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Sale 303
Lot 2306
BK
Philippines 1939, 2c rose, lower left stamp overprinted "WEALTH COMMON-" (433b), complete unexploded booklet with four error panes., post office fresh. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $16,000+
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED INTACT BOOKLETS CONTAINING THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER "WEALTH COMMON-" OVERPRINT ERROR.
There were only 24 panes issued with the "WEALTH COMMON-" overprint error and therefore six complete booklets, the majority of which were broken for collectors.
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| Unsold |
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Lot 2128
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Canal Zone 1912, 5¢ deep blue and black with portrait of Cordoba from the 2¢ stamp (40a), well centered, light machine cancel. Minor small faults. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $10,000
A GREAT CANAL ZONE RARITY OF WHICH ONLY ABOUT TEN ARE RECORDED, AND MOST OF WHICH ARE DEFECTIVE.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
This was the first of these errors to be discovered and is known as the "Paris" copy. It was discovered in Paris, France in 1925 by C.S. Watson, a Los Angeles stamp dealer who claimed to have found it in a Canal Zone mixture. He then showed it to Eugene Costales, then with the Scott Stamp and Coin Company and Mr. Costales purchased the stamp.
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| Realized $10,350 |
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Lot 2020
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Canal Zone 1904, 10¢ yellow, "CANAL ZONE" double (3b), top overprint heavy impression, slightly smudged, lightly cancelled. Small thin spot and faint corner crease at bottom left. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $15,000
ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS GREAT RARITY ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1967 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Plass, Drucker
In Canal Zone Stamps it is suggested that the second overprints were added due to the illegible first overprints, in the case of this example, being too smudgy and the other example being too light.
Illustrated in Canal Zone Stamps, p. 19, fig. 2.25.
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| Realized $11,500 |
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Lot 2013
Canal Zone 1904, 5¢ blue, pair, one without "CANAL ZONE" overprint (2, 2c), horizontal block of six. Containing two of the errors, the two right stamps without the overprint, exceptionally bright color and paper. O.g. Fine.
Scott $10,500
ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF THE CANAL ZONE.
Provenance: Helme
Only four pairs of this error are recorded: the two in this block, one in another unused block of six and one in a vertical strip of three on cover.
Illustrated in Canal Zone Stamps, p. 17, fig. 2.18.
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| Realized $9,200 |
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Lot 2093
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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| Realized $10,350 |
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Lot 2308
BK
Philippines 1944, 2c rose, handstamped "VICTORY" (463a), booklet pane of 6. O.g. adhering to glassine interleaving. Fine.
Scott $12,500
A GREAT RARITY WITH ONLY 28 PANES ISSUED.
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| Realized $7,475 |
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Lot 2213
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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| Realized $7,188 |
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Lot 2065
E
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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| Realized $6,325 |
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Lot 2084
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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| Realized $21,850 |
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Lot 2092
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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| Realized $4,025 |
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