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Lot 2201 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 17¢ black, "ZONE" only (91a), lower right sheet margin single, position 100, with split arrow and natural straight edge. O.g., lightly hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $900
ONLY 20 ISSUED, ALL FROM THE BOTTOM ROW OF TWO LOWER LEFT PANES.
Provenance: Leeds
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Lot 2202 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 17¢ black, "ZONE CANAL", "ZONE" only (91a, 91c), vertical pair, top stamp "ZONE CANAL" bottom stamp "ZONE" only. O.g., lightly hinged at top, bottom stamp NH.
Scott $1,075
A RARE COMBINATION PAIR, ONLY 20 OF THE "ZONE" WERE ISSUED.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Entwistle
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Lot 2203 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 17¢ black, "ZONE" only and "ZONE CANAL" (91a, c), the unique bottom sheet margin plate #18022 block of four containing two vertical combination pairs, the top stamps with "ZONE CANAL" and the bottom stamps with "ZONE" only, well centered. O.g., small hinge remnant. Very Fine.
Scott $2,150
ONLY 20 PAIRS WERE ISSUED AND SOME HAVE BEEN SEPARATED, THIS IS THE ONLY SURVIVING BLOCK WITH A PLATE NUMBER.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2204 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 17¢ black, sharp "A", "CANAL" only (91b), top margin sheet single. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,700
ONLY ELEVEN ARE RECORDED.
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Lot 2205 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 17¢ black, sharp "A", "CANAL" only (91b), top margin plate number single. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,700
ONLY ELEVEN ARE RECORDED, THIS IS THE UNIQUE PLATE NUMBER SINGLE.
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Lot 2206 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 17¢ black, sharp "A", "ZONE CANAL" (91c), block of 4. Choice centering. Slightly disturbed o.g. Extremely Fine, only 270 issued.
Scott $700+
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Lot 2207 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (97b), exceptionally well centered, deep rich color. O.g., lightly hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $525
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2208 |
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Canal Zone 1926, 2¢ carmine, "ZONE" only (97d), top sheet margin block of four, top left stamp with "CANAL" omitted except for the base of the "L", "CANAL" printed on reverse of the top left selvage due to a paper fold. Tropical o.g. Small tear in the selvage (which was the cause of the printing error) and in the bottom left stamp not mentioned in certificate, centered a bit to right. Fine.
Scott $2,937
ONE OF THE RAREST ERRORS OF THE CANAL ZONE AS ONLY THREE EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass
All the known examples are in a block of four and centering is alike.
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Lot 2209 |
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BK
Canal Zone 1927, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane (101a), two panes in 25¢ unexploded booklet, panes fresh and well centered. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F., booklet very fine.
Scott $320+
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Lot 2210 |
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BK
Canal Zone 1927, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane (101a), four panes in 49¢ unexploded booklet, panes nicely centered. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F., booklet Very Fine.
Scott $640+
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Lot 2211 |
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Canal Zone 1939, ½¢ Presidential (118), single tied by "Balboa Heights Canal Zone" (no year for 3rd class) machine cancellation on 1¢ green (U10) legal size entire used locally, handstamped American Society of Engineers corner card in purple, the overprinted fractionals were issued to aid mailers to pay the odd rate, this cover being the only way a ½¢ Canal Zone prexie can be obtained in a legitimate 'solo' use, Very Fine, a rare commercial use.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2212 |
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Canal Zone 1939, ½¢ & 1½¢ Presidentials (118, 119 three), used with 20¢ dark brown (112) and 5¢ & 15¢ airmails (C7, C10), prexies tied by "Cristobal Paquebot Oct 22 1941" duplex and others by regular duplex on cover to Marseille, France, censored with tape on left side tied by French military handstamp, Marseilles receiving backstamp, Very Fine, 45¢ in postage with 5¢ paying the cost of posting this letter from a ship passing through the canal.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2213 |
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Canal Zone 1962, 4¢ Thatcher Ferry Bridge, silver (bridge) omitted (157a), well centered, small penciled position "42" on reverse. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $7,500
One pane of 50 was discovered by H.E. Harris in a shipment of new issues from the Canal Zone philatelic agency. When the error was announced U.S. Postmaster General J. Edward Day made plans to intentionally reproduce millions of similar errors, just as he had done earlier when the Dag Hammarskjold inverted background error was discovered. In a landmark case Harris successfully sued to prevent the post office from ever reproducing errors in order to destroy collector value. All known examples are from this pane, which Harris broke up and sold beginning in 1969. The other three panes from the original sheet of 200 were discovered by Canal Zone postal inspectors; two were laminated and presented to the National Postal Museum, and the third was destroyed.
