Sale 3065 The James Crumpacker Collection of Canal Zone Stamps and Postal History

Sale 3065

The James W. Crumpacker Collection of Canal Zone Stamps and Postal History featuring the Paul Ammons Collection of Canal Zone Airmail Stamps and Postal History

June 20th, 2023

New York City, New York

Sale 3065

The James W. Crumpacker Collection of Canal Zone Stamps and Postal History featuring the Paul Ammons Collection of Canal Zone Airmail Stamps and Postal History

Auction Date

Tuesday June 20th , 2023 10:00 AM EST Lots 1001 to

The H.R. Harmer Team

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Condition of Collections And Large Lots

OBVIOUS REPRINTS

Forgeries, fake cancels, and badly defective stamps are normally not included in catalog totals unless noted. However, as with any large group of stamps, some stamps may prove to be bogus, misidenti ed, or defective. Descriptions of quality are meant to apply to the overall condition of the lot. Lots described as being "mixed” quality or condition should be expected to contain some faulty material.

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GUM

Stamps described as "mint” can be expected to have original gum (OG), but should be expected to be hinged unless speci cally noted as never hinged (NH).

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Having now spent the last several months handling their collections, it is unfortunate that I never had the opportunity to meet either James Crumpacker or Paul Ammons. It is interesting to me that two men who endeavored to collect the same area could take such radically different approaches: the former opting to collect anything and everything listed in the catalogue, the latter instead specializing in a few small and self-contained niches.

As an auctioneer, this is a dream come true; I don’t think it would be possible to nd two more impressive Canal Zone collections with so little overlap. With the exception of one major error (the 6c airmail of cial inverted overprint, CO14a) there is essentially no duplication. The resulting catalogue is, I hope, one which will become a useful reference work for future generations of Canal Zone collectors.

I rst found out about the James Crumpacker collection from postal history dealer Jim Forte several years ago. He told me that it might be a while before the collection came to market, but that it would be worth the wait. Having spent considerable time with the collection, I can tell you con dently that Jim was right.

Upon rst encountering the collection I did a spot check of the most notable rarities: the First Series on cover, the missing bridge error, and so on. But it wasn’t until I really dove into the varieties— many of which Jim Crumpacker discovered himself—that I realized what a remarkable holding this was. I have done my best to make as many individual lots as possible out of his collection, because I believe that these rarities, no matter how obscure, deserve to stand on their own.

It was during the nal stages of catalogue production that I was contacted about the Paul Ammons collection. The serendipity of offering the material of these two men in one catalogue—both proud members of the Canal Zone Study Group and proli c authors and researchers—seems perfect.

I also want to mention what a positive experience it has been to work with members of the Canal Zone Study Group in the preparation and marketing of this sale. We were fortunate enough to meet with many members of the group at both Westpex and Philatelic Show, and I hope that H.R. Harmer and the CZSG are able to work together more in the future. I believe the CZSG serves as a model for other specialized societies, and I encourage anyone who is not already a member to join at once.

I’d like to close by thanking the Kam family, the Ammons family, Jim Forte, and all of the members of the Canal Zone Study Group whose encouragement and advice made this catalogue possible.

Charles Epting New York City, May 2023

The James W. Crumpacker Collection of Canal Zone Stamps and Postal History

James William Crumpacker

October 15, 1944 - January 11,

2022

James William Crumpacker was born on October 25th, 1944 in Monterey California. His father Daniel Lucien Crumpacker was a captain in the U.S. military and a member of the Knights Templar in Elizabethtown Kentucky. His mother’s maiden name was Regina Mattingly and both parents were of German descent. James spent most of his childhood in a state of transition traveling between his fathers posts all over the world. His early childhood was spent in the surrounding area of Panama so it stands to reason that he took a special interest in the Canal Zone stamp collection. James was a member of Mensa and a student of GeorgeTown University where he studied history and numerology. It is my belief that James was a savant. Even in his last days James could recite every historical event that has occurred from the 1700’s on.

All of the proceeds of his extraordinary and unusual collection will go to a division of GeorgeTown University cancer centers.

-Written by his God-daughter

Arlene Kam

Ship passing through the canal

First Series Stamps

The First Series was placed on sale in select post of ces on June 24, 1904 and was available throughout the Canal Zone the following day. The underlying stamps were of the 189296 Map design of Panama, overprinted for the Republic, and subsequently overprinted again with a violet “Canal Zone” straightline handstamp. Stamps were produced in sheets of 100; there were 26 sheets of the 2c Rose, 85 sheets of the 5c Blue (700 of which were destroyed), and 26 sheets of the 10c Yellow (304 destroyed). The stamps were demonetized on July 17 after just 24 days.

On one sheet of the 2c and 5c and two sheets of the 10c, the “Canal Zone” overprint was inverted. Additionally, one sheet of the 5c received the “Canal Zone” overprint at an angle. Other varieties occur with regard to the “Panama” overprint, which was applied in settings of 50 (so that each position occurs in both the top and bottom halves of the sheet). Multiples of any size are rare, as are errors and varieties on cover. As the “Canal Zone” overprint has been forged extensively, it is recommended that all stamps and covers either be certi ed by a recognized authority or inspected by an expert in the Canal Zone before purchase.

1001 1 1, 1904 2c Rose, mint single (position 36), lightly hinged with tropicalized gum as usual, still very ne, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $650) 100

1002 1 1, 1904 2c Rose, mint single (position 80), bright color and attractive centering, very ne and choice, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $650) 100

1003 1/ 4 1, 1904 2c Rose, mint block of four (positions 78-79, 88-89), position 78 with inverted "V" for "A" and raised "N" in left "Panama", position 89 with inverted "N" in left "Panama", exceptionally bright and fresh, an attractive and rare rst issue multiple, very ne and choice in all regards (Scott $2,600 as singles) 500

1004 3 1, 1904 2c Rose, used single (position 34), right "Panama" with inverted "V" and third "A" accented, very ne, 1989 PSE certi cate (Scott $400) 75

1005 3 1, 1904 2c Rose, used single (position 42), right "Panama" with two inverted "Vs" for "As", very ne, 1969 APS certi cate (Scott $400)

1006 1 1a, 1904 2c Rose, "Canal Zone" inverted, mint single, position 23, disturbed gum, otherwise fresh and ne, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,000) 200

1007 1 1d, 1904 2c Rose, "Panama" reading down and up, mint top left corner margin block of four (positions 1-2, 11-12), top left stamp the variety, couple hinge reinforcements and tear in selvage only, ne appearance, just 50 examples of this variety were produced, signed Perry and 1994 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,700 as singles) 400

1008 1 1f, 1904 2c Rose, Vertical pair, "Panamas" reading up on top stamp and down on bottom stamp, mint block of four (positions 47-48, 57-58), bright and fresh, small hinge remnant, very ne and rare multiple, only 260 pairs were possible but many have since been broken up (Scott $4,200 as two pairs) 500

Work in the Culebra Cut

1009 1/ 4 1.1a, 1904 2c Rose, "Panamas" 15¾-16mm long, mint block of six (positions 83-85, 93-95) with bottom three stamps the variety, additionally position 83 with inverted "V" as rst "A" in left "Panama", very ne and choice, an important rst issue block, only two other blocks of six are known with just three larger multiples, ex-DeVoss and Plass, illustrated in Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 7, No. 3 (Scott $4,050 as singles) 750

1010 3 1.4, 1904 2c Rose, Two "Panama" close together, dramatic shift with both "Panama" at left, used with July 2, 1904 Cristobal handstamp, very ne and choice, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  100

Theodore Roosevelt visiting the Panama Canal construction site

1011 1 2, 1904 5c Blue, mint single, bright color, small hinge remnant, very ne and choice,  1996 APEX certi cate (Scott $300) 75

1012 1 2a, 1904 5c Blue, "Canal Zone" inverted, mint single with large part original gum, bright and fresh color with attractive centering, very ne, just a single pane of 100 was produced with this error, signed Perry and with 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $775)

1013 1 2d, 1904 5c Blue, "Canal Zone" overprint diagonal, mint single, bright and fresh, a very ne example of this variety of which just 100 were produced, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $800)

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1014 1 2.1, 1904 5c Blue, Left "Panama" 2¼mm below bar, mint single, ne and fresh, this variety occurred in positions 31 and 36, only 156 were produced and of those as few as eight are recorded,  1996 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500 for normal)

1015 1 2.2, 1904 5c Blue, Colon between right "Panama" and bar, unused single with small part original gum, very ne and scarce, this variety occurred at positions 44 and 49, of the 156 produced only 10 are recorded, ex-Plass, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500 for normal)

1016 3 2.5, 1904 5c Blue, "Panama" overprint split horizontally, used single, very ne, this variety was caused by a strongly shifted overprint, 2000 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $190 for normal)

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1017 1 2.7, 1904 5c Blue, Partial second "Canal Zone" overprint, mint single, additional "C" of second "Canal" at right, small corner crease ending in a small tear at top left and a light vertical crease, ne appearance, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $300) Offer

1018 1 3, 1904 10c Yellow, unused single with partial original gum, bright and fresh with attractive centering, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $400) 50

1019 1 3a, 1904 10c Yellow, "Canal Zone" inverted, mint single, couple of trivial short perforations, very ne and rare with just 200 issued, 1969 APS certi cate (Scott $775) 150

1020 1 3.2, 1904 10c Yellow, Left "Panama" only 2¼mm below bar, mint single, bright and fresh, ne, just 100 produced, 1969 APS certi cate (Scott $675) 100

1021 1 3.3, 1904 10c Yellow, Colon between right "Panama" and bar, mint single, about ne and scarce, this variety occurs in positions 5 and 10 of some panes, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $650) 100

First Series Covers

1022 6 1-3, 1904 2c-10c First Series, complete set of three tied by July 8, 1904 Bohio cancels to cover addressed to H.F. Colman in Washington, DC,  2c and 5c stamps with two "Panamas" close together variety (1.4, 2.4), very ne and rare, one of two recorded covers with the complete rst issue used from Bohio, a remarkable use from this small post of ce 400

1023 6 1-3, 1904 2c-10c First Series, complete set of three tied by July 8, 1904 Bohio cancels to unaddressed cover, 2c and 5c stamps with two "Panamas" close together variety (1.4, 2.4), very ne and rare, one of two recorded covers with the complete rst issue used from Bohio 300

1024 6 1, 1904 2c Rose, vertical strip of three (positions 55, 65, 75) tied to 1904 Consular Service cover to Colon, July 3 La Boca and July 5 Cristobal handstamps, very ne and choice (Scott $1,300)

1025 6 1, 1904 2c Rose, strip of three tied to 1904 cover to the American Consul in Colon, July 9 Ancon and Cristobal datestamps and backstamped Colon July 11, very ne and attractive, signed Perry and1994 PSE certi cate (Scott $1,300)

1026 6 2, 1904 5c Blue, tied by July 1, 1904 Cristobal datestamp to locally-addressed cover, opened a bit irregularly at left, very ne and fresh, signed Bartels and 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $225) 50

1027 6 2, 1904 5c Blue, single tied to cover to Panama, July 9, 1904 Ancon datestamp alongside, very ne and attractive, 1988 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $225) 50

1028 6 2a, 1904 2c Blue, "Canal Zone" inverted, horizontal pair, left stamp the  colon between right "Panama" and bar variety (2a.2), tied to cover to Colon with July 9 Ancon datestamp alongside, postmarked Cristobal the same day and backstamped Colon July 11, very ne and extremely rare, the colon variety only occurs at positions 44 and 49, as only one sheet of 100 was produced with the inverted overprint just two stamps with both the colon and inverted overprint can exist, an extraordinary, unique rst issue cover with an impeccable provenance, ex-Helme, Conger, and Tows, signed Perry

Bolivar Street in Colon

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1029 6 2d, 1904 5c Blue, "Canal Zone" overprint diagonal, tied by "Canal Zone Cristobal Jun 28 1904" datestamp to locally-addressed Dr. Perry cover, very ne and rare, just one sheet of 100 was produced, an extraordinary rarity, ex-Costales and Conger, 1996 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $700 for used)

1030 6 2.1, 1904 5c Blue, Left "Panama" 2¼mm below bar, single tied to 1904 cover to Dr. Mohr at the U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service in Cristobal, July 27 Ancon datestamp alongside, stamp also tied by July 28 Cristobal datestamp, very ne and extremely rare with just two examples of this variety known on cover, ex-Plass, signed Perry and with 1996 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $575 for used) 150

1031 6 3, 1904 10c Yellow, single tied to 1904 cover to Colon with July 9 La Boca handstamp alongside, Cristobal receiver the following day, very ne, 1973 APEX certi cate (Scott $325)

A street in Cristobal

1032 6 3, 1904 10c Yellow, single tied to 1904 cover to Dr. Perry in Cristobal, July 11 La Boca and July 12 Cristobal datestamps, very ne and choice, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $325)

1033 6 3, 1904 10c Yellow, tied to July 11, 1904 cover from La Boca to the U.S. Consulate in Colon, postmarked Cristobal the following day and backstamped Colon July 13, very ne, signed Perry and with 1985 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $325)

1034 6 3, 1904 10c Yellow, single tied to 1904 cover to Colon, July 11 Ancon and July 12 Cristobal datestamps, backstamped Colon, very ne, signed Bartels (Scott $325) 75

1035 6 3, 1904 10c Yellow, single tied to cover to Valparaiso, Chile, light soiling, otherwise very ne,  1994 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $325)

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1036 6 3a, 1904 10c Yellow, "Canal Zone" inverted, tied to 1904 cover to Ancon with matching July 10 Cristobal datestamp alongside, backstamped Ancon the same day, opened slightly irregularly at left, very ne and scarce on cover, ex-Plass (Scott $800) 200

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3.2, 1904 10c Yellow, Left "Panama" only ¼mm below bar, single tied to July 1, 1904 cover from Ancon to Colon, Cristobal datestamp also ties, very ne and rare on cover, just 100 examples of this variety were produced, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $575 for used)

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1038 6 3.3, 1904 10c Yellow, Colon between right "Panama" and bar, fresh and ne example of this elusive variety tied to cover to Dr. Mohr in Cristobal, "Canal Zone Ancon Jul 9 1904" handstamp and postmarked Cristobal the same day, very ne and rare, this variety occurred at positions 5 and 10 on some sheets, the actual number recorded is far fewer than the 100 suggested by Scott, ex-Plass, signed Perry (Scott $550 for used) 150

1039 6 3.3, 1904 10c Yellow, Colon between right "Panama" and bar, single tied to cover to U.S. Consul in Colon, July 9, 1904 Ancon and Cristobal datestamp alongside, backstamped Colon, very ne and rare, just three examples of this variety recorded on cover, signed Perry and with 1974 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $550 for used) 100

Second Series Stamps and Covers

The Second Series, consisting of United States stamps of the then-current 1902 series, arrived in Panama on July 13, 1904. 10 million stamps with a face value of $390,000 should have lasted the Canal Zone many years; however, the stamps were demonetized on December 11, 1904, at which point less than $4,300 (1.1%) had been sold. The remainders were burned.

The reason for the short life of the Second Series has to do with a controversy between the United States and the Republic of Panama. Letters from the Canal Zone to the United States were charged the 2c United States domestic rate, while letters from Panama were charged the 5c UPU rate. There was no reason to mail a letter from a Panamanian post of ce when 60% could be saved simply by crossing the street and using a Zone post of ce. President Roosevelt sent William Howard Taft to work out an agreement between the two nations, which resulted in an executive order on December 3 that stated that stamps from the Republic of Panama would be purchased at 40% of face value and overprinted for use in the Zone, and mail from Panama to the United States would be charged the 2c domestic rate.

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1043 6 4-6, 1904 1c-5c Second Series, singles tied by purple bars with September 28, 1904 Cristobal datestamp alongside on cover to New York City, Panama Rail Road Company cornercard, very ne and rare, 2004 Leeds attestation

1044 6 6, 1904 5c Blue, tied by black bars to locally-addressed cover with December 7 Empire and December 8 Gorgona handstamps alongside, very ne, although philatelic still quite scarce (Scott $275) Offer

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1045 6 7, 1904 8c Violet black, tied by black bars to locally-addressed cover with December 7 Empire and December 8 Gorgona handstamps alongside, very ne, although philatelic still quite scarce (Scott $500) 75

1046 6 8, 1904 10c Pale red brown, tied by black bars to locally-addressed cover with December 7 Empire and December 8 Gorgona handstamps alongside, very ne, although philatelic still quite scarce (Scott $500) 75

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Third Series Stamps

The Third Series of Canal Zone stamps went on sale December 12, 1904. Although not consecutive, Scott numbers 9-15 and 18-20 are grouped together as they were produced at the same time from the same plate. As with the First Series, stamps from the Republic of Panama were overprinted with the words “Canal Zone,” this time with a single plate of 100 subjects. There are six distinct stages of the overprint, which collectors have documented in great detail.

The various stages of the overprint create a great number of different varieties for collectors: certain letters or words were replaced with a different typeface (the “antique” varieties), the “A L” of “Canal” is spaced wider at one position, the „ON“ of „Zone“ dropped vertically, and, most dramatically, on a small number of stamps the “L” of “Canal” was turned 90 degrees clockwise.

In order to pay registration fees, the Canal Zone requested 8c stamps. As the Republic of Panama did not have an 8c stamp in production, they instead surcharged 50c stamps with the new value. Varieties in these 8c stamps—which had now been overprinted three separate times—are numerous, and provide a wonderful (yet daunting) challenge to the serious collector.

1047 0/ 4 9, 1904 1c Green, complete mint pane of 100 with stage IV overprint (9.D), includes numerous varieties including "Canal" in antique type at position 26 (9a), "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (9b), "E" of "Zone" faintly printed at position 68 (9.3), and more, never hinged but a few natural gum disturbances, very ne and rare as a complete sheet 100

1048 1/ 4 9a, 1904 1c Green, Stage IV, "Canal" in antique type, mint block of four (positions 25-26, 35-36), upper right stamp the variety, very ne and choice, this variety occurs only in position 26 of Stage IV, 500 issued (Scott $90) Offer

1049 1/ 4 9b, 1904 1c Green, Stage III or IV, "Zone" in antique type, mint right margin imprint block of nine (positions 38-40, 48-50, 58-60), left center stamp the variety, fresh and extremely ne, a particularly choice example of this variety which only occurred in position 48 of Stages III and IV, 1,500 issued (Scott $60) Offer

1050 2 9d, 1904 1c Green, Stage II or III, Double overprint, unused single, fresh color, some original gum adhering to interleaving, small stain spot and crease, otherwise very ne appearance, only 20 examples of this error are known, many of which have small defects, 1969 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,750) 400

Excavation of the Canal

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1051 1/ 4 9.1, 1904 1c Green, Stage I, "AL" of "Canal" spaced 2mm, mint left margin imprint block of four (positions 41-42, 51-52), upper left stamp the variety, very ne and choice, the spaced "AL" variety occurs only in position 41 of Stage I, 699 were issued (Scott $110) Offer

1052 1 9.2, 1904 1c Green, Stage I, "On" of "Zone" Dropped, mint horizontal pair (positions 86-87) with right stamp the variety, small hinge remnants, very ne and scarce, only eight examples recorded in Canal Zone Stamps, this variety is not constant and occurred toward the end of the printing of the 1c with Stage I, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $300) 75

1053 1/ 4 10, 1904 2c Rose, complete mint pane of 100 with stage II overprint (10.B), most stamps never hinged but a couple of gum creases and hinge reinforcements, very ne, a scarce and attractive pane

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1054 0 10a, 1904 2c Rose, Stage I, Inverted overprint, never hinged single (position 29), bright and fresh color and balanced margins, extremely ne, a wonderful example of this error of which only about 240 are believed to have been issued, 1989 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $225) 75

1055 1 10b, 1904 2c Rose, Stage I, "L" of "Canal" sideways, mint single, fresh and very ne, the error appears in position 68 of some sheets of Stage I, this is the only instance in all Canal Zone overprints that a letter was printed at a 90° angle, 920 examples of the error were destroyed upon discovery leaving only 21 mint and 4 used examples today, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,000) 400

1056 1/ 4 10.1, 1904 2c Rose, Stage I, "AL" of "Canal" spaced 2mm, mint left margin imprint block of four (positions 41-42, 51-52), top left stamp the variety, very ne and fresh, this error occurs only in position 41 of Stage I, 1,677 issued, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $85) Offer

1057 0/ 1/ 4 10.2, 1904 2c Rose, Stage I, "On" of "Zone" dropped, mint block of nine (positions 76-78, 86-88, 96-98), center stamp the variety, ve stamps never hinged including the variety, very ne and fresh, the dropped "On" occurs in position 83 but only in the rst few sheets printed as the mistake was quickly noticed and corrected, only 10 examples recorded, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $400) 100

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0 10.5, 1904 2c Rose, Stage II, Overprint split horizontally, Shifted to left, never hinged horizontal pair, very ne and scarce, just 90 examples of this variety issued  50

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1059 1/ 4 11, 1905 2c Rose, complete mint pane of 100 with dark carmine overprint (11.B), includes varieties such as "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (11a), "Panawa" at right at positions 24 and 29 (11.1), left "Panama" 16mm long at positions 25 and 30 (11.2), "N" with double diagonal stroke in left "Panama" at positions 23 and 28 (11.3), "P A" spaced in right "Panama" at positions 15 and 20 (11.4b), and "Panamas" 1½mm below bar at positions 91-100, couple of hinge reinforcements but majority of stamps never hinged, very ne and rare as a complete sheet 250

1060 1/ 4 11a, 1905 2c Rose, "Zone" in antique type, mint block of four (positions 37-38, 47-48) with bottom right stamp the variety, very ne and fresh example of this scarce error (Scott $175 as single) 40

1061 3 11a, 1905 2c Rose, "Zone" in antique type, used single with partial datestamp, very ne and choice, this variety occurs only in position 48 (Scott $175) 40

1062 1 11b, 1905 2c Rose, Inverted overprint, Bar at bottom, mint single, fresh and ne, a rare error, it is known that 200 were issued but only 35 copies are recorded, 2005 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $600) 150

