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Lot 2051 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, "PANAMA" in rose brown and "8 cts" double (14f), dry o.g., hinge remnant. F.-V.F., only 30 issued.
Scott $1,100
Provenance: Leeds
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Lot 2052 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 8¢ on 50c bister brown (14), horizontal pair, tied by clear "Cristobal Canal Zone Registered Apr 24 1906" c.d.s. on cover to Ancon, blue Ishmian Canal Commission corner card, Ancon arrival backstamp; opened at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Plass
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Lot 2053 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown (15), well centered, rich color, short perf at top. O.g., small hinge remnant. Trifling tiny corner crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,600
Expertization: 1994 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2054 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, both "PANAMA" 15mm long (15 var.), exceptionally well centered, rich color. O.g., very lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,750
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY OF WHICH ONLY 50 WERE ISSUED.
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2055 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, "P NAMA" (15 var.), position 83, deep rich color, flawlessly centered. Tropical o.g. Extremely Fine. CZSG 15.3.
Scott $5,000
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE "P NAMA" PRINTING ERROR.
Expertization: photocopy of 1969 A.P.S. Certificate for a block.
Provenance: Plass (block of four)
The Canal Zone Stamps suggests that the error was likely caused by the "A" dropping below the type surface in the form. It is not constant to any specific position.
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Lot 2056 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, Colman type "C" surcharge (15 var.), exceptionally well centered, rich color. Full o.g., lightly hinged. Choice Very Fine. CZSG 15.5.
Scott $2,600 for the normal type
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE "C" SURCHARGE OF WHICH ONLY 20 ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1967 P.F. Certificate identifying the surcharge type.
This rare overprint type occurs in only four positions, position 45, 50, 95 and 100, in the sheet of 100.
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Lot 2057 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, broken "Z" in Zone (15 var.), position 28, beautifully centered, bright and fresh color. Dry o.g. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $2,600+
Expertization: 1985 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Entwistle
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Lot 2058 |
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Canal Zone 1904, 1¢ on 20¢ violet, new setting (16 var.), numeral "1" identical to that of type b but otherwise the overprint matches the second setting of the 2¢ having "CANAL" 2¼mm below the top bar and "1 ct" 1mm from the bottom, block of four. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine, see the Canal Zone Philatelist Volume 20, pages 17-19. CZSG unlisted.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Leeds
According to Leeds, only ten mint and three used examples are recorded from this newly discovered setting of the type b overprint.
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Lot 2059 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, no bar at top or bottom (19 var.), from the bottom row of a sheet with both the "PANAMA" overprint and the "8 cts" surcharge being shifted strongly upward (and to the left---two "Panama" at right, none at left). Slightly disturbed o.g. Fine and rare, only five recorded. CZSG 19.12.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Leeds
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Lot 2060 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown (19), used with two singles of 1904 1c on 20c violet (16) and 2c on 1p (17), all cancelled by matching grids on registered cover to New Brunswick N.J., matching "Sta. A, Ancon, C.Z. Registered Apr 26 1906" oval postmark, Cristobal registry label style handstamp, Very Fine, an attractive three-color franking.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2061 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, "8 cts" omitted (20c), outstanding centering, exceptionally fresh. O.g., hinge remnant. Extremely Fine. A choice example of this scarce error of which only 50 were issued.
Scott $800
Provenance: Plass
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Lot 2062 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, "8 cts" omitted (20c), right stamp in pair with normal, fresh color. Tropicalized o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $845
Only 50 were printed and only ten are possible in a pair with normal stamp.
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Lot 2063 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 8¢ on 50¢ bister brown, "8 cts" omitted (20c), position 91, black 7-bar cancel. F.-V.F.
