAL" were issued. CZSG J20.B, J20.1.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 152

Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ carmine rose, first or third (clear) printing (J20), irregular block of 65 from an upper left pane with straight edges on 14 stamps. Partly dry o.g. Fresh, V.G.-Fine. CZSG J20.A.
Scott $9,750 as singles
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