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1063 1/ 4 11.1, 1905 2c Rose, "Panawa" at right, mint block of four (positions 14-15, 24-25) with bottom left stamp the variety, additionally bottom right stamp with left "Panama" 16mm long variety (11.2), top two stamps hinged, bottom two stamps never hinged, very ne and choice block, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate 40

1064 1/ 4 11.1, 1905 2c Rose, "Panawa" at right, mint block of four (positions 13-14, 23-24) with bottom right stamp the variety, additionally bottom left stamp with double diagonal stroke in "N" of left "Panama"  (11.3), ne and choice block, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate 40

1065 1/ 4 12, 1904 5c Blue, complete mint pane of 100 with carmine vermilion overprint from the eighth printing (12.G), includes varieties such as "Canal" in antique type at position 26 (12a), "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (12b), "N" antique in "Canal" at position 65 (12.2), "L" antique in "Canal" and "Z" antique in "Zone" at position 42 (12.4), "Z" antique in "Zone" at positions 32 and 45 (12.5), "Pamana" at left at positions 54 and 59 (12.7), "N" with double diagonal stroke in left "Panama" at positions 53 and 58 (12.20), and "Panamas" 3½mm below bar at positions 11-20 (12.23), as well as 40 stamps with the overprint split horizontally (12.27a), couple of insigni cant selvage aws and reinforced perforations, very ne and rare, a wonderful sheet demonstrating a wide array of varieties 250

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1066 1/ 4 12b, 1904 5c Blue, "Zone" in antique type, upper left stamp in mint block of four (positions 48-49, 58-59), dark carmine overprint, stage V (12.Fa), additionally position 59 with "Pamana" reading up at left (12.7) and position 58 "N" with double diagonal stroke in right "Panama" (12.20), very ne and attractive block, 1990Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $150 for 12b)

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1067 1 12c, 1906 5b Blue, "Canal Zone" double, mint single (position 100), stage I, carmine overprint, very ne and rare, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $800)

1068 3 12e, 1904 5c Blue, "Panama" inverted, bar at bottom, single (position 63) with partial datestamp, rich color, tiny tears at bottom left and top left center do nothing to detract from the appearance of this rare error of which just 13 are recorded, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,250)

1069 3 12f, 1904 5c Blue, Stage II, "Panaam" at right, used single (position 46), faint violet cancel, ne and rare, this error was corrected quickly upon discovery, reportedly just 12 examples recorded, 2002 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $850)

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1070 1/ 4 12, 1904 5c Blue, mint block of four (positions 24-25, 34-35), bright rose carmine overprint, stage III (12.Bb), position 24 with "Panawa" at right (12.10), position 25 with left "Panama" 16mm (12.9), tropicalized gum, very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate Offer

1071 1/ 4 12, 1904 5c Blue, mint block of six (positions 81-83, 91-93), carmine overprint, stage I (12.Aa), bottom three stamps with "Anama" at left (12.15), position 92 additionally with "Panam" at right (12.12), very ne and scarce

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1072 1/ 4 12, 1904 5c Blue, mint block of four (positions 83-84, 93-94), carmine overprint, stage I (12.Aa), position 93 with "Anama" at left (12.15a), position 94 with "Anama" at left and "Panam" at right (12.15b), small thins, very ne appearance  Offer

1073 1/ 4 12, 1904 5c Blue, mint right margin block of four (positions 89-90, 99-100), carmine overprint, stage I (12.Aa), position 99 with "Anama" at left and "Panam" at right (12.15b), position 100 with "Anama" at left (12.15a), ne Offer

1074 1/ 4 12.15, 1904 5c Blue, "Anama" at left, mint block of four (positions 87-88, 97-98), stage I, carmine overprint (12.Aa), bottom two stamps the variety, additionally bottom left stamp with "Panam" at right (12.12), very ne and scarce, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate

1075 1 12, 1904 5c Blue, mint vertical pair (positions 84, 94), carmine overprint, stage I (12.Aa), bottom stamp with "Anama" at left and "Panam" at right (12.15b), very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  Offer

1076 3 12.8, 1904 5c Blue, "Pamana" reading down at right, used single (position 95), dull vermilion overprint, stage II (12.C), reperforated at bottom, ne appearance, just 400 produced,  1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate with typo (Scott $180) Offer

1077 3 12.8, 1904 5c Blue, "Pamana" reading down at right, used single (position 100), dull vermilion overprint, stage II (12.C), ne and scarce (Scott $180) Offer

1078 1/ 4 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint pane of 100, dark carmine overprint, stage IV (13.Ea), varieties including "Canal" in antique type at position 26 (13a), "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (13b), and "E" of "Zone" faintly printed at position 68 (13.5), couple hinge remnants but most stamps never hinged, small tear at top, very ne and rare in a complete sheet

1079 1/ 4 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint pane of 100, dark carmine overprint, stage IV (13.Ea), varieties including "Canal" in antique type at position 26 (13a), "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (13b), and "E" of "Zone" faintly printed at position 68 (13.5), numerous hinge remnants and reinforced perforations, majority of stamps never hinged, very ne and rare in a complete sheet

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1080 1/ 4 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint block of 70 (positions 1-7/91-97), dark carmine overprint, stage IV (13.Ea), various shifted and split overprints, most stamps never hinged, very ne, a wonderful and scarce large block 250

1081 1 13a, 1904 10c Yellow, "Canal" in antique type, right stamp in a mint horizontal pair (positions 25-26), dark carmine overprint, stage IV, additionally right stamp is the two "Panamas" close together variety (13.17) and left stamp is the three "Panamas" variety (13.18), resulting from a horizontally shifted overprint, very ne and attractive (Scott $180 for 13a) 40

1082 1/ 4 13b, 1904 10c Yellow, "Zone" in antique type, lower left stamp in mint block of four (positions 38-39, 48-49), dark carmine overprint, stave IV or V, tropicalized gum, very ne and attractive,  1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $226 as singles) 40

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1083 1 13b, 1904 10c Yellow, "Zone" in antique type, left stamp in mint horizontal pair (positions 48-49), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), very ne and attractive (Scott $175) Offer

1084 1 13c, 1904 10c Yellow, "Panama" overprint double, mint single, orange red overprint, stage III, ne and attractive, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $650) 100

1085 1 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint block of four (positions 4-5, 14-15), carmine overprint, stage I (13.A), position 15 with right "Panama" 5mm below bar (13.9), very ne (Scott $150 for the variety) Offer

1086 1 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint block of four (positions 14-15, 24-25), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 24 with "Panawa" at right (13.8), position 25 with "Panama" 16mm long at left (13.6), very ne and scarce Offer

1087 1 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint right margin block of four (positions 19-20, 29-30), carmine overprint, stage I (13.A), position 20 with right "Panama" 5mm below bar (13.9), position 30 with third "A" short at top in left "Panama" (13.13), very ne (Scott $150 for the 5mm below bar variety) Offer

1088 1/ 4 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint block of four (positions 32-33, 42-43), dark carmine overprint, stage V (13.Eb), position 32 with "Z" antique in "Zone" (13.3), position 33 with broken "E" in "Zone", and position 42 with "L" antique in "Canal" (13.4), very ne and scarce, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate Offer

1089 1 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint left margin block of four (positions 41-42, 51-52), carmine overprint, stage III (13.D), position 42 "Canai Zone" variety, very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  Offer

1090 1/ 4 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint block of four (positions 85-86, 95-96), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 95 "Pamana" at right and both "Panamas" 1½mm below bar (13.7), position 96 left "Panama" touches bar and right "Panama" 1½mm below bar (13.10), tropicalized gum, otherwise very ne and scarce, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate

1091 1/ 4 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint block of four (positions 87-88, 97-98), dark carmine overprint, stage V (13. Eb), each stamp with two "Panamas" close together variety (13.17), small gum disturbances, still ne and choice, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate

1092 1/ 4 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint bottom margin block of four (positions 89-90, 99-100), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 100 "Pamana" at right and both "Panamas" 1½mm below bar (13.7), position 99 both "Panamas" 1½mm below bar (13.15), very ne and particularly fresh Offer

1093 1 13, 1904 10c Yellow, mint horizontal pair (positions 29-30), orange red overprint, stage III (13.C), position 29 with "Panawa" at right (13.8), position 30 with left "Panama" 16mm long (13.6), very ne, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175) Offer

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9-13, 1904-06 1c-10c Third Series, advanced collection with detailed plating and annotations for nearly each stamp, many overprint color varieties noted, CZSG-listed overprint varieties are too numerous to list comprehensively but we note (mostly mint): 9.3 ("E" of "Zone" faintly printed), 9.5 ("Zone" shifted to left), 11.1 ("Panawa" at right), 11.2 (left "Panama" 16mm long), 11.4 ("PA" spaced in right "Panama), 11.5 ("Panama"s 1½mm below bar), 11.6 (one "Panama" only), 11.7 (two "Panama"s close together), 11.8 (three "Panama"s), 11.9 ("Panama" split horizontally), 12a ("Canal" in antique type), 12.1 ("AL" of "Canal" spaced, also 12.17 and 12.27a), 12.2 ("N" antique in "Canal"), 12.4 ("L" antique in "Canal" and "Z" antique in "Zone"), 12.5 ("Z" antique in "Zone"), 12.7 ("Pamana" reading up at left), 12.11 (right "Panama" 5mm below bar), 12.14 ("Pan ma" at right), 12.15 ("Anama" at left), 12.18 (third "A" short in left "Panama"), 12.20 ("N" with double diagonal stroke in right "Panama"), 12.21 (third "A" shifted in right "Panama", with right "Panama" 5mm below bar), 12.24 (one "Panama" only), 12.26 (three "Panama"s), 13.1 ("AL" of "Canal" spaced, also 13.12), 13.2 ("N" antique in "Canal"), 13.5 ("E" of "Zone" faintly printed), 13.9 (right "Panama" 5mm below bar), 13.11 (defective letters in "Panama"s), 13.14 ("N" with thick left stroke in right "Panama"), 13.16 (one "Panama" only), 13.18 (three "Panama"s), and 13.19 ("Panama" split horizontally), many varieties contained in blocks, generally ne to very ne, a wonderful opportunity for the specialist that requires a close inspection

1095 1 14a, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Zone" in antique type, lower right stamp in mint block of four (positions 37-38, 47-48), carmine overprint, stage III (14.Ab), additionally position 38 misplaced entry of basic stamp (14.21) and positions 47-48 "8" in Type B (14.12), very ne and rare with just 25 examples issued of the "Zone" in antique type error, a wonderful block, 1980 APS certi cate (Scott $1,150 for 14a)

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1096 1 14b, 1094 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Canal Zone" inverted, mint single (position 45), carmine overprint, stage I (14.Aa), also with "8" in Type C (14.13), very ne, only eight of this combination can exist, 1970 APS certi cate for block of four (Scott $450 for 14b)

1097 1 14b, 1094 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Canal Zone" inverted, mint single (position 95), carmine overprint, stage I (14.Aa), also with "8" in Type C (14.13), very ne, only eight of this combination can exist (Scott $450 for 14b)

1098 1 14b, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Canal Zone" inverted, mint single, also with "8" in Type B (14.12), very ne and scarce with just 200 produced, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $450) 75

1099 1/ 4 14d, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Canal" in antique type, center stamp in mint block of nine (positions 1517, 25-27, 35-37), red brown overprint, stage V (14.Bb), other varieties include position 27 with second and third "As" defective in left "Panama" (14.7), position 25 with third "A" short at top in left "Panama" (14.9), position 27 with "N" with thick left stroke in (right) "Panama" (14.10, should be position 26 but overprint is shifted), position 35 with "8" in Type B (14.12), positions 16, 26, and 36 with one "Panama" (14.14), and positions 17, 27, and 37 with two "Panamas" close together (14.15), very ne, a spectacular block, only 10 examples of "Canal" in antique type were produced with the red brown overprint, the other varieties make this a truly interesting and scarce item, 1969 APEX certi cate (Scott $2,030 for 14d plus eight normal singles) 400

1100 1/ 4 14e, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Zone" in antique type, upper right stamp in mint block of four (positions 47-48, 57-58), red brown overprint, stage V (14.Bb), additionally position 47 with "8" in Type B (14.12), very ne, the "Zone" in antique type is rarer with red brown overprint than carmine with just 10 examples produced, a wonderful multiple, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,855 as singles) 300

1101 1/ 4 14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint left margin block of 25 (positions 21-25/61-65), carmine overprint, stage I (14.Aa), varieties including "A L" of "Canal" spaced 2mm at position 41 (14.1), second and third "As" defective in left "Panama" at position 22 (14.7), "M" tall, thin, and without serifs in left "Panama" at position 41 (14.8), third "A" short at top in left "Panama" at position 25 (14.9a), "8" in Type B at positions 35 and 41-44 (14.12), and "8" in Type C at position 51 (14.13), some perforations separated or reinforced, very ne and scarce (Scott $760 as singles) 100

The Mechanics of the Canal construction

1102 1/ 4 14, 1904 8 on 50c Bister brown, mint left margin block of four (positions 41-42, 51-52), carmine overprint, stage III (14.Ab), position 41 with "M" in left Panama tall, thin and without serifs (14.8), positions 42 and 52 with "Panama" overprint split horizontally (14.16), ne and scarce Offer

1103 1/ 4 14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint left margin block of four (positions 41-42, 51-52), carmine overprint, stage I (14.Aa), position 41 with "A L" of "Canal" spaced 2mm (14.1), this same stamp also with "M" tall, thin, and without serifs in left "Panama" variety as alway (14.8), positions 41-42 "8" in Type B (14.12), very ne and choice, only 193 of the "A L" spaced variety were produced (Scott $235 as singles) Offer

1104 1/ 4 14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint block of four (positions 89-90, 99-100), carmine overprint, stage I (14.Aa), positions 89-90 with bar at bottom (14.17), positions 99-100 with no bar (14.18), very ne, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  Offer

1105 1/ 4 14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint block of four (positions 19-20, 29-30), carmine overprint, stage III (14.Ab), position 20 with right "Panama" 5mm below bar (14.6), position 30 with third "A" short in left "Panama", very ne and scarce, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $150 for normal block of four) 40

1106 2/ 4 14.3, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "L" antique in "Canal", upper right stamp in unused block of four, red brown overprint, stage V (14.Bb), additionally positions 41-42 with "8" in Type B (14.12), very ne, the "L" antique in "Canal" variety is rare with just 10 examples produced Offer

1107 1 14.14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, One "Panama" only, mint single (position 6), red brown overprint, stage V (14.Bb), very ne example of this rare variety which resulted from a horizontally shifted overprint, copy of 1969 APEX certi cate for block of 12 Offer

1108 1 14.15, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, Two "Panamas" close together, mint single (position 7), red brown overprint, stage V (14.Bb), very ne example of this rare variety which resulted from a horizontally shifted overprint, copy of 1969 APEX certi cate for block of 12 Offer

1109 1 14.20, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, Left margin stamp with "cts" on selvedge, mint left margin strip of three (positions 1-3), red brown overprint, stage II (14.Ba), margin with red "cts" overprint resulting from horizontally shifted overprint, position 2 with "Panama" overprint split horizontally (14.16), very ne and rare with only ve examples issued Offer

1110 3/ 1/ 4 14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, collection of 21 singles and nine blocks of four (plus several pairs and strips), mostly mint, neatly and meticulously annotated with varieties and aws, every stamp identi ed by stage and position, we note CZSG-listed varieties including right "Panama" 5mm below bar (14.6), rst and second "As" small in right "Panama" (14.7), "M" tall, think, and without serifs in left "Panama" (14.8), short "A" at top in left "Panama" (14.9a), "N" with thick left stroke in right "Panama" (14.10a), "8" in Type B (14.12), "8" in Type C (14.13), overprint split horizontally (14.16a), and bar at bottom (14.17), generally ne to very ne, an extraordinary holding for the specialist in this issue (Scott $1,350 for nine normal mint blocks, not counting the singles and varieties)

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1111 1 15, 1904 50c Bister brown, mint single (position 24), very ne and fresh, just 500 copies of this stamp were produced, 1992 PSE certi cate (Scott $2,000)

1112 1 15.2a, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Panamas" 15¾mm long, mint single (position 10), also with "Panama" overprint split vertically variety (15.8b), very ne and rare combination of these two varieties, 1967 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,400)

1113 1 15.2a, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Panamas" 16mm long, mint single (position 59), also with "Panama" overprint split horizontally variety (15.8a) and misplaced entry of basic stamp (15.12), very ne and rare combination of varieties, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,400)

1114 1 15.2b, 1904 50c Bister brown, "Panamas" 15mm long, mint single (position 5), "Pa" and third "A" large in both "Panamas", very ne, just 30 examples of this variety exist, 1979 APEX certi cate (Scott $2,400)

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1115 1 15.4, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "8" in Type B, right stamp in mint horizontal pair (positions 34-35), left stamp with accented third "A" in "Panama", very ne and rare pair, just 100 examples of this stamp have "8" in Type B and only 20 can exist with any accents, 1996 APEX certi cate for block of four (Scott $4,000 as normal singles)

1116 1 15.7, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, Two "Panamas" close together, mint left margin single, additional "Panama" in margin from horizontally shifted overprint, few perforations reinforced by hinge, very ne and rare, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,000 for normal)

1117 1 15.9, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, Bar at bottom, mint single, very ne and rare, 1992 APEX certi cate (Scott $2,000 for normal) 400

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1118 1/ 4 18a, 1905 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Zone" in antique type, lower left stamp in mint block of four (positions 38-39, 48-49), position 38 with third "A" in "Panama" accented, very ne and scarce block (Scott $335 as singles) 50

1119 1 18b, 1905 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Panama" reading down and up, mint left margin single (position 51, reattached selvage), also with "P nama" variety at left (18.2), selvage reattached, very ne and scarce, just 350 produced, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $160) 40

1120 1/ 4 18, 1905 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint left margin imprint block of 12 (positions 1-2/51-52), positions 1 and 51 "Panama" reading down at left and up at right (18b), position 51 additionally with "P nama" (18.2) and two "Panamas" close together (18.4), very ne and choice (Scott $820 as singles and blocks) 100

1121 1 18.6, 1905 8c on 50c Bister brown, Bar at bottom, mint pair (positions 85-86), both with bar at bottom instead of top due to vertically shifted and angled overprint, very ne and choice, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for block of four 40

1122 1 18.8, 1905 8c on 50c Bister brown, No bar, mint vertical pair (positions 95-96), both stamps with no bar due to vertically shifted overprint, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and choice, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate 50

1123 1 19a, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Canal" in antique type, mint horizontal pair (positions 26-27) with left stamp the variety, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and scarce with just about 190 issued, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $210) 50

1124 1 19b, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Zone" in antique type, mint horizontal pair (positions 47-48) with right stamp the variety, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and scarce with just about 190 issued, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $210) 50

1125 1/ 4 19d, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Panama" reading down and up, mint block of four (positions 51-52, 61-62) with top left stamp the variety, also "P nama" at left (19.5) and misplaced entry (19.13), usual tropicalized gum, ne to very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $110)

1126 1 19d, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Panama" reading down and up, left stamp in mint left margin horizontal pair (positions 1-2),  ne (Scott $155 as singles) Offer

1127 1/ 4 19, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint left margin block of four (31-32, 41-42), position 42 "L" antique in "Canal" (19.2), position 32 "Z" antique in "Zone" (19.3), very ne and scarce block

1128 3 19.5, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "P nama" at left, used single (position 90), very ne and rare, this error occurred on only a few panes in this position  Offer

1129 3 19.10, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, bar at bottom, used single, also with two "Panamas" close together" variety (19.8), very ne, PSE certi cate no longer accompanies  Offer

1130 1 19.12, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, No bar, mint single (position 100), no bar due to vertically shifted overprint, tropicalized gum, very ne, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate Offer

1131 1 20.P, 1906 8c on 10c Orange, Surcharge essay, red "8 cts." surcharge essay on Panama 1892 10c Orange (18), tropicalized gum, very ne and rare with just ve examples recorded, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate 150

1132 1/ 4 20, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint pane of 100, includes major varieties such as "Canal" in antique type at position 26 (20a) and "Zone" in antique type at position 48 (20b), plus numerous smaller varieties, few natural inclusions, very ne (Scott $4,000 as normal blocks with no premium for varieties) 500

1133 1 20a, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Canal" in antique type, mint single (position 26), fresh and ne, scarce with just 196 produced, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $200) 50

1134 1 20b, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Zone" in antique type, mint vertical pair (positions 48, 58) with top stamp the variety, top stamp also has "Panama" overprint split (20.9a), bottom stamp with varieties including "Panama" reading up at right (20.4), double diagonal stroke in right "N" of "Panama" (20.5), two "Panama"s close together (20.8), and misplaced entry of basic stamp (20.12), ne and scarce pair, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $200 for 20b) 50

1135 1 20c, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "8 cts." omitted, mint single (position 8), bright color on fresh white paper, very ne and choice in all regards, just half of a pane was produced with the surcharge omitted resulting in 50 examples, photocopy of 1980 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for block of four (Scott $800) 150

1136 1 20e, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "cts. 8", mint single (position 78) reading "cts. 8" instead of "8 cts." due to horizontally shifted surcharge, this shift also causes the two "Panama"s close together variety (20.8), lightly tropicalized gum very ne, this is the discovery example of this error published by James Crumpacker in the Canal Zone Philatelist (Vol. 38, No. 3) and subsequently the basis for the Scott catalogue listing, we know of at least one other example from the Bates collection (Scott unpriced) 250

Track raising and shifting machine

1137 1/ 4 20, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint left margin block of six (31-32, 41-42, 51-52), position 42 "L" antique in "Canal" (20.2), position 32 "Z" antique in "Zone" (20.3), pencil notations in margin, very ne and scarce block

1138 1/ 4 20, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, mint block of four (positions 24-25, 34-35), the "8 cts." surcharge is from positions 23-24, 33-34 as the overprint was shifted horizontally, therefore the right two stamps do not exhibit the 3mm spacing between "8" and "cts." variety (20.6) as one would normally expect on the fth vertical row, very ne and rare, these stamps originate from the same pane that produced the "8 cts." double error (20d), a full explanation can be found in the Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 38, No. 3 Offer