Scott $800
Provenance: Leeds
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Lot 2064 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 8¢ on 10¢ yellow surcharge essay (20E), on the overprinted Colombia stamp without the "PANAMA" or "CANAL ZONE" overprints. Tropicalized o.g. Fine and extremely rare, only five copies are reported.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass
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Lot 2065 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, "CANAL" only (21a), the right stamp in a horizontal strip of three. Tropicalized o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $4,000
THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS ERROR AND A KEY TO THE COMPLETION OF CANAL ZONE ERRORS.
Expertization: 1969 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass
The error was caused by some paper coming between the type and the stamp as there is a weak uninked impression of "ZONE" on the stamp.
Illustrated in Canal Zone Stamps (detail) p. 72, fig. 6.2.
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Lot 2066 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, imperforate bottom margin (22 var.), bottom sheet margin single with part imprint, well centered. O.g. Very Fine and rare, only 20 recorded. CZSG 22.2.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: signed Sloane, 1996 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 2067 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, horizontal pair, imperforate between (22a), horizontal pair. Bright color. O.g. F.-V.F., only 50 pairs were produced.
Scott $1,300
Expertization: 1985 and 1998 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 2068 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, horizontal pair, imperforate between (22a), bottom sheet margin with imprint, block of four containing two pairs, choice centering, inconsequential thin in sheet margin. O.g., lightly hinged. Extremely Fine and rare, only 50 pairs were issued.
Scott $2,600
A CHOICE MULTIPLE OF THIS SCARCE VARIETY.
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Lot 2069 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, vertical pair, imperforate between (22b), fresh vibrant color, light natural paper wrinkle. Dry o.g. Very Fine and rare.
Scott $1,850
Provenance: Plass
While 50 pairs were produced, the CZSG records only four unused pairs, and two used pairs.
Illustrated in Canal Zone Stamps, p. 73, fig. 6.5.
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Lot 2070 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, vertical pair, imperforate between (22b), bottom stamp position 50 with 1mm spacing between "C" and "A" of "CANAL", rich color. Disturbed o.g. Very Fine and rare.
Scott $1,850
Only four unused pairs and two used pairs are recorded.
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Lot 2071 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, imperforate horizontally (22c), pair with top sheet margin. Slightly disturbed o.g. Fresh and Very Fine, only 20 issued.
Scott $2,250
Provenance: Leeds
Only three unused pairs with top selvage and two unused strips of three (with horizontal perforations at the bottom of the stamp) are recorded.
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Lot 2072 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, imperforate horizontally (22c), vertical strip of three, top pair imperforate horizontal, bottom stamp perforated at bottom, deep brilliant color. Slightly disturbed o.g. Very Fine and exceedingly rare.
Scott $2,250+
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2073 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, double overprint (22e), 6.75mm spacing on hard paper, choice centering within enormous margins. Disturbed o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $275
Expertization: 1986 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Entwistle
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Lot 2074 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, "CANAL ZONE" double (22e), block of four. Choice centering, exceptionally fresh with deep color. Full o.g., hinged at top, bottom pair NH. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,100 for singles
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Lot 2075 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, double overprint, one inverted (22f), exceptionally well centered. O.g., hinge remnant. Small thin. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,500
A RARE ERROR AS ONLY 20 (ALL UNUSED) ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1992 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Entwistle
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Lot 2076 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 1¢ green and black, inverted center, overprint reading up (22g), choice centering, fresh and deep color. Tropicalized o.g. Extremely Fine. A choice example of this inverted center rarity.
Scott $3,500
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
Of the original sheet of 100 that was issued, most were used on local mail by the Panama Railroad Co. of these the majority were lost (only 13 used examples are known), however, the error was discovered by Elmer F. Olson, a local philatelist who was able to obtain the remaining supply from the mail clerk. This is one of only 22 mint examples that were discovered.