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Lot 2214 |
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Canal Zone "C.A. Lindbergh" autograph, on Canal Zone registered cover posted on the May 30, 1930 flight from Cristobal to Miami, this route was inaugurated by having Lindbergh make the initial flight down and back, bearing a 20c on 2c airmail (C5) strip of three and 15¢ gray (90) tied by "Balboa Heights Apr 30 1930" machine cancellation, Very Fine. AAMC 74.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2215 |
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Canal Zone "C.A. Lindbergh" autograph, on Canal Zone airmail cover posted on the February 10-13 1929 flight from Cristobal to Miami, this route was inaugurated by Lindbergh with only Canal Zone mail officially sponsored by the U.S> Post Office, bearing a 25c on 2c airmail (C3) and 1¢ green (105) pair tied by "Cocosolo C.Z. Jan 11 1929" duplex, reverse with "Miami Feb 13 1929" transit, Very Fine. AAMC 44.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2216 |
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Canal Zone Airmail, 1951, 31¢ Globe & Wing, imperf vertically (C25a), horizontal pair. Position 85-86, well centered for this, bright and fresh. O.g., never hinged. Vertical crease in one, light wrinkles. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE ERROR OF WHICH ONLY 98 PAIRS ARE POSSIBLE.
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Lot 2217 |
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Canal Zone 1941, 5¢-40¢ 17mm "PANAMA CANAL" overprints (CO8-CO12), blocks of four. Cancelled to order as always, fresh and well centered. O.g. F.-V.F. and scarce set of blocks.
Scott $5,050
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Lot 2218 |
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Canal Zone Airmail Official, 1947, 6¢ yellow brown, type I, "Official/Panama Canal" inverted overprint (CO14a), position 33, cancelled to order as always, well centered, small purple "T" handstamp on reverse. Full o.g., never hinged. Choice Very Fine and rare.
Scott $2,750
ONLY ONE PANE OF 50 WAS ISSUED, ONLY 36 OF THESE ARE PERFORATED ON ALL FOUR SIDES.
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2219 |
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Canal Zone 1941, 5¢ 30¢ & 40¢ type I Airmail Officials (CO1, CO5, CO6), tied by "Bilboa Heights C.Z. Jul 20 1943" duplex postmarks on legal size cover to Washington D.C., Panama Canal official business corner card and magenta handstamp with certifying clerk's signature; flap taped closed, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2220 |
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Canal Zone 1941, 5¢ & 40¢ type I Airmail Officials (CO1, CO6), tied by "Bilboa Heights C.Z. Oct 22 1943" duplex postmark on large size cover to Washington D.C., Panama Canal official business corner card and magenta handstamp with certifying clerk's signature; Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2221 |
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Canal Zone Airmail Official, 1941, 5¢ yellow green, type II (CO8), horizontal pair with straight edge at top, tied by "Balboa C.Z. Aug 13 1943" duplex postmarks on cover to San Jose, Costa Rica, Division of Civil Affairs corner card, "Released by Censor" straightline handstamp, San Jose Aug. 18 backstamps; opened at left, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2222 |
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Canal Zone Airmail Official, 1941, 10¢ orange, type II (CO9), horizontal pair with straight edge at top, tied by "Balboa Heights C.Z. Oct 10 1942" duplex postmarks on legal size cover to San Jose, Costa Rica, Canal Zone Postal Zervice corner card, purple "Released by authority of Ditrict Postal Censor" ringed handstamp; opened at left, file fold, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2223 |
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Canal Zone 1906, 2¢ and 8¢ type B Bliss precancels (23, 25 var.), overprinted diagonally "Postage Due". O.g. Fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
Provenance: Leeds
Various "Postage Due" handstamps were originally supplied to C.Z. postmasters for marking mail. Inevitably some ended up being used as cancellers, but only Gerald D. Bliss, then postmaster at San Miguel, conceived of the idea of using the devices to precancel his stock. The "Bliss precancels" exist in two types, the first (type A) reading "POSTAGE DUE" in capital letters, the second (type B) reading "Postage Due" with capital initials only. By the time Bliss began to precancel some of his stock for postage due use the handstamps had become quite worn. Examples are often very difficult to read.