1139 1/ 4 20.4, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Pamana" at left, upper left stamp in mint right margin block of four (positions 59-60, 69-70), very ne and scarce with 392 produced (Scott $225 as singles) Offer

1140 1 20.4, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Pamana" at left, mint horizontal pair (positions 54-55), left stamp the variety, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and scarce with just 392 issued, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  40

1141 3/ 1/ 4 18-20, 1905-06 8c on 50c Bister brown, collection of mostly mint singles, pairs, and blocks, we note varieties including long "Panamas" (18.1, 19.4), "P nama" (18.2, 19.5), two "Panamas" close together (18.4, 19.8), one "Panama" only (19.7, 20.7), "N" antique in "Canal" (19.1, 20.1), "N" with double diagonal stroke (20.9), three "Panamas" (20.14), "Zone" antique in block of four (20b), and more, generally ne to very ne, an ideal collection for the specialist and worth a close look 200

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Third Series Covers

1142 6 9d, 1904 1c Green, Double overprint, single used alongside pair of 1906 2c on 1p Lake (17a), tied by August 22, 1906 Cristobal duplexes to cover to Gore, New Zealand, few trivial creases do not detract from the appearance of this remarkable cover, one of just two examples of this error on cover, a gem of Canal Zone Philately which has not been on the market in over 25 years, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate

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Looking up Main Street in Gore, New Zealand

1143 6 9.4, 1904 1c Green, "A N" of "Canal" spaced ½mm, stage II, position 6, tied by September 18, 1905 Ancon datestamp to Preciado picture postcard ("Parque de la Catedral") to Cleveland, Ohio, very ne and rare variety on cover

1144 6 9.6, 1904 1c Green, "Zone" 11½mm long, Stage II, position 7, tied by June 28, 1905 Culebra datestamp to Kohpcke picture postcard ("Grupo de Lavenderas") to Philadelphia, card lightly toned, otherwise very ne, rare variety on cover

1145 6 10.1, 1904 2c Rose, "AL" of "Canal" spaced, tied by red March 4, 1905 Ancon handstamp to cover to Pembroke, Canada, cover with large tear and other faults including stain at bottom, still a rare example of this variety on cover

1146 6 11, 1905 2c Rose, block of four (positions 29-30, 39-40), top left stamp inverted "M" in "Panama" (11.1) and top right stamp  left "Panama" 16mm long (11.2), used alongside 1906 2c on 1p Lake (17) on registered cover to Dr. Perry in Ancon, Cristobal April 24, 1906 registry handstamp and backstamped Ancon the following day, very ne and choice, ex-Plass

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1147 6 11.5, 1905 5c Rose, "Panamas" 1½mm below bar, vermilion overprint (11.A), single from position 91 tied by February 9, 1906 Gorgona handstamp to cover, Ancon backstamps, very ne and scarce Offer

1148 6 11.7, 1905 2c Rose, Two "Panama"s close together, vermilion overprint (11.A), tied by January 6, 1906 Cristobal handstamp to cover to Birmingham, Alabama, very ne Offer

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1149 6 11.9, 1905 2c Rose, Overprint split horizontally, vermilion overprint (11.A), single tied by February 19, 1906 Ancon handstamp to Dr. Perry cover to Boston, very ne and attractive Offer

1150 6 12, 1904 5c Blue, used alongside 1907 1c Green & black (22) and 2c Red & black single and pair (23) on Perry cover to Boston, March 7, 1907 Ancon registry oval and boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal and New York, stamps and back ap small faults, very ne appearance Offer

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1151 6 12, 1904 5c Blue, dark carmine overprint (12.E, position 2) used alongside 1904 1c Green (9) and three 1906 2c on 1p Lake (17) on March 21, 1906 registered Dr. Perry cover from Ancon to Boston, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, very ne and scarce  Offer

1152 12a, 1904 5c Blue, "Canal" in antique type, dark carmine overprint, stage IV (12.Eb), horizontal pair (positions 26-27) with left stamp the variety, tied to registered cover to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, with September 7, 1906 Cristobal datestamp and boxed registry handstamp alongside, very ne and scarce example of this variety on cover

1153 6 12.1, 1904 5c Blue, Carmine overprint, Stage 1, "AL" of "Canal" spaced 2mm, vertical pair, positions 31 and 41, bottom stamp the variety (also 12.17a, "M" tall, thin, and without serifs in left "Panama"), tied by November 9, 1906 Ancon duplex, addressed to Washington, DC, with November 19 backstamp, very ne and choice, just 300 examples of this variety printed 75

1154 6 12.25, 1904 4c Blue, Dark carmine overprint, Two "Panama" close together, position 71, tied by March 21, 1906 Ancon handstamp to cover to New York City, ne and scarce

Offer

1155 6 13.B, 1904 10c Yellow, Rose brown overprint, position 39, tied by September 7, 1906 Corozal registry handstamp to cover to Philadelphia with second strike alongside, Cristobal registry label (FX-CZ1, rst day of use for this), backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Philadelphia, light soiling, still ne and rare (Scott 13d) 75

1156 6 13.C, 1904 10c Yellow, Orange red overprint, single used alongside 1904 5c Blue, Carmine vermilion overprint (12.G) and 1906 1c on 20c Violet, Accents on "A"s of Panama (16a.6) on cover to Lime Rock, Connecticut, September 28, 1906 Cristobal duplex, receiving backstamp, light stains and stapleholes, otherwise ne  Offer

1157 13.E, 1904 10c Yellow, Dark carmine overprint, position 74, tied by July 7, 1906 Ancon Station A registry oval to cover to Washington, DC, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Washington, DC, light soiling but otherwise very ne

1158 6 13b, 1904 10c Yellow, "Zone" in antique type, horizontal pair (positions 48-49) with left stamp the variety, on registered cover from Dr. Perry at Ancon to Boston, oval July 30, 1906 registered datestamp and Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Boston, stamps with stray magenta ink from registry handstamp, very ne and rare variety on cover, ex-Plass 100

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6 13, 1904 10c Yellow, horizontal pair (positions 24-25), left stamp with inverted "M" in "Panama" (13.6), right stamp with "Panama" 16mm long (13.8), tied to registered cover to Dr. Perry in Ancon, April 24, 1906 Cristobal datestamp, backstamped Ancon the following day, very ne and choice pair on cover, just 400 of each variety produced, ex-Plass 100

6 13.15, 1904 10c Yellow, "Panama"s 1 ½mm below bar, position 94, orange red overprint, used alongside 1904 1c Green strip of three (9, positions 77, 87, 97) and 1904 5c Blue (12, position 11) on Perry cover to Washington, DC, April 11, 1906 Ancon registry oval and boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Washington, light wear, ne and attractive 50

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1161

14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, carmine overprint, stage I (14.Aa), single tied by May 7, 1905 Ancon datestamp to Dr. Perry cover to Seattle, additionally franked with 1904 1c Green vertical pair (9.A, positions 20, 30), very ne and rare on cover (Scott $200) 40

14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, stage I (14.Aa, position 70), used alongside 1904 1c Green (9) and 1906 1c on 20c Violet (16a.6, accents on "Panama") on registered cover to Montpelier, Vermont, July 28, 1908 Ancon datestamp and Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, light wear just affects stamps, otherwise very ne and scarce (Scott $200) 40

1163 6 14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, stage I (14.Aa, position 46), used alongside 1906 2c on 1p Lake on June 5, 1906 registered cover from Bohio to New York City, Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, ne and scarce (Scott $200) Offer

1164 6 14, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, single with "Panama" overprint split horizontally (14.16), used alongside two 1904 1c Green (9), 1904 5c Blue (12), and 1904 10c Yellow with "M" tall, thin, and without serifs in left "Panama" (13.12), all tied to January 10, 1905 cover from Cristobal to Brattleboro, Vermont, small faults including tear between stamps, otherwise very ne and scarce franking

1165 6 14c, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, "Panama" overprint in rose brown, single used alongside Third Series 1c (9), 5c (12.E), and 10c (13.C) and Fourth Series 1c on 20c (16.2) and 2c on 1p (17) on cover to Cannstatt, Germany, stamps tied by June 2, 1906 Cristobal duplexes, June 25 German backstamp, very ne and colorful cover 50

1166 6 14.1, 1904 8c on 50c Bister brown, Spaced "A L" in "Canal", top stamp in strip of four (positions 41, 51, 61, 71), stamp also with varieties "M" tall, thin, and without serifs in left "Panama" (14.8) and "8" in Type B (14.12) as always, tied to February 24, 1905 cover from Cristobal to Bocas del Toro, Panama, slightly reduced at left, otherwise very ne, the spaced "A L" variety is rare on cover with just 193 examples produced 75

1167 6 9/17, 1904/06 Map Issues Cover Group, 22 covers and cards including 9 (4), 10 (4), 11 (3), 16 (8), and 17 (3), postmarks including Ancon, Cristobal, Culebra, Empire, La Boca, and Pedro Miguel, overprint varieties and handstamps all with detailed annotations, generally ne to very ne, an attractive and desirable group 150 (Photo =  www)

1168 6 18.2, 1905 8c on 50c Bister brown, "P nama" at left, right stamp in horizontal pair (positions 89-90), used alongside 1904 2c Rose (10.B, position 36) and 1906 2c on 1p Lake block of six (17, positions 88-90, 98100), all tied by July 20, 1906 Ancon datestamps to registered Dr. Perry cover to Birmingham, Alabama, Cristobal boxed registry and stamp, very ne and likely unique on cover, this example of the "P nama" variety is unusual as it has selvage at right which does not correspond to any of the listed positions

1169 6 19, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, position 63, tied by June 4, 1906 Cristobal handstamp to cover to New York City, very ne and fresh, an attractive example of this scarce issue on cover (Scott $275)

1170 6 19, 1906 8c on 50c Bister brown, position 29, used alongside 1906 2c on 1p Lake (17a) on October 24, 1906 registered cover to Las Cascadas, purple Bas Obispo registry handstamp, vertical crease away from stamps and light wear, just reduced at left, ne and scarce (Scott $275) 40

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6 19a, 1906 8c on 50c Bistre brown, "Canal" in antique type, horizontal pair, positions 26-27, with left stamp the variety, on July 30, 1906 registered Dr. Perry cover from Ancon to Boston,  Ancon Station A registry datestamp and boxed Cristobal handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Boston, very ne and rare example of the "Zone" antique variety on cover, ex-Plass 200

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1172 6 19b, 1906 8c on 50c Bistre brown, "Zone" in antique type, horizontal pair, positions 47-48, with right stamp the variety, on July 30, 1906 registered Dr. Perry cover from Ancon to Boston,  Ancon Station A registry datestamp and boxed Cristobal handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Boston, very ne and rare example of the "Zone" antique variety on cover, ex-Plass 200

1173 6 19.1, 1906 8c on 50c Bistre brown, "N" antique in "Canal", position 65, used alongside pair of 1906 1c on 20c Violet, Accents on "A"s of "Canal" (16.2, positions 49-50 or 99-100) on June 4, 1906 registered cover from Ancon to Montpelier, Vermont, Ancon Station A registry datestamp and boxed Cristobal handstamp , backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Montpelier, stamps slightly wrinkled from placement on cover, very ne appearance, the "N" antique variety is rare on cover 50

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1174 6 20, 1906 8c on 50c Bistre brown, position 74, used alongside 1906 2c Red & black on November 23, 1906 registered cover from Ancon to Detroit, Michigan, Ancon Station A registry datestamp and Cristobal registry label, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Detroit, light wear, still very ne and scarce 50

1175 6 20.9a, 1906 8c on 50c Bistre brown, Overprint split horizontally, position 40, used alongside 1906 2c Red & black (23) strip of three on December 14, 1906 registered cover from Ancon to Boston, Isthmian Canal Commission cornercard, Ancon Station A registry datestamp and boxed Cristobal handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Boston, light wear, ne and scarce example of this variety on cover 40

Fourth Series Stamps

In early 1906, stocks of the 1c and 2c stamps from the Third Series were exhausted. It was determined that Colombian 20c and 1p stamps would not rst be overprinted by the Republic of Panama, as was the case with the Third Series, but would instead be overprinted entirely in the Canal Zone. The obliteration of the word “Colombia”, the two “Panamas”, the words “Canal Zone”, and the surcharge (“1 ct.” or “2 cts.”) were applied in one fell swoop. For each denomination, the Scott Catalogue lists three different types. Confusingly, these types are given minor letter listings (16, 16a, and 16b, for example), despite the fact that they are not errors or varieties but instead separate printings and should be given equal weight. The number of varieties is not nearly as great as with the Third Series, due to the simpli cation of the overprinting process.

The Third and Fourth Series were in use until 1906, when the Republic of Panama adopted the gold standard (with 1 Balboa equivalent to 1 U.S. Dollar). The Third and Fourth Series were also the last Canal Zone stamps to be overprinted onto stamps of Colombia; the following issues would be overprints of stamps issued speci cally for the Republic of Panama.

1/ 4 16, 1906 1c on 20c Violet, Type a, mint pane of 100, varieties including work-up between "Z" and "O" of "Zone" at positions 12 and 62 (16.1) and at top of third "A" of left "Panama" at positions 27 and 77 (16.8), few hinge remnants and small faults to selvage and bottom right stamp, ne and scarce as a full sheet 75

1177 3 16c, 1906 1c on 20c Violet, Double surcharge, used single, very ne and extremely rare with just 10 issued, examples of this error rarely reach the market, 1971 Philatelic Foundation and 1998 APEX certi cates (Scott $2,000) 500

1178 1/ 4 16a, 1906 1c on 20c Violet, Type b, mint pane of 100, varieties including "Z O" of "Zone" widely spaced at positions 36 and 86 (16a.2), "1 ct." narrowly spaced at positions 49 and 99 (16a.3), "ct" and "." narrowly spaced at positions 41 and 91 (16a.4), and at top of third "A" of left "Panama" at positions 32 and 82 (16a.7), few hinge remnants and small faults to selvage and bottom right stamp, ne and scarce as a full sheet

1179 1/ 4 16a.1, 1906 1c on 20c Violet, Type B, "1 ct." 1mm above bottom bar, mint block of four (positions 64-65, 74-75), very ne and rare, a wonderful multiple 50

1180 4 16b, 1906 1c on 10c Violet, Type c, mint pane of 100, varieties including "C A" of "Canal" widely spaced and "1" of "1 ct." dropped at position 50 (16b.1),  "Canal" 13¼ mm long and 1 ct. properly aligned at position 100 (16b.4), "1 ct." narrowly spaced at positions 1 and 51 (16b.5), "1 ct." narrowly spaced and "N" inverted in left "Panama" at positions 2 and 52 (16b.6), work-up after "1" of "1 ct." at position 78 (16b.7), "P A" of right "Panama" widely spaced at position 49 (16b.9), and third "A" of left "Panama" is inverted "V" at positions 7 and 57 (16b.10), interleaving attached, ne and scarce as a full sheet 75

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1183 1/ 4 17b, 1906 2c on 1p Lake, Type f, mint pane of 100, small faults mostly con ned to margins, few hinge reinforcements, still very ne and rare in a full sheet (Scott $2,250 as blocks)

1184 3/ 0/ 1/ 4

16-17, 1906 1c on 20c Violet and 2c on 1p Lake, Fourth Series, wonderful collection of mostly mint stamps, meticulously identi ed with a huge assortment of different varieties, we note (just the CZSGlisted varieties): 16.1 (work-up between "Z" and "O" of "Zone"), 16.2 (accent on "A" of "Panama"), 16.4 (one bar at bottom, none at top), 16.6 (two bars at bottom, none at top), 16a.2 ("ZO" of "Zone" widely spaced), 16a.3 ("1 ct." narrowly spaced), 16a.4 ("ct" and "." narrowly spaced), 16a.5 (dot in "Z" of "Zone"), 16a.6 (accent on "A" of "Panama"), 16b.1 ("CA" of "Canal" widely spaced), 16b.2 ("ZO" of "Zone" spaced), 16b.4 ("Canal" 13¼ mm long and "1 ct." properly aligned), 16b.5 ("1 ct." narrowly spaced), 16b.6 ("1 ct." narrowly spaced, "N" inverted in left "Panama"), 16b.7 (work-up after "1" of "1 ct."), 16b.8 (accent on "A" of "Panama"), 16b.9 ("PA" of right "Panama" widely spaced), 16b.10 (third "A" of left "Panama" is inverted "V"), 16b.16 (two bars at top, one at bottom), 16b.17 (two bars at bottom, one at top), 16b.18 (work-up before "1" of "1 ct."), 17.1 (work-up between "Z" and "O" of "Zone"), 17.2 (work-up between "N" and second "A" of "Canal"), 17.3 (work-up before right "Panama"), 17.4 (accents on "A" of "Panama"), 17a.2 ("ZO" of "Zone" widely spaced), 17a.4 (accents on "A" of "Panama"), 17a.5 ( rst "A" dropped in left "Panama"), 17a.6 ("PA" dropped in right "Panama"), 17a.7 (last "A" raised in right "Panama"), 17a.9 (one bar at top, none at bottom), 17a.10 (two bars at top, none at bottom), 17b.2 ("ZO" of "Zone" widely spaced), 17b.3 ("2 cts." narrowly spaced), 17b.4 ("2 cts." narrowly spaced, "N" inverted in left "Panama"), 17b.6 (accent on "A" of "Panama"), and 17b.14 (dot in "N" and "Z" of "Zone"), many multiples including blocks of four and larger, generally ne to very ne, certainly one of the most detailed collections of the issue to have reached the market in some time, an ideal opportunity for the specialist 300 (Photo =  www)

Fifth Series Stamps

The Fifth Series stamps bear “Canal Zone” overprints on stamps produced by the Hamilton Bank Note Company. The rst printing of 2c stamps in October 1906 featured an overprint reading up; all subsequent printings would have the overprint instead reading down. The stamps were printed on both hard and soft paper, and two different settings of the overprint have the words spaced 7¼mm and 6¾mm apart.

Various shades can be found for many of the values in the set; most striking is the 5c value, which comes in a range of shades of blue and ultramarine. Additionally, a large number of errors occur on the Fifth Series, ranging from double overprints, omitted overprints, imperforate between pairs, and more. The shades and errors, combined with the relatively long period of production, make this an ideal issue to specialize in along with its successors.

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1186

1185 1 22a, 1907 1c Green & black, horizontal pair, imperforate between, mint horizontal pair, extremely ne and attractive, a remarkable example of this error of which just 50 were issued, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,100) 250

1186 3 22a, 1907 1c Green & black, Horizontal pair, Imperforate between, used pair, fresh color and wellcentered, minor scuf ng on face of left stamp, otherwise very ne and rare, just 50 pairs issued, 2010 PSAG certi cate (Scott $1,100) 250

1188 1 22c, 1907 1c Green & black, Vertical pair, Imperforate horizontally, vertical strip of three, imperforate horizontally except at bottom, large part original gum, light crease at center and staining on reverse of bottom stamp, very ne and attractive, originally 20 error pairs were created when one pane was produced missing the top ve rows of perforations, but apparently most of these were used as only three mint pairs with top selvage and two strips of three with perforations at bottom are known, ex-Plass, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,250 for pair)

1187 1 22b, 1907 1c Green and black, vertical pair, imperforate between, mint vertical pair with 7¼mm spacing, trivial toning at right center, otherwise very ne and rare with just 20 pairs issued, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,000)

Cut at Bas Obispo

1189 1 22e.II, 1907 1c Green & black, double overprint, mint single with 6¾mm spacing, very ne, only 200 were produced with this spacing, 1996 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $275) 50

1190 1 22.2a, 1907 1c Green & black, imperforate bottom margin, mint bottom margin single, 7¼mm spacing on soft paper, certi cate mentions small vertical crease at top which is wholly insigni cant, extremely ne appearance, just 10 examples of this variety produced on soft paper, 1998 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  50

1191 1 22.2a, 1907 1c Green & black, Imperforate bottom margin, soft paper, mint bottom margin single, very ne and choice, a rare error with only 10 produced 75

1192 1 22.3a, 1907 1c Green & black, Imperforate top margin, soft paper, mint vertical pair with partial imprint, very ne and rare, just 10 examples of this stamp produced on soft paper 50

1193 1 22.3b, 1907 1c Green & black, Imperforate top margin, hard paper, mint top margin block of four, very ne and rare with just 10 examples of this stamp issued on hard paper, ex-Plass, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate 100

1194 1 23a, 1906 2c Red & black, Horizontal pair, imperforate between, mint horizontal pair with top margin, very ne and choice, just 20 pairs were issued, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,000) 400

1195 1 23b, 1906 2c Red & black, Vertical pair, one without overprint, mint pair with the overprint omitted on the top stamp, very ne and attractive example of this rare error, only 10 pairs were issued (Scott $2,500) 500

1196 23c, 1906 2c Red & black, Double overprint, mint single, light horizontal crease, very ne appearance, just one pane of 100 issued, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $600)

1197 3 23c, 1906 2c Red & black, Double overprint, used single with partial Balboa datestamp, extremely ne and fresh, just 100 produced, 2005 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $700)

1198 1 23d, 1906 2c Red & black, Double overprint, one diagonal, mint single with both overprints complete, tropicalized gum, otherwise very ne and choice, this error originates from part of just one pane,  1992

Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $800)

1199 1 23d, 1906 2c Red & black, Double overprint, one diagonal, mint single with diagonal overprint split, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and choice, this error occurred on only a part of one pane,  1993

Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $800)

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1200 1/ 4 24, 1906 5c Ultramarine & black, mint bottom left margin block of 15 with partial imprint, positions 81 and 91 with double transfer resulting in a doubling of the vignette, very ne and fresh (Scott $84.50 as blocks and singles) Offer

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1201 1 24c.I, 1906 5c Dark blue & black, double overprint, mint single with 7¼mm spacing, very ne, just 100 were issued with this spacing, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500) 75 1202 1 24c.II, 1906 5c Dark blue & black, Double overprint, 6¾mm spacing, mint single, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and rare with just 100 issued with this spacing, 1998 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500) 100