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Lot 2077 |
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Canal Zone 1906-07, 1c-8c (22-25), singles tied on front and reverse of Metropole Hotel envelope to Berlin Germany, reverse additionally franked by Panama issues, blue "Ancon, Canal Zone Registered Aug 16, 1907" postmark (Entwitle Rg-4), purple Cristobal registry label type handstamp, reverse with Cristobal, New York and German transits, New York exchange label, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2078 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, imperforate between (23a), horizontal pair. 7.25mm spacing, beautifully centered, intense color. O.g. Extremely Fine and rare, only 20 pairs are recorded.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 2079 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, vertical pair, top stamp without overprint (23b), in pair with normal. Beautifully centered, rich colors, few sensibly reinforced perfs. Tropicalized o.g., hinge remnant. Very Fine and rare, only ten pairs were printed.
Scott $2,500
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass
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Lot 2080 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, double overprint (23c), with the overprints being nearly coincident, deep rich colors, near perfect centering. O.g. Extremely Fine, only one sheet of 100 was issued.
Scott $525
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Lot 2081 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, double overprint, one diagonal (23d), clear doubling of the second overprint which is completely struck. Tropicalized o.g. Extremely Fine and scarce.
Scott $800
Expertization: Colman backstamp.
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Lot 2082 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, double overprint, one diagonal (23e), the left stamp in a pair with normal, intense color. Part tropicalized o.g. Very Fine. A choice example of this rarity.
Scott $2,500
THERE ARE ONLY FOUR HORIZONTAL PAIRS AND THREE VERTICAL PAIRS RECORDED.
Expertization: HFC (Colman) backstamps, 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass
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Lot 2083 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, "CANAL ZONE" double, one diagonal (23e), block of four. Containing two pairs each with "CANAL ZONE" double, one diagonal and the right pair normal, intense color, well centered. Trace of o.g. Small thin in top right, small stains almost entirely on the right pair. Otherwise F.-V.F. and rare.
Scott $5,000
THE ONLY RECORDED BLOCK OF THESE ERRORS.
Expertization: clear 1970 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass
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Lot 2084 |
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Canal Zone 1907, 2¢ carmine red and black, inverted center, overprint reading up (23g), small faults as always. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $6,000
A GREAT RARITY; ONLY ABOUT A DOZEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED ALL OF WHICH ARE USED (ONE COVER IS KNOWN).
Provenance: Leeds
Apparently one sheet of 100 was sold without anyone noticing the error and, in all likelihood, they were all used for postage. The error was not discovered until a few years after issue and all recorded examples are defective.
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Lot 2085 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ red and black, double overprint, one diagonal, reading "ZONE CANAL" (23h), one overprint split slightly with the "C" of "CANAL" appearing at bottom left, virtually perfect centering. O.g., hinge remnant. Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ERROR, ONE OF ONLY 11 RECORDED INCLUDING FIVE SPLIT OVERPRINT SUB-VARIETY.
Provenance: Helme
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Lot 2086 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2c-8c (23-25), singles of each used with 1¢ on 20c (16), all tied by purple "Registered Las Cascada C.Z. Feb 18 1907" postmarks on legal size cover with additional envelope used to extend the length, purple Cristobal registry label style handstamp, Cristobal, New York and El Paso backstamps, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2087 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 5¢ ultramarine and black, "CANAL ZONE" double (24c), 6.75mm spacing, exceptionally well centered, bright and fresh. O.g. Extremely Fine, only two sheets of 100 were issued.
Scott $450
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Lot 2088 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 8¢ purple and black, imperforate between and at left margin (25a), horizontal pair from the 6.75mm spacing printing, bright and fresh, typical centering for this error. O.g. Fine.
Scott $2,000
While 40 error pairs were issued, only 34 pairs were saved for collectors.