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Lot 2224 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1914, 10¢ rose carmine (J3), quite well centered, exceptionally fresh with radiant color on bright paper and. Full lightly hinged o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2225 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1914, 10¢ rose carmine (J3), rich color, small owner's handstamp on reverse. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 1993 APS Certificate.
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Lot 2226 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1914, 1¢-2¢ rose carmine (J1, J2), tied by "Cristobal C.Z. Aug 22 1914" duplex cancellations on an underpaid cover from Panama to Cristobal, bearing Panama ½c orange (195) tied by "Panama Aug 21 1914" machine cancellation, large purple circled "T" handstamp, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2227 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1914, 1¢-2¢ rose carmine (J1 three, J2 two), singles all tied by "Cristobal, C.Z. Rec.'d " postmarks on an underpaid cover from Panama to Cristobal, bearing Panama ½c orange (195) tied by "Panama Nov 8 1914" machine cancellation, large purple circled "T" handstamp under postage dues, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2228 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1914, 10¢ rose carmine (J3), bottom sheet margin single, tied by segmented cork cancellation on inward cover from St. Lucia to the Dry Dock at Cristobal Canal Zone, "Castries St. Lucia JA 28 15" origin c.d.s., Cristobal Feb. 13 arrival backstamp, Very Fine and extremely scarce usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Plass
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Lot 2229 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1915, 2c olive brown (J5), strip of three tied by "Cristobal Oct 16 1919" c.d.s. duplexes on small cover from Jamaica, pair of Jamaica ½d green tied on reverse by "Spanish Town, Jamaica Oct 6 19" c.d.s., violet "T Jamaica / Centimes 30" duplex handstamp and black "T" in circle, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Leeds
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Lot 2230 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1915, 2c olive brown (J5), three singles including one with sheet margin, tied by purple "Balboa Heights Canal Zone Oct 21 1915" double-circle postmarks on cover from the Bahamas to Balboa Heights, bearing Bahamas 1p carmine rose (50) tied by "Nassau Bahamas 6 Oct. 15" c.d.s., blue "American Consular Service / Nassau, N.P." corner card, blue crayon due rating, Very Fine and rare commercial due usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Helme
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Lot 2231 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1915, 2c on 2c olive brown (J8), tied by violet "Balboa Heights Canal Zone" double-circle postmark on underpaid cover from Detroit Mich. to Balboa Heights, U.S. 1¢ Wash tied by "Detroit Mich. May 15 1916" machine cancellation, minor edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2232 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1924, 10¢ deep claret (J14), near perfect centering, vibrant color. O.g., very lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $225
Expertization: 1997 APS Certificate.
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Lot 2233 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 10¢ orange "POST DUE" overprint (J17var (C2SG #J17.1)), unused. Faulty but a presentable example of this probably unique variety.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1967 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass
The stamps straight edge at right proves that it is not from one of the same positions that have the missing "E" variety. This variety was probably caused by some foreign matter coming between the type and the stamp during the overprinting. This is the only recorded example.
Illustrated in Canal Zone Stamps p.241, fig. 17.26.
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Lot 2234 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange, "POSTAGE DUE" double (J17a), well centered, bright and fresh. O.g., lightly hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $800
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2235 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange, missing "E" of "POSTAGE" (J17b), left stamp in a horizontal pair with normal. O.g., lightly hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $800
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Lot 2236 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 1¢ carmine rose, "ZONE ZONE" (J18a), middle stamp at right in a block of six with five normal, nicely centered. O.g., the error is never hinged. And Very Fine.