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1204 1 25a, 1906 8c Purple & black, Horizontal pair, imperforate between and at left margin, mint pair with imprint at left, lightly tropicalized gum and trivial diagonal crease affecting selvage and left stamp, ne and scarce with just 40 pairs possible and 34 known to have survived,  1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,600)

1205 1 26.1, 1906 10c Violet & black, Imperforate bottom margin, mint single, tropicalized gum, very ne and scarce with just 20 produced, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate

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21-26, 1906-07 2c-10c Fifth Series, wonderful mint and used collection including a wide variety of CZSGlisted shades, varieties including (mostly mint): 21.1 (6¾mm spacing, single and in block), 21.2 (strong offset on gum), 22.5 in block ("Ana" for "Canal"), 22.6 in block ("One" for "Zone"), 22.7 in block ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), 22.9 in pair (work-up [bar] after "Zone), 23.2a and 23.2b (dark purple overprints), 23.5 in block ("Can l" for "Canal"), 23.6 in block ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), 23.7 (strong offset on gum), 23.9 (recut frame lines), 24.2 (imperforate bottom margin), 24.3 in block ("Can l" for "Canal"), 24.4 in block ("Cana" for "Canal"), 24.5 in pair ("Zone" weakly printed), 24.6 ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), 24.7 (recut frame lines), 25.2 (extra row of vertical perforations through middle of stamp), 25.4 ("CA" of "Canal" spaced), and 26.3 ("Zo e" for "Zone"), plus a large number of unlisted minor overprint varieties, generally ne to very ne, a wonderful and comprehensive group

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1/ 4 25, 1906 8c Purple & black, mint top margin imprint block of 40 (positions 3-10/43-50), position 18 with 6¾mm spacing (25.3) with the rest of the block the 7¼mm spacing (25.A), several other minor varieties noted, very ne (Scott $1,040 as blocks and singles) 100

Fifth Series Covers

1207 6 21-26, 1906-07 1c-10c Fifth Series, legal-sized cover prepared by Coveleski on December 17, 1913 at Paraiso and franked with 15 stamps, shades including 1c light green, dark green, and blue green (probably a changeling), 2c orange red, scarlet, and carmine lake, 5c light blue, light ultramarine, blue, and dull blue, 8c reddish purple and purple, and 10c violet, additionally 2c overprint reading up (21) and 2c overprint reading down with dark purple overprint (23.2), very ne and extremely eye-catching, this cover provides a perfect study of the shades of the fth series, ex-Plass

1208 6 22.6, 1907 1c Green & black, "One" for "Zone", single tied by Cristobal Railway Mail Service datestamp to picture postcard to Washington, DC, depicting the Cristobal Crane and sunken French machinery, card faulty at top left, otherwise ne example of this attractive variety on card Offer

1209 6 22.8, 1907 1c Green & black, Second "A" of "Canal" dropped, tied by February 28, 1908 Gatun duplex to picture postcard to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, depicting Bolivar Street in Colon, light age spots, very ne, rare variety on cover Offer

1210 6 23, 1906 2c Red & black, single used alongside Panama 1906 2½c Red orange (188) on United States 1904 2c Carmine entire, tied by January 24, 1907 Ancon duplexes, addressed to Ann Arbor, Michigan, light edge wear, although philatelic a very ne and attractive "three country" franking, illustrated in the Canal Zone Philatelist (Vol. 12, No. 3), ex-Plass Offer

1211 6 23, 1906 2c Red & black, 6¾mm spacing (23.B), overprint split vertically with "L" of "Canal" at top, tied by Ancon duplex to June 14, 1909 cover to Memphis, Tennessee, slightly reduced at left, very ne and scarce variety  Offer

1212 6 23a, 1906 2c Red & black, imperforate between, horizontal pair used alongside pair of 1906 2c Red & black with overprint reading up (21), normal 1906 2c Red & black (23), and 1909 2c Vermilion & black (27), all tied by Ancon cancels to locally-addressed November 9, 1909 registered cover, left stamp of the error pair with small scuff, cover with vertical lefold and slightly reduced at left, the only example of this error on cover and one of the great rarities of the Canal Zone, an exhibit-quality item which has been missing from very nearly every collection, 2005 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,000 for used) 1000

Some of the Wards at Ancon Hospital

1213 6 24.1c, 1907 5c Blue & black, single with 7¼mm spacing on soft paper, tied by March 3, 1908 duplex to cover to Zurich, Switzerland, stamp small internal fault, otherwise ne and attractive Offer

1214 6 25, 1906 8c Purple & black, single with 7¼mm spacing, used alongside 1906 5c Ultramarine & black (24.1a) on cover to London, both stamps tied by March 15, 1907 Cristobal duplex, backstamped London April 4, very ne

1215 6 25, 1906 8c Purple & black, 7¼mm spacing (25.A), used alongside 1906 2c Red & black (23.A) on July 6, 1908 registered cover from Cristobal to Providence, Rhode Island, Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, Schanzenbecher backstamp, very ne Offer

1216 6 25, 1906 8c Purple & black, used alongside 1906 5c Ultramarine & black (24) and 1909 2c Vermilion & black (32) on reverse of February 15, 1910 registered cover from Bas Obispo to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp, ne cover to a rare destination 40

1217 6 25.1, 1906 8c Reddish purple & black, single with 7¼mm spacing, used alongside 1906 5c Ultramarine & black (24.1a) on cover to London, both stamps tied by August 5, 1907 Empire registry datestamp, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp and New York exchange label, backstamped Cristobal and New York, very ne 40

1218 6 26, 1906 10c Violet & black, single on legal-sized registered cover from Cristobal to Providence, Rhode Island, June 5, 1908 Cristobal registry datestamp and boxed handstamp, light wear, ne and scarce (Scott $100) 50

1219 6 26, 1906 10c Violet & black, single on November 16, 1907 registered cover from Gatun to New York City, Gatun registry datestamp and Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal and New York, very ne and attractive (Scott $100) 50

1220 6 26, 1906 10c Violet & black, used alongside 1906 5c Ultramarine & black (24) on registered cover from Pedro Miguel to Boston, handstamped Postmaster Bliss cornercard, stamps tied by August 26, 1907 handstamp with double oval registry alongside, boxed Cristobal registry handstamp , backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Boston, bit of rust from a paperclip at top, otherwise very ne and attractive 40

1221 6 22-24, 1906-07 1c-5c Fifth Series, group of 12 covers including six with 24, destinations including England, Guatemala, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and pair on registered cover to Boston, generally ne to very ne, interesting selection 40

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Sixth Series Stamps and Covers

In 1909, the Hamilton Bank Note Company stamps were replaced by a new series produced in a markedly similar style by the American Bank Note Company. Using the same overprint as the Fifth Series, these were to be the last stamps overprinted in the Canal Zone itself (not counting later emergency overprints). The only signi cant variety in the whole series occurred in position 50, where the „C“ and „A“ of „Canal“ are widely spaced. The omitted overprints on the 2c value (in both horizontal and vertical pairs) rank among the rarest errors in the entirety of Canal Zone philately.

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1222 1 27a, 1909 2c Vermilion & black, Horizontal pair, One without overprint, pair with right stamp the error, small part original gum, very ne, one pane of the 2c received the overprint at a slight angle causing some stamps from the sheet to be omitted, only four horizontal pairs of this error are known making it one of the rarest of all Canal Zone issues, signed H. F. Coleman and 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,500)

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1223 1 27b, 1909 2c Vermilion & black, Vertical pair, One without overprint, mint pair with bottom stamp the error, usual tropicalized gum, very ne, one pane of the 2c received the overprint at a slight angle causing some stamps from the sheet to be omitted, only three vertical pairs of this error are known making it one of the rarest of all Canal Zone issues, signed H. F. Coleman in the selvage (Scott $3,250) 500

American Bank Note Company

1224 1 30a, 1909 10c Violet & black, Horizontal pair, One without overprint, horizontal pair with right stamp the error, trace of original gum, ne, one pane of the 10c received the overprint at a slight angle resulting in this error, although there are traces of three letters at left they are well away from the design and this is the unique example of the error (another copy previously thought to exist was proven to be a forged overprint), one of the great rarities of Canal Zone philately, ex-Plass, signed H.F. Coleman and 1969 APEX and 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cates (Scott $3,000)

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1225 3/ 1 27-30, 1909 2c-10c American Bank Note Sixth Series, complete mint set plus varieties including 2c "CA" of "Canal" spaced (27.2), 2c with two horizontal dashes before "Canal" (27.4a), and 10c "CA" of "Canal" spaced (30.1), generally ne to very ne and useful 50

1226 6 30, 1909 10c Violet & black, used alongside 1909 2c Vermilion & black (27) on November 6, 1909 registered cover to Cleveland, Ohio, Corozal datestamp and Cristobal boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York City, and Cleveland, ne and scarce franking Offer

1227 6 27-30, 1909 2c-10c Sixth Series, group of seven covers including 28 on cover to Boston (with 24), 29 on cover to Ancon (with 23), and 30 on registered cover to Boston, generally ne to very ne, an attractive group 50

General view of the Gatun Locks construction site

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Seventh Series Stamps

The Seven Series consists of ve different varieties of overprint used between 1909 and 1921: Type I (1909-10), Type II (1912-16), Type III (1915-21), Type IV (1918-20), and Type V (192021). All except for the Type III overprint were applied by the American Bank Note Company on that company’s then-current stamps for the Republic of Panama.

The Type III overprint, also known as the “Mount Hope” overprint, was applied by the Panama Canal Press in Mount Hope in order to prevent a shortage of stamps should new stocks not arrive from New York City in time. Only the 1c, 2c, and 5c received this overprint. When New York printings were available, the Mount Hope overprints were withheld, and they were only ever released in quantities to cover the shortfall (leading to their scarcity today).

1228 1 31c, 1909 1c Dark green & black, Handmade booklet pane of six, horizontal mint pane with tab at left, position G, very ne and choice, ex-Helme, 2007 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500) 100

1229 1/ 4 31c, 1912 1c Dark green and black, booklet pane of six, mint horizontal pane, tab with stitch holes at right (position H), lightly tropicalized gum, includes original interleaving, very ne,  1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500) 75

1230 1/ 4 31c, 1912 1c Dark green and black, Booklet pane of six, mint vertical pane with tab at bottom (position L), very ne and fresh, 2007 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500) 75

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1231 0/ 4 31c.2b, 1912 1c Dark green & black, Complete stitched booklet with four panes, lemon cover stock, extremely ne and rare with just a few surviving examples, a great Canal Zone rarity (Scott $2,000 as panes)

1232 1 32a, 1909 2c Vermilion & black, Vertical pair, Imperforate horizontally, mint pair, top stamp lightly hinged and pressed out horizontal crease in the bottom stamp, very ne appearance,  Canal Zone Stamps reports only about 30 pairs, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,000)

1233 1/ 4 32c, 1911 2c Vermilion & black, Booklet pane of six, vertical pane, staple holes in tab at top (position E), very ne and choice (Scott $800)

1234 1/ 4 32c, 1911 2c Vermilion & black, Booklet pane of six, mint vertical pane (position L) with stitch holes in bottom tab, very ne and choice, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $800)

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1235 0/ 4 32c.6, 1911 2c Vermilion & black, Complete booklet, four panes of six stitched into booklet with cover printed as a 1c booklet, position E, very ne and rare with just six examples known,  1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $3,200 as four panes which greatly undervalues this remarkable rarity)

1236 1 33a, 1909 5c Deep blue & black, Double overprint, mint bottom sheet margin single, very ne and choice, just 200 issued, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $375) 75

1237 1 34a, 1910 8c Violet & black, vertical pair, one without overprint mint top margin pair, fresh and very ne, rare with just 10 copies produced from one pane (Scott $1,750)

Members of the Isthmian Canal Commission

1238 1 38.A, 1913 1c Green & black, 8½mm spacing, mint left margin strip of four, ne and scarce, this strip proves the existence of the 8½mm spacing as a separate printing Offer

1239 1 38a, 1913 1c Green and black, Vertical pair, one without overprint, mint top margin vertical pair, very ne and rare with only 10 examples of this error occurring from a single pane (Scott $1,750) 300

1240 0/ 4 38b.S, 1913 1c Green & black, Specimen booklet pane of six, never hinged pane, control punch as always, without pencil notation on reverse as this pane was not part of the 1990 Christie‘s auction, very ne, supposedly just four examples exist, in any case an extremely rare item, 1993 APS certi cate 300

1241 1/ 4 38b, 1913 1c Green & black, Booklet pane of six, mint pane with original covers and interleaving, very ne (Scott $575) 75

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1242 1 38c, 1913 1c Green and black, Handmade booklet pane of six, mint pane (position D), lightly hinged, very ne and attractive, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,000) 150

1243 1 39a, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, Horizontal pair, Right stamp without overprint, mint right margin horizontal strip of three with right stamp the error, fresh color, usual tropicalized gum, very ne and rare, only 20 examples of this error were issued, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,250) 250

1244 1 39b, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, Horizontal pair, Left stamp without overprint, horizontal strip of 10 with left stamp the error, partial extra "Canal" in right selvage, bright color and wonderful centering, extremely ne, accompanied by photocopy of a 1915 letter from H.F. Colman offering the block of 80 from which this strip originated (Scott $1,500) 250

Gatun locks looking toward Atlantic entrance of canal

1245 1/ 4 39c, 1913 2c Vermilion & black, Machine-made booklet pane of six, mint pane with tab and original interleaving, very ne and choice (Scott $550) 100

1246 1 39d, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, Inverted overprint reading down, mint single, somewhat oxidized, still ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $200) Offer

1247 1 39e, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, Inverted center, Inverted overprint reading down, mint single from a booklet pane, fresh color, very ne and choice, 1977 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $600) 150

1248 1 39e, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, inverted center, overprint reading down, mint single, fresh and extremely ne, a wonderful example of this scarce error (Scott $600) 100

1249 1/ 4 39g.A, 1913 2c Vermilion & black, Handmade booklet pane of six, 8½mm spacing, mint horizontal pane with tab at left, includes original interleaving, very ne and rare, the 8½mm spacing booklet panes come from the early printings and comprise only about 20% of the issue (all later panes had 9¼mm spacing), additionally just four horizontal panes were produced for every 10 vertical panes, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $900 for normal 39g) 250

1250 1/ 4 39g.A, 1913 2c Vermilion & black, Handmade booklet pane of six, 8½mm spacing, mint vertical pane with tab at bottom, includes original interleaving, very ne and rare, the 8½mm spacing booklet panes come from the early printings and comprise only about 20% of the issue (all later panes had 9¼mm spacing), 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $900 for normal 39g) 200

1251 3 39.3a, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, 7¾mm spacing, used single (position 67), originating from a sheet used to print booklet panes, scissor-cut perforations at right, otherwise a very ne example of this rare variety, illustrated and described in the Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 32, No. 3 Offer

1252 3 40a, 1912 5c Deep blue and black, With Cordoba portrait of 2c, used single with partial Ancon datestamp, light horizontal crease only shows from reverse, two tiny thin spots, ne for this rare issue, just nine examples recorded, this is the only case of an Canal Zone error in which the components and designs of two separate and distinct stamps have been combined in error, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $12,500) 3000

1253 6 46.A, 1915 1c Green & black, First printing, mint single rich color and balanced margins, very ne and attractive, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175)

1254 3 46.B, 1921 1c Light green & black, Second printing, used single with partial Balboa Heights datestamp, near-perfect centering, extremely ne and choice, the second printing is scarcer than the rst, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $150)

1255 1 46a, 1921 1c Light green & black, Inverted overprint reading down, mint right margin single, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and attractive, just 200 of this error issued (all from the second printing), 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $375)

1256 1 46b, 1921 1c Light green & black, Double overprint, mint single, two overprints dramatically separated, usual tropicalized gum, very ne and choice, just 385 examples of this error issued (Scott $225)

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1257 1 46b, 1921 1c Light green & black, Double overprint, mint right margin single, double overprint not separated but clearly visible, lightly tropicalized gum, fresh and ne, scarce with just 385 copies of this error issued, 1994 PSE certi cate (Scott $225)

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1258 1 46b, 1921 1c Light green & black, Double overprint, mint single, bright color and wonderful centering, double overprint not separated (described on certi cate as "very slightly doubled), tropicalized gum, very ne and scarce with just 385 copies of this error issued, 1999 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $225) Offer

1259 1 46b.1, 1921 1c Light green & black, Double overprint, One split, mint single, one complete overprint and one complete "Zone" with a trace of "Canal", lightly tropicalized gum, very ne, it is estimated that only about 30 examples of this variety exist, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $225 for normal double overprint) 50

1260 1/ 4 46.2, 1915 1c Green & black, "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal", mint block of four with left two stamps the variety (positions 8 and 18), top right stamp trivial stray ink in the margin, fresh and ne, this variety only occurred in these two positions in the rst printing, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $775 for normal block of four) 150

1261 1 46.3, 1921 1c Light green & black, Overprint split vertically, Shifted down, vertical pair showing the overprint dramatically shifted and split across both stamps, tropicalized gum with some interleaving still adhering, ne and scarce, approximately 135 issued, 1997 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for block of four 40

1262 1 47, 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black, mint single balanced margins, barest trace of oxidation, still very ne, one of the scarcest regularly-issued Canal Zone stamps in mint condition, 1992 APEX certi cate (Scott $2,750) 600

1263 1 48.A, 1915 5c Deep blue & black, First printing, mint single, rich color, ne and fresh, photocopy of 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $425) 100

1264 3/ 1 48, 1915 5c Deep blue and black, mint and used single from the rst printing, used stamp with "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" variety (48.2), ne to very ne (Scott $555) 75

1265 3 48, 1915 5c Deep blue and black, used single from the second printing, very ne and fresh, 1986 APEX certi cate (Scott $130) Offer

1266 3 48.1, 1920 5c Deep blue & black, "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal", single with light machine cancel, well-centered and choice, very ne, this variety is found in many positions (including 3 and 17) of the second printing, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $130 for normal) Offer

1267 0 52a, 1918 1c Green & black, Overprint reading down, never hinged single, very ne and attractive, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175) Offer

1268 1 52a, 1918 1c Green & black, Overprint reading down, mint right margin single, slightly disturbed gum, ne, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175) Offer

The USS Mississippi tranisiting through the Panama Canal

1269 1/ 4 52b, 1918 1c Green & black, Booklet pane of six, mint pane with original covers and interleaving, slightly disturbed gum, very ne, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $600) 100

1270 1 53a, 1918 2c Vermilion & black, Overprint reading down, mint upper left corner margin single with partial imprint at top, ne and fresh example of this inverted overprint, 1997 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for strip of ve (Scott $150) Offer

1271 1 53b, 1918 2c Vermilion & black, horizontal pair, right stamp without overprint, mint right margin pair, couple trivial separated perforates, ne and scarce with just 20 examples produced (Scott $2,000) 250

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1/ 4 53c.SC, 1918 2c Vermilion & black, Booklet pane of 6, Red "Specimen", pane from sheet D (position 27-28, 35-36, 43-44), specimen punch and pencil notations on gum, very ne and rare with just 48 panes produced 100

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1274 1 53.1f, 1918 2c Vermilion & black, 9¾ mm spacing, mint single (position 94), slightly disturbed gum, ne and fresh example of this spacing variety, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate Offer

1275 1 53.2, 1918 2c Vermilion & black, "Zone" in left selvage, mint left margin single, very ne, just 20 produced, this variety occurred in two panes where the overprint was shifted left resulting in "Canal Zone" omitted from the righthand column (53b) 50

1 53c, 1918 2c Vermilion & black, Booklet pane of six, mint pane, slightly disturbed gum, ne and fresh, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,050)

1276 1 54, 1920 5c Deep blue and black, mint block of four (positions 49-50, 59-60), position 59 with "Canai" variety, position 60 with "L" of "Canal" almost missing, tropicalized gum, very ne appearance (Scott $825) 100

1277 0 54, 1920 5c Deep blue and black, never hinged single, bright and fresh, very ne (Scott $150) Offer

1278 0 55a, 1921 1c Light green & black, Overprint reading down, never hinged single, vivid color and choice centering, very ne and choice example of this inverted overprint, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for block of four (Scott $300)

1279 1 55a.2c, 1921 1c Light green & black, Inverted overprint, 9¼mm spacing, mint single, fresh and very ne, a rare spacing variety of this error (Scott $300 for normal 55a)

1280 1 55b, 1921 1c Light green & black, horizontal pair, left stamp without overprint, mint right margin pair, bright color, very ne and rare with only 10 issued from a single pane (Scott $1,750) 250

1281 1 55c, 1921 1c Light green & black, Horizontal pair, left stamp without overprint, mint upper left corner margin pair, vertical crease entirely in the left selvedge, very ne and rare positional piece, just 21 pairs issued, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,100) 200

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1282 1 55d, 1921 1c Light green & black, "Zone" only, mint left margin horizontal pair with left stamp the error, vertical crease and some perforation strengthening between the stamps, partial "Canal" in selvage, very ne appearance, one of the rarest Canal Zone errors with a mere ve examples recorded, the omission of the word "Canal" was caused by a fold-over, ex-Plass, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $4,000) 600

1283 2/ 4 55e, 1921 1c Light green & black, Booklet pane of six, unused pane adhered to interleaving, also includes partial pane of three in original covers, pencil notation on front cover only, very ne appearance, a scarce pane particularly in a partial booklet such as this (Scott $2,250 for mint)

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The Isthmian Canal Commission Club House

1284 1 55f, 1921 1c Light green & black, "Canal" double, mint right margin strip of ve with right stamp the error, the extra "Zone" overprint visible in selvage, ne and attractive, just 10 issued, this error was caused by a leftward shift of the overprint on the uncut sheet of 200, ex-Plass, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certi cate as 55c (Scott $1,750) 250

1285 1 55.1, 1921 1c Light green & black, horizontal perforations nearly through middle of stamp, mint block of four, very ne and scarce with just a single pane of 100 produced

1286 1 56a, 1920 2c Orange vermillion & black, double overprint, mint bottom margin single, very ne and choice, just one pane of 100 produced (Scott $500) 75

1287 1 56a, 1920 2c Orange vermillion & black, double overprint, mint right margin single, broken "L" in "Canal" variety, slightly oxidized, otherwise very ne, just 100 examples of this error produced,  2000 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for verticle pair (Scott $500) 75