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Lot 2089 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 10¢ violet and black, imperforate at bottom (26 var.), between stamp and selvage, bottom sheet margin single from the 6.75mm spaced printing, rich colors. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
ONLY TEN ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1996 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 2090 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 10¢ violet and black, imperforate at bottom (26 var.), between stamps and selvage, bottom left corner margin pair from the 6.75mm spaced printing, rich colors. O.g. left stamp hinge remnant, right NH. Light diagonal crease at bottom left selvage. Fresh and F.-V.F., only ten examples are recorded. CZSG 26.1.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2091 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 10¢ violet and black, CANAL ZONE double, one inverted (26a), from the 7.25mm spacing printing, rich color, outstanding centering, straight edge at left. O.g. Small thin spot as all known examples have. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $3,750
A GREAT RARITY, TEN SUCH ERRORS WERE PRODUCED, ONLY FIVE ARE RECORDED.
Provenance: Helme
This error was caused by the overprint on one sheet being printed too far to the right resulting in the left row not receiving an overprint, when the printer noticed the error, he reinserted the sheet after turning it 180° to correct the problem, he moved it too far which resulted in the second vertical row receiving an additional but inverted impression of the overprint.
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Lot 2092 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 10¢ violet and black, "CANAL ZONE" inverted, reading up (26b), left sheet margin single with "ZONE" printed in selvage, beautifully centered. O.g. Couple small thin spots. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED, ALL OF WHICH HAVE THIN SPOTS.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2093 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 10¢ violet and black, double overprint (26, 26a, 26b), left margin strip of three with "ZONE" printed in the margin, left stamp overprint reading up, center stamp double overprint, one reading up, right stamp normal. O.g., or large part o.g., hinge remnants. Few small thin spots. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $7,770
A UNIQUE STRIP OF THREE CONTAINING THREE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF THE OVERPRINT.
Expertization: 1969 A.P.S. (photocopy) and P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Plass, Drucker
Illustrated in Canal Zone Stamps, p. 79, fig. 6.36.
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Lot 2094 |
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Canal Zone 1909, 2¢ vermilion and black, overprint reading down, vertical pair one without overprint (27b), bottom margin pair, bottom stamp without overprint. Part o.g. Very Fine and rare.
Scott $3,500
ONLY THREE PAIRS OF THIS OVERPRINT VARIETY ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: Colman backstamp in sheet margin shows through lightly, 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass, Drucker
Illustrated in Canal Zone Stamps, p. 82, fig. 6.43.
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Lot 2095 |
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Canal Zone 1909, 1¢ dark green and black handmade booklet pane of six (31c), in the horizontal format, position G, stitched tab at left, crisp and intact perforations. O.g., small hinge remnants. F.-V.F.
Scott $575
Provenance: Helme
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Lot 2096 |
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Canal Zone 1909, 1¢ dark green and black, handmade booklet pane of six (31c), in the vertical format, position L with marker in bottom tab, deep color, crisp and intact perforations. O.g., small hinge remnant at top, four are never hinged. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $575
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Lot 2097 |
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Canal Zone 1909, 1¢ dark green and black, handmade booklet pane of six (31c (C2SG 31c.2)), in the scarcer horizontal format, in lemon colored 25¢ type B covers, pane inverted in booklet with tab at right. O.g., never hinged. Fine.
Scott $575 for hinged loose pane
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Lot 2098 |
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BK
Canal Zone 1909, 1¢ dark green and black, handmade booklet pane of six (31c (CSG 31c.3)), four panes in the horizontal format in unexploded booklet, pink 25¢ type B covers, panes inverted, front cover separated from stitching. O.g., interleaving adheres. Some light toning. Fine and rare.
Scott $2,300 for four panes
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Lot 2099 |
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Canal Zone 1909, 2¢ vermilion and black, imperforate horizontally (32a), vertical pair. Bright and fresh. Slightly tropicalized o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
ONLY ABOUT 30 EXAMPLES OF THIS ERROR ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2100 |
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Canal Zone 1909, 2¢ vermilion and black, imperforate horizontally (32a), block of four. Containing two vertical pairs imperforate horizontally, well centered. O.g., hinge remnant at top. Fresh and Very Fine, only 30 pairs are recorded.
Scott $2,000
ONLY THREE BLOCKS ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.
Provenance: Helme
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