Scott $1,750 for hinged
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SELDOM SEEN ERROR.
The error occurred in only one position on the plate of 200, position 18 of the bottom right pane. Only 75 were issued but only 15 are recorded. The rest may have been postally used and lost to collectors.
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Lot 2237 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1925, 1¢ carmine rose, "ZONE ZONE" (J18a), position 18 from the bottom right pane in a right margin block of twelve, natural straight edge at top, hinge reinforcement at top. Lightly disturbed o.g. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,750
OF THE 75 ISSUED, ONLY 15 ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1969 APS Certificate.
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Lot 2238 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 10¢ carmine rose, missing overprint (J20a), top sheet margin vertical pair. Top stamp missing overprint. O.g. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $3,500
ONLY TEN PAIRS OF THIS RARE ERROR EXIST, THREE OF WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE UNIQUE PLATE BLOCK OF SIX.
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Lot 2239 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 10¢ rose red, double overprint (J20c), o.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 2240 |
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Canal Zone Postage Due, 1930, 1¢ on 5¢ blue surcharge, "POSTAGE DUE" omitted (J21a), the bottom stamp in a bottom sheet margin vertical pair. O.g., small hinge remnant. Error stamp with a small toned spot. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $5,500
ONE OF THE GREAT CANAL ZONE ERRORS OF WHICH ONLY FIVE WERE ISSUED.
The error was caused by an upward shift of the surcharge leaving the bottom row without "Postage Due" and causing remaining 45 stamps from the pane to have a vertically split surcharge.
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Lot 2241 |
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Canal Zone Official, 1941, 5¢ blue (O3), well centered, natural straight edge at right with part guide line, bright color. O.g., lightly hinged, light natural gum bend. Very Fine, quite scarce unused.
Scott $1,000
Provenance: Drucker
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Lot 2242 |
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Canal Zone Official, 1941, 50¢ rose lilac, type Ia (O8), neat Balboa Heights roller cancel as usual beautifully centered. O.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $650
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2243 |
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Canal Zone Official Penalty Label, partially perforated "The Panama Canal, Official Business" penalty label tied by "Greenfield, Mass. Feb 18 1941" machine cancellation on cover to Fitchburg Mass., returned address of "Inspector…The Panama Canal", Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2244 |
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Canal Zone 1910 ultramarine post office seal (OX2, OX2a), complete sheet of eight. Positions 4, 6, 8 with Rolleston Mills watermark. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,600 for 2 blocks
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Lot 2245 |
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Canal Zone 1910 ultramarine post office seal (OX2, OX2b), blocks of 4. Right pair with U.S. Seal watermark, block has 1½mm vertical and 4mm horizontal spacing. Without gum as issued. Very Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 2246 |
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Canal Zone 1910 ultramarine post office seal (OX2, OX2b), complete sheet of eight. Positions 2, 4, 6 having the US Seal watermark, sheet has 1½mm vertical and 4mm horizontal spacing. Without gum as issued. Pressed top right corner crease. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,600 for 2 blocks
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Lot 2247 |
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Canal Zone Envelope, 1916, 1c green & black, head and overprint only (U1a), mint entire, some soiling and clip embossing at top, Fine (U.P.S.S. 1a).
Scott $2,000
Provenance: Leeds
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Lot 2248 |
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Canal Zone Envelope, 1916, 1c green & black, frame only (U1b), mint entire, few faint toned spots, otherwise Very Fine and scarce. (U.P.S.S. 1b).
Scott $1,500
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Lot 2249 |
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Canal Zone Envelope, 1916, 2c carmine & black, head and overprint only (U2b), mint entire, a Very Fine example of this rarity of which only six unused examples are recorded. (U.P.S.S. 2c).
Scott $1,500
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Lot 2250 |
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Canal Zone Envelope, 1916, 2c red & black, frame only (U2c), mint entire, bright color, Very Fine, only eight unused entires are recorded. (U.P.S.S. 2d).
Scott $1,000
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