1288 1 56b, 1920 2c Orange vermillion and black, double overprint, one reading down, mint single, bright and fresh, ne and scarce with just one pane of 100 produced, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $600) 100

1289 1 56c, 1920 2c Orange vermillion and black, Horizontal pair, right stamp without overprint, mint right margin pair, slightly disturbed gum and barest trace of oxidation, ne and rare, just 11 examples of this error were produced with 10 of those coming from a shifted overprint that omitted the entire righthand column of one pane, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,400)

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1290 1 56d, 1920 2c Orange vermillion and black, Horizontal pair, left stamp without overprint, mint left margin horizontal pair, vivid color, very ne and fresh, just 20 examples of this error were produced, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,000)

1291 1 56f, 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black, "Zone" double, mint pair with left stamp the error, partial selvage showing additional "Canal", lightly tropicalized gum, ne and attractive, only 30 examples of this error were produced and of those only 10 show the additional partial overprint at left, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $900)

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1292 1/ 4 56g.S, 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black, Booklet pane of 6, Red "Specimen", two panes from the lower left corner of sheet B (positions 49-52, 57-60, 65-68), imperforate margin between, punch hole and pencil notation on gum as always, few trivial separated perforations, very ne and rare with just 48 panes produced, ex-American Bank Note Company

1293 1/ 4 56g, 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black, Booklet pane of six, mint pane with tab, usual lightly tropicalized gum, very ne and scarce (Scott $900)

1294 56g.2, 1920 2c Orange vermillion & black, Booklet pane of six, complete unexploded booklet of two panes, red plate number F6569 on front cover, bottom right stamp of top pane re-attached and torn, back cover broken apart, otherwise ne and extremely rare with just a few surviving examples of this booklet, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  (Scott $1,800 for individual panes does not adequately portray the rarity of a complete booklet)

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sprawling collection of singles, pairs, and blocks, mix of mint and used throughout, we note CZSG-listed varieties including 1c Type I "Zone Canal" due to freak perforations (31.1a), "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (31.2), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (31.3), 9¼mm spacing (31.4c), 10½mm spacing (31.4d), 2c Type I Orange vermilion & black (32.1), Aniline ink (32.2), 9mm spacing (32.3a), 9¼mm spacing (32.3b), 9½mm spacing (32.3c), 10m spacing (32.3d), 8¾mm spacing (32.3e), 5c Type I "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (33.1), 8¾mm spacing (33.2b), 8c Type I 8¾mm spacing (34.1), 10c Type I mint pair, 1c Type II Bluish white paper (38.1), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (38.2), 8¾mm spacing (38.3b), 9mm spacing (38.3c), 9¼mm spacing (38.3d), 9½mm spacing (38.3e), 2c Type II Orange vermilion & black (39.1), Bluish white paper (39.2), 7¾mm spacing (39.3a), 9mm spacing (39.3d), 9½mm spacing (39.3e), rst "A" of "Canal" raised (39.4a), 5c Type II 8¾mm spacing (40.1a), 9mm spacing (40.1b), 9¼mm spacing (40.1c), 10c Type II mint, 1c Type IV 8¾mm spacing (52.1c), 9¾mm spacing (52.1d), 2c Type IV 8¼mm spacing (53.1b), 10mm spacing (53.1d), 8¾mm spacing (53.1e), 9¾mm spacing (53.1f), 5c Type IV 9¾mm spacing (54.1), 1c Type V 9¼mm spacing (55.2c), "E" of "Zone" dropped (55.3), 2c Type V "E" of "Zone" dropped (56.2), "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (56.6), and 5c Type V "E" of "Zone" dropped (57.4), plus a huge number of minor varieties that are too extensive to list here, generally ne to very ne, a wonderful collection which is the culmination of decades of work and would be nearly impossible to replicate 500

1295 1 56h, 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black, "Canal" double, mint right margin single, small hinge remnant, fresh and ne, just 20 examples of this error recorded, ex-"Eagle", 1978 APEX certi cate (Scott $800)

1296 1 57b, 1921 5c Deep blue and black, Horizontal pair, left stamp without overprint, mint left margin horizontal strip of four, left stamp the error, very ne for the issue, just 10 examples of this error were produced, a wonderful rarity, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,000)

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Seventh Series Covers

1298 6 35, 1909 10c Violet & black, vertical pair on July 7, 1910 registered cover to Dr. Perry in Ancon, Isthmian Canal Commission cornercard, Cristobal mute oval (K-2) and registry handstamp (Rg-7), backstamped Ancon, couple creases away from stamps, ne and scarce Offer

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1300 6 38a, 1913 1c Green & black, vertical pair, top stamp without overprint, vertical pair with 9¼ mm spacing (38.B), tied by April 20, 1918 Balboa duplex to Coveleski cover to Ancon, clean and fresh, slightly reduced at left, otherwise very ne, only 10 examples of this error were produced with just one other cover known, an extraordinary rarity (Scott $2,250) 400

1301 6 38.5, 1913 1c Green & black, Bottom margin stamp with "Canal Zone" on margin, vertical pair with "Canal Zone" overprint in bottom margin, tied by indistinct January 7, 1919 duplexes to locally-addressed Coveleski cover, very ne and unique on cover, this error was taken from the bottom row of the sheet that had the overprint omitted on the top row (38a) and as such only 10 examples exist

1302 6 39e, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, Inverted center, Inverted overprint reading down, single used alongside normal 1912 2c Vermilion & black (39) and 1915 10c Orange & black (45) on March 5, 1916 registered cover from Ancon to Detroit, Michigan, backstamped Ancon and Cristobal, very ne and extremely rare

1303 6 46.B, 1921 1c Light green & black, horizontal pair from the second printing tied by April 10, 1922 machine cancel to cover to Ferrars H. Tows in New York City, very ne and rare, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500 for 1915 printing pair on cover)

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1304 6 46a, 1921 1c Light green & black, Inverted overprint reading down, horizontal pair from the second printing (46.B) tied by July 12, 1923 duplex to locally-addressed cover, gum-soaked perforation tips and cover reduced at left, otherwise ne, only 200 examples of this error were produced with this being the only recorded example on cover, an extraordinary Canal Zone showpiece, the Scott catalogue does not price this error used 400

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1305 6 46.1, 1921 1c Light green & black, "Canal" 10¾mm long, single from the second printing tied by April 19, 1921 Ancon duplex to postcard to San Francisco, printed banking form, very ne and scarce, exHelme, 1969 APEX certi cate Offer

1306 6 47, 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black, single tied by November 17, 1920 Cristobal machine cancel to cover to Andover, Massachusetts, ne and scarce (Scott $350) 75

1307 6 Seventh Series Covers Group, 59 covers and cards spanning Scott 31/56, we note better such as four covers with 5c Type I (33) including registered to England, two covers with 8c Type I (34), four covers with 5c Type II (40), two registered covers with 10c Type II (41), and three covers with 5c Type IV (54, faulty), several scarce spacing varieties noted, a wonderful collection for the specialist, close review recommended  250 (Photo =  www)

Panorama of Balboa

Eighth Series Stamps and Covers

The Eighth Series consists of just two stamps, both “Canal Zone” overprints on the map issue of the Republic of Panama. The rst, a 10c surcharge on a 13c stamp, has an interesting story: the 13c map stamp was originally created by Panama when the registry fee from the Canal Zone was 8c. 13c would therefore pay the 5c international postage plus registry. By the time the stamps were produced, however, the registry fee was increased to 10c and the 13c stamps were no longer needed. They were later surcharged 10c and issued in January 1911. Panama later produced a 10c stamp in the map type, which was likewise overprinted (but not surcharged) for use in the Canal Zone. These two stamps, the 13c and 10c map design, are the only two basic Panama stamps that were never issued in Panama but only overprinted for use in the Canal Zone.

1308 1 36a, 1911 10c on 13c Gray, "10 its." inverted, mint single, fresh and well-centered, tropicalized gum, very ne and choice, one one pane of 100 of this error was produced, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $325)

1309 1 36b, 1911 10c on 13 Gray, "10 Cts." omitted, mint single, tropicalized gum, very ne and scarce with just one pane of 100 produced, 1989 PSE certi cate (Scott $300)

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1310 6st 37.1c, 1914 10c Gray, "Zone" only due to freak perforations, singled tied to small piece by "Ancon C.Z. Jan 22 1916" duplex, freak perforations omitting "Canal" overprint and leaving large right margin, very ne, this variety was announced in 1968 (Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 4, No. 3) Offer

1311 3 37.2, 1914 10c Gray, "Ca Zone", used single, dramatic overprint variety missing the entirety of "Nal" of "Canal", trivial short perforation and tiny tear at upper left mentioned for the strictest accuracy, very ne appearance, the unique listing copy of this variety which has not been offered in over 25 years

1312 3/ 1 36-37, 1911-14 10c Gray, Eight Series Collection, 11 items including 36.2 (13¾mm spacing) and 36.3 (14¼mm spacing) used, 37.1 mint strip of three with bottom stamp "Zone Canal" from wildly misplaced perforations, and 37.3 (14¼mm spacing) mint, generally ne to very ne, an attractive group

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1313 6 37, 1914 10c Gray, used alongside Seventh Series 1c and 5c (38.A, 40.B) on November 28, 1914 registered cover to Boston, purple "Passed Free From Duty" customs handstamp, backstamped Cristobal,  New York, and Boston, small faults, ne and scarce Offer

1314 6 37, 1914 10c Gray, used alongside 1913 1c Green & black, 1912 2c Vermilion & black, and 1912 5c Deep blue & black (38-40) on July 17, 1915 registered cover from Cristobal to Chiasso, Switzerland, very ne and colorful cover properly paying double rate postage plus registry, ex-Helme

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1315 6 37, 1914 10c Gray, used alongside 1912 2c Vermilion & black (39) on September 27, 1915 registered cover from Balboa to New York City, illustrated printed address for the Courrier des États-Unis newspaper, backstamped Balboa, Cristobal, and New York, very ne and attractive Offer

1316 6 37.1a, 1914 10c Gray, "Zone Canal" due to freak perforations, used alongside 1912 2c Vermilion & black (39) on March 4, 1916 locally-addressed registered cover from Ancon, light toning, otherwise ne and scarce

1317 6 36-37, 1911 10c Eighth Series, two covers, rst with 36 used alongside pair of 32 on registered cover to New York City, second with 37 used alongside 39 on registered cover to Canada, small faults, ne and scarce Offer (Photo =  www)

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Ninth Series Stamps and Covers

The Ninth Series, issued over the course of 1915 to 1920, are larger than any other stamps issued for the Canal Zone until that time. The four low values, initially issued in 1915, were produced to celebrate the 1915 Panama National Exposition. Although the subsequent designs were issued at later dates, they are nevertheless generally considered to be part of the same series.

The high production value of these stamps by the American Bank Note Company means that errors are essentially nonexistent, save for minor spacing varieties in the overprint.

1318 1 58, 1920 50c Orange & black, mint single, fresh and very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $250) 50

1319 1 59.1, 1920 1b Dark violet & black, 10mm spacing, mint single, ne and choice example of this spacing variety, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175 for normal spacing) 50

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59.2, 1920 1b Dark violet & black, 9mm spacing, mint single, slightly tropicalized gum, ne and attractive, the discovery copy of this spacing variety, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175 for normal spacing) 50

1321 Ninth Series (1915-20) Varieties Collection, detailed collection includes the normal set mint (less the 50c), in addition to 42.1 (10mm spacing), 43.1 (vermilion & black), 43.3 (10mm spacing), 43.4 (9mm spacing), 44.1 (10mm spacing), 45.1 (10mm spacing), 45.2 (9mm spacing), 49.1 (11mm spacing), 49.2 (11½mm spacing), 49.3 (raised „Cana“),  50.1 (11mm spacing), 50.2 (11½mm spacing), 51.1 (11mm spacing), 51.2 (11½mm spacing), 58.1 (9¼mm spacing), 58.2 (9¾mm spacing), 59.3 (9¼mm spacing), and 59.4 (9¾mm spacing), mix of mint and used but most higher values used, an extraordinary selection of this issue 200 (Photo =  www)

Gatun locks looking towards the Atlantic entrance of the canal

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1322 6 44, 1915 5c Blue & black, two singles used alongside 1912 2c Vermilion & black (39) on reverse of April 26, 1915 registered Montgomery Ward cover from Ancon to Chicago, Ancon and Cristobal registry handstamps, New Orleans transit and Chicago arrival datestamps, light wear, still very ne and quite attractive Offer

1323 6 45, 1915 10c Orange & black, single used alongside 1915 2c Carmine & black (43, upper left sheet margin) on registered cover to Spring eld, Massachusetts, tied by April 23, 1915 Cristobal machine cancel, Postmaster Bliss handstamped cornercard, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Spring eld, very ne and attractive Offer

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1324 6 50, 1917 15c Bright blue & black, single on February 26, 1918 registered cover from Ancon to J.M. Bartels in New York City, backstamped Ancon and New York, very ne and scarce (Scott $135)

Offer

1325 6 59, 1920 1b Dark violet & black, single on February 11, 1921 registered cover from Balboa Heights to Saginaw, Michigan, boxed registry handstamp and backstamped Balboa Heights, Cristobal, and New Orleans, very ne and choice single franking of this dif cult high denomination, 2008 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,000) 150

1326 6 42-43, 49, 1915-17 1c-2c, 12c Ninth Series, seven covers including 42 on cover to Chile and postcard to New York, 43 on locally-addressed cover, and 49 on three covers to the United States, generally ne to very ne 40 (Photo =  www)

Tenth Series Stamps and Covers

In 1921, the Republic of Panama planned a set of commemorative stamps to celebrate the centenary of independence of Panama from Spain. The Canal Zone was invited to participate through the production of overprinted stamps for use in the Zone. Booklets, postal cards, and stationery envelopes were also produced as part of this series. Instructions from the Director of Posts ordered postmasters to exhaust stocks of the Centenary Issue stamps before any previous issues were again sold to customers.

The 2c, 5c, and 10c values all exist with the overprint inverted, while other errors include the word „Canal“ doubled on the 1c and 2c and the entire overprint doubled on the 2c.

By early 1924 stocks of the 1c were depleted, and since it was not known when the new Coat of Arms series would be ready a small supply of 1c stamps were locally overprinted at Mount Hope in the Canal Zone. This overprint can easily be identi ed by its larger type.

1328 61a, 1921 2c Carmine, Inverted overprint reading down, mint top margin single, bright color, very ne, a wonderful example of this error, 1997 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for block of four (Scott $200) 75

1329 1 61b, 1921 2c Carmine, Double overprint, mint single, fresh and ne, this error comes from parts of two separate panes, one with the overprints close together and the other with the overprints separated (as here), signed Bartels and 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $900) 200

1330 1 61d, 1921 2c Carmine, "Canal" double, mint horizontal pair with right stamp the error, bright and fresh, tropicalized gum, very ne and rare, this error occurred only in the tenth column of the left pane of one sheet, resulting in just 10 examples of the error, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,900) 400

1331 1/ 4 62E, 1921 5c Blue, Type V overprint, includes single and block of four with overprint in both red and black, very ne and interesting, these were formerly believed to be forgeries but may be genuine essays and as such are being offered as-is

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1332 1 63a.1a, 1921 10c Violet, Inverted overprint reading down, 8½mm spacing, mint single, tropicalized gum, ne and scarce spacing variety of this error, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $90 for normal spacing) Offer

1333 0 66.2, 1921 50c Black, "E" of "Zone" dropped, never hinged single, bold color, very ne and attractive example of this variety, 1992 PSE certi cate does not mention dropped "E" (Scott $145 for normal)

1334 6 60-66, 1921 1c-50c Tenth Series, complete set of seven on registered cover to Baltimore, Maryland, tied by March 8, 1922 Ancon handstamps, Ancon, New Orleans, and Baltimore backstamps, very ne and quite scarce

1335 1 67, 1924 1c Green, Mount Hope printing, mint single, fresh and very ne, as this stamp was not generally recognized as a separate issue at the time relatively few mint examples were saved, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500) 100

1336 1 67a, 1924 1c Green, Mount Hope printing, "Zone Canal" reading down, mint single, ne and fresh, just 80 examples of this error were issued (another 10 stamps include "Canal" in the right margin), 1988

Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $800) 150

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1337 1 67b, 1924 1c Green, Mount Hope printing, "Zone" only reading down, mint upper left margin single, bright and fresh, usual lightly tropicalized gum, ne and rare with just 10 examples of this error originating from a single pane, 1984 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,900)

60-66, 1921 1c-50c Tenth Series), meticulously annotated collection includes the normal set mint in addition to 60.1a (9¼mm spacing), 60.1b (9¾mm spacing), 61.1b (9¼mm spacing), 61.1d (9¾mm spacing), 62.1a (9¾mm spacing), 62.2 (dropped "E"),  62a (inverted overprint), 62a.1b (inverted overprint, 10½mm spacing), 63.1a (8½mm spacing), 63.1b (8¾mm spacing), 63.1c (9¼mm spacing), 63.2 (dropped "E"), 63a (inverted overprint), 64.1a (8½mm spacing), 64.1b (8¾mm spacing), 64.1c (9¼mm spacing), 64.2 (dropped "E"), 65.1a (8½mm spacing), 65.1b (8¾mm spacing), 65.1c (9¼mm spacing), 66.1a (8½mm spacing), 66.1b (8¾mm spacing), and 66.1c (9¼mm spacing), plus some booklet pane single spacing varieties and a few more minute spacings not listed in the checklist, mix of mint and used but most of the high values mint, an extraordinary collection which would be nearly impossible to duplicate, view scans to fully appreciate

1339 6 63, 1921 10c Violet, used alongside 1920 2c Orange vermilion & black (56) on cover to Detroit, Michigan, April 5, 1923 Fort Clayton registered datestamp and boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Fort Clayton, Cristobal, and Detroit, very ne  Offer

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1340 6 64, 1921 15c Light blue, tied by grid to February 12, 1924 registered cover from Ancon to San Francisco, boxed registry handstamp, backstamped Ancon, Cristobal, San Pedro, and San Francisco, very ne and quite scarce

1341 6 67, 1924 1c Green, Mount Hope printing, tied by April 2, 1924 Ancon machine cancel to picture postcard to Hartford, Connecticut, showing the U.S.S. New Hampshire in the Culebra Cut, very ne and choice, this stamp is much better centered than the vast majority of the issue (Scott $350)

1342 6 67, 1924 1c Green, Mount Hope printing, horizontal pair tied by April 5, 1924 Ancon machine cancel to picture postcard to Grif thstown, Wales, showing the S.S. Cristobal in the Gate Locks, message describing the locks, ne and rare use of this stamp on an international postcard (Scott $350 for single on postcard and $750 for pair on cover)

1343 6 60-63, 1921 1c-10c Tenth Series, ve covers including 62 on covers to France and Italy and 63 on cover to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, generally very ne

Eleventh Series Stamps and Covers

In 1923, the Republic of Panama ordered a new set of de nitive stamps from the American Bank Note Company depicting the Coat of Arms of Panama. All designs from 1c to 1 Balboa were overprinted for use in the Canal Zone, although the decision to use United States stamps overprinted for the Canal Zone on July 1, 1924 meant that only the 1c and 2c were ever actually issued to the public.

600 sets of the 5c to 1b were sent to Panama for distribution to the UPU in Switzerland; shortly thereafter, these sets began to make their way onto the philatelic market. These essays are not just attractive, but also quite rare and desirable. The only major variety on the issue is a dropped “E” in the word “Zone”, which appears on all values.

1344 6/ 3/ 1 68-69, 1924 1c-2c Eleventh Series, group of 16 stamps and two covers, includes (mint unless otherwise noted): 1c "E" of "Zone" dropped (68.1), 8mm spacing (68.2a), 8¼mm spacing (68.2b), and 8½mm spacing (68.2c, used ); 2c carmine rose (69.1), "E" of "Zone" dropped (69.2), 7½mm spacing (69.3a, used), 7¾mm spacing (69.3b), 8mm spacing (69.3c), and 8½mm spacing (69.3d, used), plus 2c single on cover and block of four on cover, generally ne to very ne and attractive

1345 4 69.AS-69.GS, 1924 5c-$1 Eleventh Series, unissued set of seven in blocks of four with "Specimen" overprint and control punch, very ne and choice (Scott $1,260 as singles) 150

1346 1 69.A-69.G, 1924 5c-$1 Eleventh series, mint unissued set of seven denominations, very ne and scarce (Scott $2,450) 300

1347 1 69.A.1-69.G.1, 1924 5c-$1 Eleventh series, "E" of "Zone" dropped, mint unissued set of seven denominations, very ne

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and rare set of this overprint variety (Scott $2,450 for normal)

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Overprints on United States Stamps

Although the abrogation of the Taft Agreement in 1924 is much too complex a topic to explore in depth here, the fundamental outcome was that the Canal Zone began using overprinted United States stamps in the Zone for the rst time since 1904. At the time the de nitive stamps of the United States were the Fourth Bureau Issues, which had been introduced in 1922. Values ranging from ½c to $1 were overprinted for the Canal Zone.

There are two distinct varieties of the overprint: the initial Type I (the so-called “Flat A”), and beginning in 1925 the Type II (the so-called “Sharp A”). Beginning in late 1926 the basic United States stamps used were printed on a rotary press, although the overprint remained Type II.

Given the relatively long lifespan of these stamps and the large quantities produced, a number of errors were produced. These include completely inverted “Canal Zone” overprints, just the word “Zone” inverted, shifted overprints resulting in a “Zone Canal” overprint, and many other interesting varieties.

1924 1c Deep green, mint lower left pane of 100, position 30 "Zone" inverted (71b) and position 34 8¾mm spacing (71.2a), hinge remnants in selvage only, stamps never hinged, very ne and choice (Scott $350 for 71b) 75

1349 2 71a, 1924 1c Deep green, Inverted overprint, unused single with traces of original gum, small thin spot and lightly tropicalized, still ne appearance, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500)

1350 1 71b, 1924 1c Deep green, "Zone" inverted, mint block of four (positions 19-20, 29-30) with bottom right stamp the error, very ne and choice, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $350)

1351 1 71d, 1942 1c Deep green, "Zone Canal", mint single, very ne and scarce with just 180 produced (all from the second printing), 2005 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $400)

1352 1/ 4 71e, 1924 1c Deep green, Booklet pane of six, eight mint panes, both printings represented, includes positions A, H, I, J, and K, very ne group (Scott $640)

1353 0/ 4 71e.3, 1924 1c Deep Green, Complete booklet, with four panes, second printing, position L, very ne and scarce (Scott $320 as panes)

1354 1/ 4 73a 1924 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane (position A), rst printing, bright and fresh, also includes style E cover on pink stock, very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175) Offer

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1355 1/ 4 73a, 1924 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane (position A), rst printing, overprints in right column slightly shifted up, very ne (Scott $175) Offer

1356 1/ 4 73a, 1924 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane (position A), second printing, very ne (Scott $175) Offer

1357 0/ 4 73a, 1924 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, never hinged pane (position B), rst printing, very ne, a scarce position (Scott $175)  Offer

1358 1 73a, 1924 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane (position I), rst printing, very ne and fresh (Scott $175) Offer

1359 1/ 4 73a, 1924 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane (position J), second printing, very ne and fresh, a rare position with just three or four known (Scott $175) Offer

1360 1/ 4 73a.B 1924 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane (position H), second printing, lightly tropicalized gum, very ne, a scarce position with only three or four known (Scott $175) Offer

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1361 6 80, 1924 50c Lilac, single tied by November 13, 1924 machine cancel to locally-addressed cover, very ne and choice solo use (Scott $500)

1362 0 80.2, 1924 50c Lilac, "Canal Zone" appreciably above others in horizontal row, never hinged horizontal pair, rst printing (80.A), left "Canal Zone" appreciably higher, very ne, very ne,  1998 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $300 as singles)

1363 1 84.1a, 1926 2c Carmine, 8¾mm spacing, mint strip of three with overprint misaligned causing spacing variety in the middle stamp, very ne and interesting

1364 1/ 4 84d, 1926 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane (position A), very ne and choice, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $175) Offer

1365 1/ 4 84d, 1926 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane, position I, very ne (Scott $175) Offer

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1366 1/ 4 84d, 1926 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane, position J, very ne (Scott $175) Offer

1367 0/ 4 84d, 1926 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane, position K, very ne (Scott $175) Offer

1368 0/ 4 84d.1, 1926 2c Carmine, Complete booklet, with two panes, position A, very ne (Scott $350) 75

1369 1 84b, 1926 2c Carmine, "Zone Canal", mint single, very ne and fresh, scarce with just just 180 produced, 2000 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $425) 60

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1370 1/ 4 85, 1925 3c Violet, mint left plate number 16402 block of six, upper left stamp the "Canal" in wrong font variety (85.1), very ne (Scott $165) Offer

1371 1 85a, 1925 3c Violet, "Zone Zone", mint vertical pair, top stamp the error, ne and fresh, this error occurred in position 18 of the lower right pane and was recognized almost immediately, of the 500 produced 400 were destroyed, given that a few were sold in the normal course of business only about 90 examples are estimated to survive, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $550)

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1372 1/ 4 85.1, 1925 3c Violet, "Canal" wrong font, upper left stamp in mint left plate number 16474 block of six, pre-printing tear in selvage caused freak margin perforations, blue pencil mark in margin, very ne (Scott $125 for "Canal" in wrong font, $165 for plate block of six) Offer

1373 1 86.2, 1926 5c Dark blue, "Zone" wrong font, mint single (position 82), very ne and choice (Scott $250)

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1374 3 85.2, 1925 3c Violet, "Zone" wrong font, used single, attractively centered and very ne, a scarce used stamp (Scott $125) Offer

1375 0 86a, 1926 5c Dark blue, "Zone Zone", never hinged vertical pair, top stamp the error, bright and fresh, very ne and choice, this error occurred in position 18 of the lower right pane as was the case with the 3c, according to BEP records all examples of this error were destroyed once it was discovered but approximately 15 examples are known to have survived (several theories are presented in  Canal Zone Stamps), 1994 PSE certi cate (Scott $1,000)

250

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1376 1 86b, 1926 5c Dark blue, "Canal" inverted, mint horizontal pair with left stamp the error, ne and scarce, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $950) 200

1377 1 86b, 1926 5c Dark blue, "Canal" inverted, mint horizontal pair with left stamp the error, very ne and attractive (Scott $950) 150

1378 1 86c, 1926 5c Dark blue, Inverted overprint, mint right margin single, bright and fresh, very ne, only one pane of 100 received the inverted overprint with just 80 of those stamps this error (along with 10 pairs of 86g), 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500)

1379 1 86c.1, 1926 5c Dark blue, Inverted overprint, Split horizontally, mint single, ne and fresh, only one pane of 100 received the inverted overprint with just 80 of those stamps this error (along with 10 pairs of 86g), many of which are split horizontally, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $500 for 86c)

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1380 1 86e.1, 1926 5c Dark blue, "Zone Canal" split horizontally, mint horizontal pair, left stamp with "Zone Canal" split horizontally and right stamp with overprint split both vertically and horizontally, very ne and attractive, 1992 Philatelic Foundation certi cate  100

1381 1 86f, 1926 5c Dark blue, "Zone" only, mint vertical pair with bottom stamp the "Zone" only error, top stamp "Zone Canal" (86e), very ne and fresh, just 10 issued (and only 90 of the "Zone Canal"), a rare and attractive pair, 1966 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,350 as singles)

1382 1 86g, 1926 5c Dark blue, Vertical pair, one without overprint, other with inverted overprint, mint vertical pair, very ne and fresh, only 10 produced, a wonderful example of this rarity, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $2,000)

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1383 1 86h, 1926 5c Dark blue, "Canal" only, mint block of 18 (positions 1-6, 11-16, 21-26), second printing (86.B), overprint shifted down and at an angle resulting in positions 1-3 with "Canal" only, positions 1112 and 21-22 with "Zone Canal" (86e), and the balance of stamps with overprint split vertically (86.5a), couple trivial perforation separations, very ne, an extraordinary block which is the largest multiple of the "Canal" only stamp and perfectly illustrates how these errors occurred, 1976 APEX certi cate (Scott $7,400 as singles) 1000

1384 3 86.5a, 1926 5c Dark blue, Overprint split vertically, used single with "Zone" at center and parts of "Canal" at top and bottom, very ne and scarce, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate 50

1385 1 87.2, 1925 10c Orange, "Zone" wrong font, mint single, bright and fresh, scarce (Scott $325) 50

1386 1 90.1, 1925 15c Gray, "Canal" wrong font, mint single, bold color, ne and fresh (Scott $175) Offer

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1387 1 91.1a, 1926 17c Black, "Z" of "Zone" under second "A" of "Canal", mint single with "Canal" shifted dramatically to the left (position 4 of lower left pane), very ne, about 25 exist

1388 1 91a, 1926 17c Black, "Zone" only, mint bottom margin single, fresh and very ne, a choice example of this rare stamp, only 40 examples of this error exist (all from the bottom horizontal row of the pane), 1994 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,000) 200

1389 91b, 1926 17c Black, "Canal" only, mint top margin single, bright and fresh, tiny natural paper inclusion affects just one perforation, ne and rare with just 11 examples of this error recorded, many examples of this shifted overprint show a trace of "Zone" at top or bottom with the legitimate error being much rarer, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,900) 400

1390 1 91c, 1926 17c Black, "Zone Canal", mint single, fresh and ne, scarce with just 450 issued, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $275)

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1391 1 93.2, 1925 30c Olive brown, "Zone" wrong font, mint horizontal pair with right stamp the variety, very ne and choice (Scott $275) 50

1392 1 95.1, 1926 $1 Violet brown, "Canal" wrong font, mint left margin single, very ne, this variety occurs only once on position 51 U of the $1 stamp, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $300) 75

1393 3 95.2, 1926 $1 Violet brown, "Zone" wrong font, used single, ne, this variety occurs only once on position 82 U of the $1 stamp, 1993 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $275) 75

1394 3 96.3a, 1926 2c Carmine rose, 4.5mm spacing, used single with wavy line machine cancel, ne, the discovery copy of this spacing variety, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certi cate does not mention spacing Offer

1395 1/ 4 97b, 1926 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane, position A, very ne (Scott $500) 100

1396 1/ 4 97b.1a, 1926 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane, position A, left middle stamp with 9½mm spacing, very ne (Scott $500) 100

1397 0/ 4 97b.2, 1926 2c Carmine, Complete booklet, two panes of six, upper right stamps on each pane with 10mm spacing (97b.1b), very ne and choice (Scott $1,000 as two panes) 200

1398 1/ 4 101a, 1927 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, mint pane, position A, very ne (Scott $200) Offer

1399 0/ 4 101a.2, 1927 2c Carmine, Complete booklet, two panes, position A, very ne and scarce (Scott $400 as panes) 75

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1400 0/ 4 101a.3, 1927 2c Carmine, Complete booklet, four panes, position A, very ne and rare (Scott $800 as panes)

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Canal Zone 1924/28 Overprints Collection, includes the complete mint sets (Type A and B) sorted by printing, plus numerous minor varieties including CZSG-listed (almost all mint) Type A ½c Olive brown 7¾mm spacing (70.1b), 8mm spacing (70.1c), 8½mm spacing (70.1e), 8¾mm spacing (70.1f), 9mm spacing (70.1g), 9½mm spacing (70.1h), 10mm spacing (70.1i), "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (70.2), work-up below "Zone" (70.2), work-up above "Canal" (70.4), 1c Deep green 8¾mm spacing (71.1a), 9mm spacing (71.1b), 10mm spacing (71.1c), "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (71.4a), 1½c Yellow brown brown (72.1), 7¾mm spacing (72.2b), 8mm spacing (72.2c), 8½mm spacing (72.2e), 8¾mm spacing (72.2f), 9mm spacing (72.2g), 9½mm spacing (72.2h), "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (72.3), 2c Carmine "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (73.1), 8½mm spacing (73.2a), 9mm spacing (73.2c), 5c Dark blue 8½mm spacing (74.2a), 9mm spacing (74.2c), 12c Brown violet 8½mm spacing (76.2a), 9mm spacing (76.2b), 14c Dark blue 7¾mm spacing (77.1b), 8mm spacing (77.1c), 8½mm spacing (77.1e), 9mm spacing (77.1g), 15c Gray 8½mm spacing (78.1), 30c Olive brown 8½mm spacing (79.1a), 9mm spacing (79.1b), 50c Lilac "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (80.1a), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (80.1b), $1 Violet brown  9½mm spacing (81.1a), Type B 2c Carmine 10½mm spacing (84.1d), 11¼mm spacing (84.1e), 11¾mm spacing (84.1f), 3c Violet overprint split horizontally (85.4), 5c Dark blue overprint split horizontally (86.5b), 10c Orange 9¾mm spacing (87.4a), 12c Brown violet 8¾mm spacing (88.3a), 15c Gray 8½mm spacing (90.4a), 17c Black "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (91.1b), 8¾mm spacing (91.2b), 9¼mm spacing (91.2c), 9½mm spacing (91.2d), 9¾mm spacing (91.2e), 10mm spacing (91.2f), "Canai Zone" (91.3a), overprint split vertically (91.4), horizontal work-up (91.5a), 20c Carmine rose "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (92.1a), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (92.1b), 8½mm spacing (92.2a), 8¾mm spacing (92.2b), "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (92.3), and 30c Olive brown "Z" of "Zone" under "C" of "Canal" (93.3a), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (93.3b), overprint split vertically (93.4), and 8¾mm spacing (93.5), plus many broken letters and other printing aws neatly identi ed, generally very ne, an extraordinary collection which would be nearly-impossible to replicate 750

1403 6 70/104, 1924/41 United States Overprints Cover Collection, approximately 70 covers and cards franked with United States stamps overprinted for use in the Canal Zone, better issues including 75-79, 88, 92, and 104, meticulously annotated with many overprint varieties noted, generally ne to very ne, a wonderful collection for further expansion

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

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Permanent Series Stamps and Covers

In 1928, the Canal Zone Postal Service issued its rst two postage stamps of distinctive Canal Zone design: a 1c stamp depicting William C. Gorgas (head of the Panama Canal Zone Sanitation Commission) and a 2c stamp depicting General George Washington Goethals (engineer and rst Governor of Panama Canal Zone). Over the following decades, the Canal Zone would continue to release both de nitive and commemorative stamps until the Canal Zone Postal Service ceased operations on September 30, 1979.

The Canal Zone’s de nitive and commemorative stamps were produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC, giving them a similar aesthetic to many stamps being produced for the United States and Philippines during this same period. The large printing gures to satisfy the demands of collectors, combined with the relative lack of major errors, means that nearly all stamps produced during this period are easily attainable.

However, this period also gave rise to the most recognizable error in all of Canal Zone philately. A 4c stamp was produced to celebrate the opening of the Thatcher Ferry bridge and was designed with a silver bridge printed onto the underlying stamp. Only a single pane of 50 with the bridge omitted reached the public’s hands.

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1404 0/ 1/ 4 106a, 1928 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, includes ve mint panes from positions A, B, I, K, and L (rare), as well as three complete booklets of two panes (106a.1, positions A, J, and K), plus complete booklet of four panes (106a.2, position A), few traces of rust from staple holes, otherwise very ne and choice group 50

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1405 0/ 4 115c, 1933 3c Deep violet, Booklet pane of six, never hinged horizontal pane of six with tab at left, plate number 20959, very ne, 2004 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $110 for hinged) Offer 1406 1/ 4 115c, 1933 3c Deep violet, Booklet pane of six, mint horizontal pane with tab at left, diagonal crease in lower left two stamps, otherwise very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $80) Offer

1407 1/ 4 115c, 1933 3c Deep violet, Booklet pane of six, mint horizontal pane with tab at left, plate number 20932, very ne, 2004 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $110)

115c.1, 1933 3c Deep violet, Handmade booklet pane of six, complete booklet of two panes with interleaving, tab at left, very ne and choice, ex-Joyce (Scott $160 as two panes)

1409 115c.1, 1933 3c Deep violet, Handmade booklet pane of six, complete booklet of two panes with interleaving, tabs at left, very ne and choice, ex-Joyce (Scott $160 as two panes)

1410 0 115c.1, 1933 3c Deep violet, Handmade booklet pane of six, complete booklet of two panes with interleaving, tabs at left, plate numbers 20932 and 20933, trace of cover creasing, very ne and choice, especially desirable with plate numbers (Scott $160 as two panes)

1411 0/ 1/ 4 117a, 1934 3c Red violet, Booklet pane of six, 10 mint panes including positions A, B, H, J, and L, four from position D with plate numbers 132718, 132719, 132720, and 132721, additionally complete booklet of two panes (117a.2b, positions J and K), generally ne to very ne

1412 6 117a, 1934 3c Red violet, Booklet pane of six, complete booklet with tab (position H), tied by Balboa rollers with April 21, 1942 handstamp alongside to cover to New York City, censor tape at left, very ne and rare

0 117b, 1934 Red violet, Booklet pane of 6, Handmade, never hinged pane, vertical format, tab at bottom, very ne and particularly choice, 2001 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $160)

1413 0/ 4 117b.1, 1934 3c Red violet, Complete booklet, handmade panes two panes, horizontal format with tab at left, very ne, ex-Joyce (Scott $320 as panes) 50

1414 0 117b.1, 1934 3c Red violet, Complete booklet, handmade panes, two panes, horizontal format with tab at right, panes inverted with relation to cover, very ne (Scott $320 as panes)

1415 0/ 4 117b.1, 1934 3c Red violet, Complete booklet, handmade panes, two panes, horizontal format with tab at left, back cover inverted (printing on inside), very ne (Scott $320 as two panes) 40

1416 0 117b.1, 1934 3c Red violet, Complete booklet, handmade panes, two panes, vertical format with tab at bottom, each with plate number 129223, very ne and scarce thus (Scott $320 as normal panes) 50

1417 1/ 4 119, 1939 1½c Bister brown, third printing, mint lower left plate number 22077 block of four, very ne, the unique discovery copy, see Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 41, No. 1 Offer

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0 157a, 1962 4c Black and silver, Bridge omitted, never hinged single (position 37), extremely ne, just a single pane of 50 was produced, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate, (Scott $8,000) 2000

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Canal Zone Regular Issues Collection 1926/78, sprawling collection complete for Scott major listings 96165, 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 ne, 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 300

1420 6 106a, 1928 2c Carmine, Booklet pane of six, complete pane with tab used alongside 1934 3c Red violet pair (117) on December 6, 1938 registered cover to McHenry, Maryland, stamps tied by Balboa Heights ovals, backstamped Balboa Heights, Cristobal, Philadelphia, and McHenry, very ne and scarce Offer

1421 6 105/65, 1928/78 Canal Zone Cover Group, 184 covers and cards arranged chronologically in two binders, each with detailed annotations regarding the stamps and postmarks, a fair number of rst days or other commemorative covers but many postally-used as well (both philatelic and commercial), better destinations including Haiti, New Zealand, and Sweden, generally ne to very ne, a wonderful selection of "modern" Canal Zone covers 200

1422 0/ 4 Canal Zone Mint Pane Collection, includes 100, 105.B, 105.1, 108.B, 112.1, 113.1, 114.1a, 117.1, 118.A, 119.C, 119.D, 136, 137, 138.1, 138.1a, 147, 148.A, 150, 151, 152.1, 156, 157, 163, 164.A, 164.C, 165, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37, C38, C39, C40, C42, C43, C45, C48, C49, C51, C52, and C53 plus several precanceled complete sheets, light duplication, generally very ne and fresh 200

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The Paul Ammons Collection of Canal Zone Airmail Stamps and Postal History

Paul Fariss Ammons

December 16, 1948 - May 2, 2022

Paul Ammons was an avid stamp collector, exhibitor, and researcher. Although he began collecting stamps in earnest during the early 1970s, he quickly narrowed his focus to the Canal Zone. Between 1988 and 2019 he exhibited parts of his growing collection and won numerous medals and specialty honors at international, national, and regional venues, including the Canal Zone Silver Medal at APS 2019; Gold at APS 2015, Westpex 2014, Nojex 2011, APS 2008, Westpex 2008, and Westpex 2000; Vermeil at Paci ca ’97; APS Award of Excellence for a 19001940 exhibit, APS Award of Excellence for a 1940-1980 exhibit, and Best Air Mail Exhibit at a national show by the American Air Mail Society. Paul was particularly proud of his Canal Zone Second (First De nitive) Air Mail Series, focusing on stamps rst issued in 1929.

In addition to collecting and exhibiting, Paul was a researcher and proli c writer. He published over 50 articles in the Canal Zone Philatelist on topics spanning from overprints to types of mail. In recognition of his 2016 scholarship, he was recognized with the 2017 Dick Salz Award for his continuing series on WWII censorship in the Canal Zone.

The Paul Ammons Collection re ects his fty years of dedication to Canal Zone stamps and includes his expansive reference material as well as his extensive collection.

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Airmail Including the Paul F. Ammons Collection

The rst Canal Zone airmail stamps were prepared by overprinting regular issues in 1929; it would not be until 1931 that the rst permanent series of airmail stamps made its way to the public. Depicting a ship in the Gaillard Cut with an airplane overhead, this is certainly one of the most attractive stamps of the Canal Zone and was issued in a number of colors and denominations. This issue was also overprinted for of cial use, leading to further avenues of specialization.

The Paul F. Ammons Collection of the rst permanent airmail series is almost certainly the nest collection of this issue ever assembled. From preproduction sketches by Meade Bolton, the architect of the Panama Canal, to uses of both the regular and of cial stamps, Mr. Ammons was able to tell the story of this issue in an exceptionally thorough and comprehensive manner.

In addition to the obvious highlights (the sketches and essays), we encourage collectors to take a close look at the postal history group lots (all of which are imaged on our website), as they represent a remarkable array of destinations that would prove nearly impossible to replicate. It is evident how much Mr. Ammons valued and enjoyed his collection, and we look forward to providing a new group of collectors that same opportunity.

6 The Panama Canal Atlantic—Paci c First Trip Aero Mail 9A.M., Oct. 18, 1918, blue handstamp with matching purple Balboa Heights handstamp applied at 10 a.m., on legal-sized envelope imprinted "This envelope contained subscription to Fourth Liberty Loan, carried by rst nonstop ocean to ocean aero mail service" and signed by the Director of Posts and Chairman of the Fourth Liberty Loan Committee, very ne, 919 penalty envelopes were own 50

1424 6 Cristobal, C.Z. Transit Oct 6 Air Service First Dispatch Canal Zone —U.S.A., blue datestamp on 1916 2c Stamped envelope (U2) postmarked Balboa Heights October 4, 1920, six-line boxed magenta cachet reading "Aviator encountered impossible weather conditions nearing Jamaica, compelling return. Mail re-dispatched by steamer", includes original typed letter from secretary in the Executive Department who typed the of cial letters to postal authorities in the United States and newspaper account of the ight, very ne and scarce (AAMC 1018) 50

1425 6 First Flight, The "American Clipper", Canal Zone—U.S.A., Nov. 25, 1931, of cial cachet on cover addressed to Miami, Florida, 20c Red violet (C11) tied by Cristobal machine cancel, prepared by Cristobal Postmaster Gerald D. Bliss with the signatures of Charles A. Lindbergh (pilot), Basil L. Rowe (co-pilot), and Igor I. Sikorsky (aircraft designer), very ne, one of just six covers prepared by Bliss with the signatures of Lindbergh, Rowe, and Sikorsky, a remarkable piece of aviation history

1426 6 Graf Zeppelin 1933 Century of Progress Flight, airmail cover franked with 10c Orange, 20c Red violet, and 40c Yellow (C9, C11, C13) tied by October 18, 1933 Cristobal machine cancel, endorsed "Graf Zeppelin From Miami to Chicago" and postmarked Miami October 23, October 24 Chicago general delivery backstamp, very ne and scarce cover with Canal Zone stamps paying the 50c postage from Miami to Chicago via Graf Zeppelin 100

1427 6 Hindenburg 1936 Maiden Flight, cover addressed to Germany franked with Canal Zone 20c Red violet (C11) and United States 15c Gray and 25c Clipper, postmarked Cristobal May 2, 1936 and New York City May 11, purple ight cachet, Frankfurt backstamp, very ne, no more than 50 letters or cards from the Canal Zone were own on the Hindenburg‘s maiden ight, a wonderful rarity 250

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1428 6 Recovered from/Plane N.C. 15065/Aug. 3, 1937/Cristobal, C.Z., black four-line handstamp on cover to New York City, of cial seal (OX3) on reverse, cover sustained damage in the crash but is very ne given the circumstances, very ne and scarce (AAMC 37.4) Offer

1429 6 C2, 1931 15c on 1c Yellow green, Type II, used alongside 1925 15c Gray (90) and 1929 20c on 2c Carmine (C5) on June 10, 1931 registered airmail cover from Cristobal to Santiago, Chile, very ne and scarce (Scott $175) Offer

1430 1 C3, 1929 25c Carmine, left plate number 115187 block of six, overprint shifted up slightly on positions 3 and 5, very ne (Scott $115) Offer

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1431 C6-C14-E1, 1929 25c-50c Airmail Hand-drawn Essay, four preliminary stamp-sized pencil drawings of unadopted designs, 50c without vignette and three 25c designs showing the Gaillard Cut with an airplane overhead (as with the nalized design), each of four designs 25x30mm, signed "Trace D, 18 Nov. 29, Bolton", very ne, one of three reported preliminary pencil drawings of this issue Meade Bolton, architect with the Panama Canal Company, prepared the common design for the rst permanent airmail series stamps as requested in an October 7, 1929 memorandum.

1432 C6-C14-E2, 1929 25c Airmail Hand-drawn Essay, 51x64mm design on 62x82mm manila card, pencil "First Sketch" and "Bolton" at bottom, very ne, this is the only recorded preliminary design drawing in ink for the rst permanent Canal Zone airmail series 300

Un-denominated master die essay, nished design with blank value tablets, sunk on 96x79mm india paper mounted on card, design size 21.5x36mm, "70048" control number on reverse, light natural toning, very ne, the only reported master die essay for the rst permanent airmail series 500

1433 C6-C14-E4, 1929 Black on india,

1434 C6P1, 1931 4c Red violet, Large die on India paper, unmounted, 80x48mm, very ne and fresh, no more than two exist (Scott $1,600) 400

1435 C8P1, 1946 6c Yellow brown, Large die proof on india, 89x76mm, sunk on card, bright and fresh, control backstamp 880147A and "Modeling", very ne, only two large die proofs of the 6c are recorded with this the only one sunk on card 400

1436 C13TC1, 1931 40c Orange, Large trial color proof on india, measures 88x72mm, control handstamp 70050 on reverse, light toning from adhesive, still very ne and unique, the only recorded trial color proof for the 40c airmail, a great Canal Zone rarity 300

1437 6 C7/C14, 1931 5c/$1 First Permanent Airmail Series, all six values released November 18, 1931 (5c, 10c, 15c, 20c, 40c, $1) tied by Balboa rst day of issue cancels, additional 15c Gray (90) alongside, addressed to Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii, stamps with some toning, still ne and scarce rst day

1438 6 C10, 1931 15c Blue, two singles tied by March 5, 1942 Balboa machine cancel to cover to a U.S. Marine in the Midway Islands, light wear and slightly reduced at right just into stamp, still ne, a very rare destination

1439 6 C11, C13, 1931 20c, 40c First Permanent Airmails, "PSN" per ns, singles tied by October 1, 1946 Cristobal duplex to cover to Wellington, New Zealand, very ne, October 1 was the rst day of the new reduced airmail rates, fewer than 10 examples of "PSN" private perforations on cover are recorded

1440 6 C12, 1941 30c Rose lake, used alongside 1c Green (105), tied by May 27, 1950 Cristobal machine cancel to cover to "Tarawa Island, Gilbert Group, via Ocean Island", two line "Air Service Not Available" handstamp, opened roughly at top, otherwise ne, an extraordinary destination

1441 6 C14, 1931 $1 Black, used alongside 1925 15c Gray (90) and 1931 5c Yellow green (C7) on registered cover to Magdeburg, Germany, stamps tied by mute Cristobal ovals, backstamped Cristobal November 18, 1931, New York City, and Magdeburg, very ne and scarce use of this high denomination

1442 6 C14, 1931 $1 Black, vertical strip of four on large part parcel wrapper postmarked "Fort Amador Canal Zone Sep 7 1946", addressed to U.S. Naval Hospital in Corona, California, various handstamps including "Insured No. 2590" and "Passed Free U.S. Customs at Miami, Fla.", very ne, $4.00 pays 37 times the 10c ½ ounce rate plus 25c insurance (plus 5c convenience overpay) 40

1443 6 C14, 1931 $1 Black, used alongside 3c Gold Rush Centennial (142), 5c Stevens (139), 20c Red Violet (C11), and 40c Yellow (C13) on large cover to the Master of the S.S.  Lake Minnewanka in Yokohama, Japan, postmarked Cristobal September 20, 1949, marked "Please Return to the Sender" and rerouted to Vancouver, Canada where this cover arrived one month later on October 20, slightly reduced at left and some wear to be expected from such an arduous journey, ne and rare Offer

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Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Plate Block Collection, includes C6 (5), C7 (5), C8 (10), C9 (4), C10 (17), C11 (5), C12 (5), C13 (9), and C14 (4), all very ne and fresh (Scott $1,420+)

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Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Domestic Uses, the exhibit balance of the Paul Ammons collection consisting of 49 covers neatly mounted and described, note interesting covers including (in no particular order): rst day of use certi ed mail service, 1932 registered from Gatun to Roessler in New Jersey, 1942 special delivery with censor tape, several registered censored covers, various customs markings, December 16, 1941 cover with "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged on Censorship" handstamp used in San Antonio for less than three weeks in December 1941, and much more, generally ne to very ne, an extraordinary group selected for their interest and scarcity, not to be missed by the specialist in Canal Zone airmail 400

1446 6 Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Uses to the Paci c and Far East, 15 covers to a wide variety of destinations including Australia, China, Fiji, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and the Philippines, note 1945 censored cover to Honolulu, discovery copy of "Insuf cient Postage for Dispatch by Air from Canal Zone" handstamp, few small faults but generally ne to very ne, a fascinating and diverse group ideal for the specialist, many different frankings and rates represented which would take a considerable amount of time to duplicate 250

1447 6 Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Uses to the South America, 13 covers with destinations including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, note several registered and censored, nice variety of rates and frankings, generally ne to very ne 150

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1448 6 Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Uses to Europe, 22 covers with destinations including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia, wide variety of rates and frankings, also censored and registered covers, generally ne to very ne, a strong group of interesting and attractive covers

1449 6 Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Uses to the North America, 13 covers including ve to Territory of Alaska, ve to Canada, and three to Mexico, generally very ne, interesting group

1450 6 Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Uses to the Caribbean, 10 covers with destinations including Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, variety of rates represented and couple censored covers, generally very ne, an attractive group

1451 6 Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Uses to Central America, seven covers with destinations including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, note February 13, 1942 cover to Costa Rica which is the earliest recorded use of "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged in Censorship" civil censor handstamp, generally very ne and interesting

1452 6 Canal Zone First Permanent Airmail Series Uses to Africa and the Middle East, six covers including 1938 to RAF of cer in Habbaniyah, Iraq; 1939 to Ginegar, Palestine; 1940 censored to Tel Aviv, Palestine; 1947 to Mowbray, South Africa; 1950 postcard to Casablanca, Morocco; 1951 to Port Said, Egypt, generally ne to very ne, a scarce and attractive group

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1453 6 C8.PPSN, 1946 6c Yellow brown, "PSN" per n, single and vertical pair tied by June 25, 1951 Cristobal duplex to cover to Seattle, Washington, light wear, still very ne, fewer than 10 "PSN" per ns recorded

1454 6 C10.PPSN, 1931 10c Blue, "PSN" per n, single tied by October 9, 1943 Cristobal machine cancel to cover to New York City, New York censor tape at left, very ne, the only 15c "PSN" per n recorded on cover  50

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C6.PPSN-C14.PPSN, 1931/49 4c-$1 First Permanent Airmail Series, "PSN" per n, complete set of nine, ne to very ne, some quite rare with less than ve examples of the 4c, fteen of the 30c, ten of the 40c, and ten of the $1 reported, these are the only private per ns that occur on this series Offer

1456 0 C25a, 1951 31c Cerise, Horizontal pair, Imperforate vertically, positions 75-76, never hinged, small natural gum skip and light vertical crease in the right stamp, ne and attractive, just 98 pairs of this error exist, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $1,250)

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1457 6 C26a, 1951 80c Gray black, Wet printing, used alongside 1958 5c Yellow green (C27), tied by Balboa roller cancel to March 30, 1959 registered cover to Jersey, light wear, still very ne and quite scarce on cover Offer

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Canal Zone Air Post Collection 1929/76, mostly mint collection complete for major Scott listings and replete with varieties, we note C2 mint, C4 surcharge split vertically (C4.1), C5 dropped "2" in surcharge (C5a), C7/13 color varieties (7.1, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1, 13.1), C8 badly misperforated with "Canal Zone Postage" vertically split used (C8.1), C21/26 wet and dry printings, C46 dull gum (C46.1), and a large selection of C48-50 booklet panes and complete booklets, generally very ne, ideal for the specialist and worth a close look

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1459 6 Canal Zone Airmail Cover Collection, approximately 221 covers in three binders ranging from C1 through C53, begins with a few early ight covers including October 18, 1918 Atlantic-Paci c ight "Specimen" cover, December 29, 1925 Cristobal to Costa Rica ight, December 27, 1927 rst commercial ight Balboa to Costa Rica, and August 3, 1937 Cristobal crash cover, for the regular Canal Zone airmail issues includes a mixture of commemorative ight covers, rst days, and commercial/philatelic uses, better including C14 on cover (2), C20 rst day cover, and much more, generally ne to very ne, an extraordinary collection which would take considerable effort to duplicate, obviously assembled over the course of decades and ideal for the specialist 500

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Airmail O cial Stamps

and Covers

Between 1915 and 1941 the Canal Zone did not produce of cial stamps, but instead perforated regularly-issued stamps with the initial “P”. These were to be used on all of cial mail that did not qualify for penalty envelopes. Beginning in 1929 airmail stamps were likewise perforated for use on of cial airmail. These per ns can be found in a variety of different orientations, and all are rare on cover.

Beginning in 1941, the Canal Zone determined that the perforation was too dif cult to detect and instead endeavored to produce overprinted stamps for of cial use. Two different three-line overprints were used on 1c through 50c stamps (the 5c stamp had a longer, twoline overprint). The 50c stamp with type IA overprint holds the distinction of being the rarest non-error Canal Zone stamp of the post-1924 period.

C7.PP-C14.PP, 1931/46 5c-$1 First Permanent Airmail Series, Of cial "P" per n, includes the unique unused 6c and the unique 30c (used), 15c strip of four, 20c block of four, $1 pair, strip of three, strip of ve, regular block of four, and tête-bêche block of four, and more, generally very ne, the authenticity of the 6c and 30c have been questioned and are being offered here as-is, a wonderful group for the specialist

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1461 6 C10.PP, 1931 15c Blue, "P" Of cial per n, horizontal pair with tête-bêche "P" per n tied

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1462 6 C10.PP, 1931 15c Blue, "P" Of cial per n, single tied by March 11, 1941 Diablo Heights machine cancel to legal-sized cover to Cleveland, Ohio, small stain touches stamp, otherwise very ne, fewer than 10 examples reported of this stamp on cover

1463 6 C11.PP, 1931 20c Red violet, Of cial "P" per n, tied by December 23, 1933 Balboa Heights machine cancel to cover to Washington, DC, light wear and toning, still ne, fewer than 20 reported examples of of cial "P" per ns on cover from this series Offer

1464 6 CO1.2a, 1941 5c Green, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama", single used alongside 10c Orange (CO2) on cover to Minneapolis, Minnesota, stamps tied by April 1, 1943 Balboa Heights duplexes, vertical crease away from stamps, otherwise very ne and scarce with less than 1,500 copies of this alignment variety produced

1465 6 CO2.2a, 1941 10c Orange, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama", single and two vertical strips of three, middle stamp of right strip the variety, used alongside 5c Green (CO1) on cover to Washington, DC, stamps tied by December 7, 1942 Balboa Heights duplexes, very ne and attractive cover with this scarce alignment variety

1466 6 CO2.2a, 1941 10c Orange, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama", single from position 15 tied by June 12, 1943 Balboa duplex to of cial cover to San Jose, Costa Rica, very ne, just 1,500 examples printed of this alignment  Offer

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1467 6 CO2.2b, 1941 10c Orange, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over Second "A" of "Panama", single from position 17 tied by April 3, 1943 Balboa duplex to of cial cover to San Jose, Costa Rica, very ne, just 300 examples printed with this alignment  30

1468 6 CO3.2a, 1941 15c Blue, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama", vertical pair with bottom stamp the variety, used alongside 30c Rose lake (CO5) on cover to Schenectady, New York, tied by March 27, 1943 Diablo Heights duplexes, torn back ap, otherwise very ne and scarce Offer

1469 6 CO3.2b, 1931 15c Blue, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over second "A" of "Panama", single from position 17 tied by April 17, 1943 Balboa machine cancel to cover to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, very ne and scarce with just 700 copies of this alignment produced 30

1470 6 CO4.2a, 1941 20c Red violet, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama", single used alongside 30c Rose lake (CO5), tied by Balboa Heights duplex to June 1, 1944 cover to Bogota, Colombia, toned perforation tips, otherwise very ne, just 1,000 examples of this spacing produced Offer

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1471 6 CO5.2a, 1942 30c Rose lake, Type II overprint, "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama", single tied by Balboa Heights handstamp to November 10, 1942 registered cover to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, light wear and clipped corner, otherwise ne and scarce with just 1,500 copies of this alignment produced Offer

1472 6 CO8, 1941 5c Yellow green, Type IIA overprint, vertical pair tied by February 18, 1943 Balboa duplex to of cial cover to San Jose, Costa Rica, very ne and scarce on cover, just 2,000 copies of this stamp issued (Scott $500) 100

1473 6 CO9, 1941 10c Orange, Type II, used alongside 1941 5c Blue (O3) on cover to St. Louis, Missouri, tied by June 11, 1942 Balboa Heights machine cancel, censor handstamps including "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged in Censorship", very ne and scarce combination 100

1474 6 CO9, 1941 10c Orange, Type IIA overprint, tied by August 2, 1942 Balboa duplex to of cial cover to San Jose, Costa Rica, very ne and scarce on cover with just 2,000 issued (Scott $400)

1475 6 CO9, 1941 10c Orange, Type IIA overprint, single used alongside 5c Blue Of cial (O3) on cover to St. Louis, Missouri, tied by June 11, 1942 duplex, purple "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged in Censorship" handstamp, very ne, just 2,000 examples of this stamp were produced (Scott $400) 100

1476 1 CO11, 1941 30c Rose lake, Type IIA overprint, mint single, very ne and fresh, fewer than 10 mint examples of this stamp recorded (Scott $900)

1477 6 CO11, 1941 30c Rose lake, Type IIA overprint, tied by Balboa Heights handstamp to registered cover to St. Louis, Missouri, purple "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged in Censorship" handstamp, Balboa, Miami, and St. Louis backstamps, very ne and scarce (Scott $125) Offer

1478 6 CO11, 1941 30c Rose lake, Type IIA overprint, vertical pair tied by February 2, 1942 Diablo Heights duplex to large-sized cover to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged in Censorship" handstamp, lefolds, very ne and scarce 50

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1479 6 CO11, 1941 30c Rose lake, Type IIA overprint, horizontal pair (positions 1-2) used alongside 15c Blue, Type II (CO3), all tied by August 2, 1942 Balboa duplexes to cover to Washington, DC, purple "Released by Authority of District Postal Censor" handstamp (only used August-October 1942), small tears, very ne and scarce

1480 6 CO12, 1941 40c Yellow, Type IIA overprint, single used alongside 20c Red violet, Type I overprint (CO4) on cover to St. Louis, Missouri, tied by July 6, 1942 duplexes, purple "Released by P.O. Inspector Engaged in Censorship" handstamp, very ne, just 2,000 examples of this stamp produced (Scott $500)

1481 3 CO8-12, 1941 5c-40c Air post of cials, Type II overprint, roller precancels as usual, original gum, ne and scarce (Scott $800) 150

1482 3 CO8-12, 1941 5c-40c Airmail Of cials, Type II, complete set of ve plus a second 20c, all cancelled-toorder, very ne and choice set, 5c, 10c, and one 20c with 1990-91 Philatelic Foundation certi cates (Scott $960) 200

1483 3/ 4 CO8-CO12, 1941 5c-40c Airmail Of cials, Type IIA overprint, set of ve cancelled to order including block of four of the 30c, very ne and choice (Scott $1,065) 150

1484 CO8-CO12, 1941 5c-40c Airmail Of cials, Type IIA overprint, set of ve with postal cancels, very ne and choice, this set is much scarcer postally used than it is cancelled to order (Scott $800) 150

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CO14a, 1941 6c Yellow brown, Type II overprint, Inverted overprint, position 33, cancelled to order as always, very ne and rare with just a single pane of 50 produced, signed Kessler (Scott $2,000) 300

CO14a, 1947 6c Yellow brown, Type I, Inverted overprint, position 36, full gum and cancelled-to-order as always, fresh and very ne, just 50 copies issued of this error of which only 36 are perforated on all four sides, signed Kessler (Scott $2,000)

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Canal Zone Airmail Of cial Stamps Collection, begins with mint CO1-CO7 and CO14 and cancelled to order CO1-CO7 with shade varieties, continues with overprint varieties including "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama" (CO1.2a, CO2.2a, CO3.2a, CO4.2a, CO5.2a, CO6.2a, CO7.1a), "O" of "Of cial" over second "A" of "Panama" (CO1.2b, CO2.2b, CO3.2b, CO4.2b, CO5.2b, CO6.2b, CO14.1a), rst "F" of "Of cial" over second "A" of "Panama" (CO1.2c, CO2.2c, CO14.1b), and "L" of "Of cial" over rst "A" of "Canal" (CO7.1d, CO14.1c), followed by broken overprints, CTO varieties, shifted overprints, and more, generally ne to very ne, a spectacular collection for the student of this issue 150

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Canal Zone Airmail Of cial Stamps in Complete Sheets, complete set of mint sheets (CO1-CO7, CO14) plus couple duplicates (6c, 20c) and 5c cancelled to order, without selvage as issued, some with interleaving adhered, very ne and attractive group 100

Canal Zone Airmail Of cial Stamps Overprint Alignment Varieties, 63 stamps, 3 pairs, and 25 blocks, mix of mint, cancelled to order, and postally used, demonstrating essentially all major alignment varieties of this issue, including "O" of "Of cial" over "N" of "Panama", "O" of "Of cial" over second "A" of "Panama", rst "F" of "Of cial" over second "A" of "Panama", and "L" of "Of cial" over rst "A" of "Canal", all neatly written up on exhibit pages, very ne, an incredibly comprehensive collection for the specialist

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1491 3/ 1/ 4

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Canal Zone Airmail Of cial Stamps Broken Letter Varieties, 66 stamps and 21 blocks of four, mix of mint, cancelled to order, and postally used, all neatly annotated and plated with most of the broken letter varieties mentioned by the CZSG included, very ne, the catalogue value of the underlying stamps and blocks is considerable not to mention all of the varieties, a wonderful group for the specialist 150

Canal Zone Airmail Of cial Stamps Balance Collection, includes mint and cancelled to order blocks of four of all Type II overprints (CO1-CO7, CO14) including most shade varieties, various postally used singles and blocks, a CZPS announcement card for the issuance and withdrawal of these stamps, plus several overprint proofs (perforated and imperforate), generally very ne, an interesting and useful group 100

Canal Zone Airmail Of cial Stamps on Cover Collection, 10 covers including CO1 solo use, CO1 used with O1, four CO2 solo uses, CO3 solo use, CO3 pair used with O3, CO3 and CO14 mixed franking short paid to England, and C14 solo use, few small faults but generally ne to very ne, an interesting and attractive group

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Canal Zone Air Post Of cial Stamps Cover Collection, 16 covers franked with stamps including CO1, CO2, CO3, CO5, CO6, CO11, and CO14, several small faults but generally ne to very ne, a scarce and attractive group of these dif cult issues 150

1494 6 C9 var, 1931 10c Orange, "Special Delivery" overprint, vertical pair with black handstamped overprint, used on January 18, 1955 cover to Madison, Wisconsin franked with 30c Rose lake and 6c Light brown pair (C12, C22), very ne and rare, from 1938 the Canal Zone Postal Service kept a stock of United States special delivery stamps, in 1954 the CZPS temporarily discontinued sale of US special delivery stamps at the advice of auditors so the Ancon postmaster produced provisional special delivery stamps from pairs of 10c stamps 75

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Postage Due Stamps and Covers

Although the Canal Zone did not formally issue postage due stamps until 1914, prior to this date several postmasters precancelled regular postage stamps for use on short-paid mail. Most notable of these was Pedro Miguel’s postmaster Gerald D. Bliss, who used distinctive handstamps to create his provisional stamps.

Following these early forerunners, Canal Zone postage due stamps were overprinted on (in order): United States postage dues (1914), Panama postage dues (1915-22), United States postage dues (again in 1925)), United States regular issues overprinted for use in the Canal Zone (1925), United States postage dues (a third time, also in 1925), and the 5c 1929 Canal Zone issue (1929-30). Finally in 1932 the Canal Zone received their rst permanent postage due stamps, produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

1495 3 26.PD, 1906 10c Violet & black, Postage due forerunner, stamp with black "T" in circle handstamp (PD6b), very ne, a possible forerunner to the Bliss precancels and being offered on its own merits Offer

1496 2 26.PD-A, 1906 10c Violet & black, Type A Bliss precancel, unused single (without gum), very ne and rare example of this postage due forerunner 50

1497 1 J2.2, 1914 2c Rose carmine, Strong offset of overprint on back, mint single with bold offset on gum, very ne example of this rare variety Offer

1498 1 J3, 1914 10c Rose carmine, mint single, rich color, ne and fresh (Scott $900) 100

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J3.2, 1914 10c Rose carmine, 3mm spacing, block of four with light datestamp, bright and fresh, ne (Scott $170) Offer

J1-J3, 1914 1c-10c First Series Postage Dues, includes J1-2 mint, used varieties such as 1c pair with 2½mm horizontal spacing (J1.1), 1c block of four with 3mm horizontal spacing (J1.2), and 1c-10c with letters out of alignment (J1.3, J2.1, J3.3), several "Cristobal" precancels, generally ne to very ne, an interesting group 50

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1501 1 J5, 1915 2c Olive brown, mint single, well-centered and fresh, very ne, a choice example of this scarce issue (Scott $225) Offer

1502 6 J6, 1915 10c Olive brown, tied by April 19, 1916 machine cancel to incoming cover from Jamaica, Kingston, very ne and choice (Scott $175) 50

1503 6 J9, 1915 10c on 10c Olive brown, 2mm spacing between "1" and "0" of "10" of surcharge (J9.B), tied to reverse of incoming cover from Kingston, Jamaica by January 13, 1916 Ancon datestamp, cover reduced at left, otherwise very ne and scarce (Scott $300) 40

1504 1 J11Cd, 1922 1c Dark olive brown, "Canal Zone" reading down, mint single, bright and fresh, very ne and scarce (Scott $200) 40

1505 3/ 1/ 4 J4-J11C, 1915/22 1c-10c Second, Third, and Fourth Series Postage Dues, extensive collection consisting primarily of used stamps, note varieties including Second Series 1c 9mm spacing (J4.1a), 10mm spacing (J4.1b), 2c 9mm spacing (J5.1a), 9½mm spacing (J5.1b), 10c 9mm spacing (J6.1), Third Series 1c "1" of surcharge shifted ½mm to right (J7.1), 2c "2" of surcharge shifted ½mm to right (J8.2), "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (J8.3), 9mm spacing (J8.4), 10c "E" of "Zone" under "L" of "Canal" (J9.1), Fourth Series 2c 2½mm spacing from "2" to "Zone" (J10.2), and 4c 9¼mm spacing (J11.1), generally ne to very ne 75

1506 1 J14, 1924 10c Deep claret, mint single, bright and fresh, very ne, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $250) 50

1507 6 J15, 1925 1c Deep green, on legal-sized locally addressed cover postmarked Cristobal April 6, 1925, large "T" in circle due handstamp, very ne (Scott $110) Offer

1508 1 J17a, 1925 10c Orange, "Postage Due" double overprint, mint single, bright and fresh with choice centering, slightly disturbed gum, very ne and scarce with just 98 issued, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $800)

1509 1 J17b, 1925 10c Orange, "E" of "Postage" omitted, mint horizontal pair, right stamp the variety, partially separated and lightly tropicalized gum, ne example of this striking error, the "Postag Due" variety occurs on positions 83 and 93 of several panes but position 93 (offered here) is the more attractive and desirable of the two, 1990 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $750)

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1510 1/ 4 J18a, 1925 1c Carmine rose, "Zone Zone", mint block of six with middle right stamp the error, folded along vertical perforations, very ne and choice, this error occurred in position 18 of the lower right pane, although 75 examples of the "Zone Zone" error were issued only approximately 15 are recorded (all in blocks), 1982 APEX certi cate (Scott $1,500)

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1511 6 J18.2, 1925 1c Carmine rose, "Zone" wrong font, tied by October 1, 1925 Cristobal datestamp to locallyaddressed cover, franked with 1925 ½c Olive brown, very ne and rare example of this variety on cover (Scott $125 for used) 50

1512 6 J19, 1925 2c Carmine rose, second printing (J19.B), tied by grid to incoming January 2, 1927 cover to Ancon from Cristobal, franked with 1924 1c Deep green (71.B), cover corner nick, otherwise very ne and scarce

Offer

1513 1/ 4 J19a, 1925 2c Carmine rose, "Zone Zone", mint top right margin block of 12 (error the second stamp in the second row, position 18), few reinforced perforations, ne and fresh, 125 copies of this error were produced and 85 were destroyed, of the surviving 40 only about 15 are known to collectors (Scott $1,500) 300

1514 3/ 4 J20, 1925 10c Carmine rose, two used blocks of four, rst J20.4 (2½mm horizontal spacing between stamps), second J20.5 (3mm horizontal spacing between stamps), couple of separated perforations, ne and scarce pair of blocks (Scott $175) Offer

1515 0 J20, 1925 10c Carmine rose, never hinged left margin single with plate number 6555, rst or third printing (J20.A), fresh and very ne, the rst and third printings feature a clean-cut overprint, 1995 Philatelic Foundation certi cate for block of four (Scott $150 for mint) 40

1516 3 J20b, 1925 10c Rose red, used single, ne and rare example of this striking shade,  Canal Zone Stamps reports only a few copies are recorded, 1997 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (Scott $150) 40

1517 0 J20c, 1925 10c Rose red, Double overprint, never hinged single (position 73), bright color, typical centering for this dif cult issue, very ne, just one pane of 100 errors was produced, 1970 and 1997 Philatelic Foundation certi cates for block of four (Scott $450) 75

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1518 3/ 4 J20.1, 1925 10c Carmine rose, "Canal" wrong font, left margin imprint, star, and plate number 6555 block of sixteen, lower left stamp (position 51) with "Canal" in wrong font, target precancels, fresh and very ne, only 125 examples of this variety were issued, ex-Leeds 100

1519 3 J20.1, 1925 10c Carmine rose, "Canal" wrong font, used with small cork cancel, rich color and excellent centering, extremely ne and choice example of this rare variety (Scott $50) Offer

1520 3/ 1

J12-J20, 1924-25 1c-10c Postage Due Overprints, complete mint less J14, varieties including (mint unless otherwise noted)  J14 used 8¾mm spacing (J14.3), J18 "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (J18.3), 8¾mm spacing (J18.4a), 11¼mm spacing (J18.4b), J19 "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (J19.3), used 8¾mm spacing (J19.4), J20 overprint split vertically (J20.3), used "Canal Zone" above others in horizontal row (J20.6), and used 8¾mm spacing (J20.7), generally ne to very ne and attractive 50

1521 3/ 1

J21-J24, 1929-30 1c-10c Temporary Series Postage Dues, 15 stamps on stock pages, mix of mint and used, many minor inking varieties noted (see Canal Zone Philatelist Vol. 30, No. 1), generally very ne Offer

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1522 6 J25-26, 1932 1c-2c Claret, one 1c and two 2c tied by Cristobal cancels on incoming February 19, 1940 cover from Masaka, Uganda, franked with pair of KUT 10c stamps, horizontal crease, otherwise very ne and scarce 40

1523 6 J28, 1932 10c Claret, block of six on incoming December 31, 1937 cover from Hong Kong to Balboa, franked with King George V 5c, 25c (four), and $2, dues tied by mute Fort Clayton cancels, stamps small faults from placement, very ne and scarce 50

1524 1 J25-29, 1c-25c Permanent Series Postage Dues, 12 mint stamps on stock page including complete set with 1c and 5c Red violet (J25.B, J27.B), 1c and 15c "matchstick" varieties (J25.1, J29.1), and 5c and 10c ink spatter (J27.1, J28.1), very ne group of every CZSG-listed variety of the issue Offer

1525 6 Canal Zone Postage Due Cover Collection 1925/62, 14 covers with issues including J16, J18, J19, J22, J25, J26, J27, and J29, some clearly philatelic, generally ne to very ne, a scarce and attractive group 50

O cial Stamps and Covers

Although the Canal Zone did not formally issue postage due stamps until 1914, prior to this date several postmasters precancelled regular postage stamps for use on short-paid mail. Most notable of these was Pedro Miguel’s postmaster Gerald D. Bliss, who used distinctive handstamps to create his provisional stamps.

Following these early forerunners, Canal Zone postage due stamps were overprinted on (in order): United States postage dues (1914), Panama postage dues (1915-22), United States postage dues (again in 1925)), United States regular issues overprinted for use in the Canal Zone (1925), United States postage dues (a third time, also in 1925), and the 5c 1929 Canal Zone issue (1929-30). Finally in 1932 the Canal Zone received their rst permanent postage due stamps, produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC.

1528 3/ 1 O8, 1941 50c Rose lilac, Balboa Heights roller cancel as always, bright color and wonderful centering (especially for the issue), barest trace of tropicalized gum, very ne and choice example of this key value, just 1,000 issued (Scott $550) 75

1529 3/ 1 Canal Zone Of cial Stamps Collection, begins with basic mint and used stamps (less O3 mint and O8), followed by shades (O1.1 green and O7.1 rose lilac), overprint varieties including last "A" of "Panama" under "L" of "Of cial" (O1.4, O2.1, O4.1, O5.1, O7.2, and O9.1), and CTO varieties including inverted and vertical, generally ne to very ne, an attractive specialized group 50

1530 Of cial Stamps and Precancel Overprint Proofs, small group including O.P1a pair, O.P1b pair, P.PC III-1 pair, and P.PC III-2b pair, all very ne and scarce Offer

1526 3 Canal Zone "P" Per n Of cial Forerunners Collection, collection of 62 stamps ranging from 1913 to 1934, largely complete with different orientations noted, ne to very ne, a scarce and attractive group

1527 6 O1, 1941 1c Yellow green, horizontal pair used alongside 1947 5c Deep blue (O9) and 1941 10c Orange air post strip of three (CO2) on October 4, 1849 legal-sized registered cover to New York City, all tied by mute circles, backstamped Balboa Heights, Balboa, and New York City, very ne and scarce franking

Post O ce Seals

1531 1/ 4 OX1, 1907 Blue Post Of ce Seal, complete pane of eight, unwatermarked, without gum as issued, ne to very ne and scarce (Scott $750) 100

1532 1/ 4 OX2.B, 1910 Ultramarine Post Of ce Seal, complete pane of eight, unwatermarked, cliches  1½mm apart horizontally and 4mm apart vertically, without gum as issued, ne and scarce (Scott $1,100) 150

1533 6 OX3, 1917 Slate violet post of ce seal, December 17, 1940 cover from Corozal franked with 1939 3c Purple (122), addressed to Missouri with January 2, 1941 St. Louis and "Directory Service Given" backstamps, returned to Corozal where letter was roughly opened to nd sender‘s address, marked "Received in bad condition at..." and three post of ce seals applied, very ne and attractive use (Scott $250) 50

1534 4 OX6a.A, 1961 Post Of ce Seal, Watermarked Seal of U.S., First printing, complete pane of 38 on thin transparent paper, very ne and choice (Scott $300) 40 1535 1/ 4 Canal Zone Post Of ce Seals Collection, includes OX2 watermarked U.S. seal, OX3 pair with double roulette vertically, OX3a in block of four, OX6 on thin, medium, and thick paper, OX6 double impression ( rst printing, type II), and more, generally ne to very ne, an interesting group 40

Postal Stationery Envelopes

The rst postal stationery envelopes created for the Canal Zone were bicolor designs of the Republic of Panama with the words “Canal Zone” added to the vignette die. Various other Panamanian designs were used until 1924, when the Taft Agreement expired and United States envelopes were overprinted for use in the Canal Zone. Later in 1924, envelopes were produced with a distinctive Canal Zone design. Beginning in 1928, Canal Zone stationery envelopes were overprinted with red and blue bars for air mail use.

In 1918, six years before the rst regular Canal Zone stationery envelopes, registry envelopes from the Republic of Panama were overprinted locally for use within the Canal Zone. This short-lived experiment came to a close by 1921, at which point Panama obliterated the “Canal Zone” overprint on unused envelopes and used them within the Republic.

1536 1 1a, 1916 1c Green & black entire, Head and "Canal Zone" only, mint entire with green frame omitted, very ne and choice, exceedingly rare with just ve mint examples recorded (UPSS $2,000, Scott U1a) 500

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1537 1 1b, 1916 1c Green & black entire, Frame only, mint entire with the vignette omitted, few trivial tone spots, still very ne and exceptionally rare with just three mint examples recorded (UPSS $2,000, Scott

1538 1 2c, 1918 2c Carmine & black entire, Head and "Canal Zone" only, mint entire with the carmine frame omitted, small hinge remnants on reverse, very ne and rare with just 14 mint examples recorded (UPSS

Scott U2b)

1539 1 2d, 1919 2c Red & black entire, Frame only, mint entire with no head or "Canal Zone", very ne and rare with just 16 mint examples recorded, ex-Bartels (UPSS $750, Scott U2c)

1 3, 1921 1c Green entire, mint entire, trivial stain at bottom right, otherwise very ne and rare (UPSS $1,000)

1 4, 1921 2c Red entire, mint entire, fresh and very ne (UPSS $250)

1542 6 4, 1921 2c Red entire, April 30, 1923 Balboa cancel, addressed to Chicago, light postal wear, very ne and scarce (UPSS $150) Offer 1543 1 7a, 1924 2c Carmine entire, Type II, mint entire, fresh and very ne (UPSS $175) 40 1544 1 31, 1933 3c on 2c Carmine entire, Type 1 overprint, mint entire, fresh and very ne and quite scarce (UPSS $250) 50

1546

6 38, 1934 3c on 2c Carmine entire, Type 4 overprint, used with June 23, 1934 Gatun duplex, addressed to Beloit, Wisconsin, very ne and attractive, a rare used entire (UPSS $500)

1547 1 39, 1934 3c on 2c Carmine entire, Type 4 overprint, mint entire, very ne and fresh, just 5,000 issued (UPSS $300) 60

1548 6/ 2/ 1

Canal Zone Stationery Envelope Collection, three binders ranging from 1 to A45, better items throughout including 1 mint and used, 2 mint and used, 2a used, 9 mint and used, 10b unused, 10c Balboa Heights cornercard unused and Pedro Miguel cornercard used, 11 mint, 11c Gatun cornercard used, 12 mint, 12c Cristobal cornercard used, 24 mint, 25 mint, 26 mint, 34 mint, A1 mint and used, A3 mint, A4 used rst ight, A5 mint and used, A6 used rst ight, and A45 mint, a wonderful collection with nearly every item very ne and better, meticulously annotated, view to appreciate 500

1545 1 36, 1934 3c on 2c Carmine, Type 3 overprint, mint entire, bright and fresh, very ne and choice in all regards, 1991 Philatelic Foundation certi cate (UPSS $350, Scott U14)

6 37, 1934 3c on 2c Carmine entire, Type 4 overprint, used with September 13, 1935 Balboa Heights machine cancel, addressed to Cristobal, very ne and scarce (UPSS $200)

1549 6 RE1, 1918 10c on 5c Black & red registry envelope, used to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, franked with 1918 2c Vermilion & black (53, torn slightly on opening), June 20, 1919 Balboa Heights registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Pittsburgh, very ne and rare (UPSS $2,500, Scott UF1) 500

1550 6 RE1, 1918 10c on 5c Black & red registry envelope, used to Eureka, California, franked with 1921 2c Carmine (61, torn on opening), July 21, 1922 Balboa Heights registry handstamp, backstamped Cristobal, New York, and Eureka, soiled and somewhat faulty but still rare (UPSS $2,500, Scott UF1) 150

1551 1 RE4, 1918 10c on 5c Black & red registry envelope, mint entire, very ne and rare (UPSS $1,750, Scott UF1a) 400

Postal Cards

The rst postal cards issued for use in the Canal Zone (1907) were overprinted cards from the Republic of Panama which bear the common “map” design type of contemporary adhesives. These 2c cards were revalued to 1c. The following year, new cards were prepared with the 1c Balboa design type from the Hamilton Bank Note Company. Postal card designs would mirror stationery envelope designs until 1924, when United States postal cards were overprinted for use in the Canal Zone.

1958 saw the release of the rst airmail postal cards, along with a new series of regular postal cards with designs produced especially for the Canal Zone. Between 1913 and 1923 the Panama Canal Press at Mount Hope produced special Christmas postal cards at the request of the Canal Zone Commission. All of these Christmas cards are very rare.

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1552 6 S2, 1907 1c on 2c Carmine, "Canal" 13mm, used with July 14, 1908 Ancon duplex, addressed to Tabernilla, ne and scarce (UPSS $150) Offer

1553 6 S2, 1907 1c on 2c Carmine, "Canal" 13mm, uprated with 1907 1c Green & black (22), April 29, 1908 Ancon duplex, addressed to Dresden, Germany, light wear, ne and scarce (UPSS $150) 50

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1555

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1 S3c, 1908 1c Green & black postal card, Type 1, "O" of "Zone" broken at bottom, mint card, choice and very ne, attractive example of this variety (UPSS $225) 50

1 S4, 1908 1c Green & black, Type 2, "Canal" 15mm, mint card, light toning and some adhesive residue on reverse, ne and scarce (UPSS $200) Offer

1556 2 S5, 1909 1c Green & black postal card, Type 3, unused card, printed message on reverse, fresh and very ne (UPSS $225 for mint) Offer

1557 1 S6, 1910 1c Green & black postal card, Type 4, mint card, very ne and scarce (UPSS $200) 50

1558 6 S6, 1910 1c Green & black postal card, Type 4, used with November 10, 1911 Bohio datestamp, addressed to Empire, typed message on reverse reads "Scarce Bohio Postmark--Of ce closed Dec. 31, 1911", ne (UPSS $125) Offer

1559 1 S6b, 1910 1c Green & black postal card, Type 4, Broken "Z", mint card, very ne and choice example of this variety (UPSS $200) 50

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1560 6 S7, 1911 1c Green & black postal card, Type 5, used with December 13 Ancon duplex, addressed to Urbana, Illinois, ne and scarce (UPSS $175) Offer

1561 6 S12, 1921 1c Green postal card, addressed to San Francisco, with October 4, 1922 Cristobal machine cancel, receiver‘s October 19 handstamp, very ne and choice, a desirable card (UPSS $500, Scott UX5) 100

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1557 1556

1562 1 S13, 1924 1c Green postal card, mint card, very ne and quite rare (UPSS $1,000, Scott UX6) 200

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Canal Zone Postal Card Collection, 80 cards ranging from 1907 to 1978, better items including S1 mint and used, S3 used, S10 mint and used, S11 mint and used, S14 mint, S15 mint, S26 used, SA1a mint, and SA3a mint, generally ne to very ne and wonderfully annotated, a strong and useful collection 200

1564 1 CS7, 1919 1c Red, green & black Christmas card, mint card (S11) with printed Christmas greeting on reverse, very ne and rare, according to the UPSS catalogue "this printing was not of cial but was done at the request of the Supply Department of the Canal Zone Commission by the Panama Canal Press at Mount Hope" (UPSS $600)

Canal Zone Collections, Balances, and Miscellaneous

1565 6 Canal Zone Back of the Book Cover Collection, 58 covers beginning with 31 SCADTA covers with Canal Zone air post stamps used in conjunction with Columbia/Ecuador stamps, followed by 13 special delivery covers with the special delivery fee paid by regular United States stamps or special delivery issues, two 1919 ocean-to-ocean submarine Victory Loan covers, lastly a small number of of cial, naval, paquebot, and Byrd expedition covers, generally ne to very ne, an interesting group requiring a close inspection

1566

Canal Zone "Specimen" Overprint Collection, 100 stamps and 10 blocks of four, essentially complete for the Scott-listed specimens ranging from 1909 to 1924 (including postage dues), each identi ed by sheet and position, minor varieties noted throughout, generally very ne, an extremely comprehensive collection which would take many years to duplicate in this depth, ideal for the specialist

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The Panama Canal, Short Route to World Markets, slogan machine cancel with "Stamford Conn. Oct 19 1936 6:30PM" dial on blank card, very ne, a few of these cancellation proofs were printed as a trial of the dies at the Universal Stamping Machine Co. in Connecticut, Stamford was used in lieu of a Canal Zone datestamp as one was not available at the plant, the trial was conducted in the presence of a Canal Zone inspector on February 5, 1937, as few as ve known Offer

1568 P.PC III-2, Proof of precancel overprint on imperforate white paper, block of 40, small scissor cut at left, very ne and scarce in such a large multiple 50

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1571 1

Canal Zone Precancel Collection, approximately 200 items (stamps and blocks) neatly arranged by precancel type and issue, includes a number of errors and varieties particularly among the SRC overprints including doubled and inverted precancels, generally ne to very ne, a comprehensive and impressive collection 100

Canal Zone Private Per ns Collection, 15 stamps including "JSC" (Johnson Smith & Co.) on 117, "BRC" (unknown) on 115, "RI" (unknown) on 115, "ABA" (Banco Aleman Antioqueno) on C5, and variety of "PSN" (Paci c Steam Navigation Co.) including 141, generally ne to very ne, a scarce group Offer

Canal Zone Christmas Seals 1959-71, complete set of 12 plus .CS1a (light blue shade) and color shift on .CS8, very ne Offer

1572 3 Canal Zone Liquor Tax Stamps, seven stamps including L28, L39, and L41 plus several shades of the 1961 De la Rue „Litros“ issue, generally ne to very ne Offer

1573 6 Canal Zone Postal History Miscellany, 91 covers and cards ranging from paquebot markings, meters, announcement cards, penalty mail, incoming covers from countries such as Natal and Romania, and even United States Postal Agencies at Barranquilla and Cali, generally ne to very ne, an eclectic group requiring a close inspection

1574 6 Canal Zone Picture Postcard Collection, over 400 picture postcards in eight cover albums, the vast majority used, organized according to printer and design, an extraordinary collection which would take many years to duplicate, ideal for continuation or resale

1575 3/ 1 James W. Crumpacker Reference Collection, stockbook lled with alterations and forgeries, defective genuine material, and other stamps that Mr. Crumpacker used in his extensive research, all with his detailed annotations, several certi cates expressing negative opinions, although most of the material here is faulty it is nevertheless very useful for anyone looking to become an expert in the Canal Zone, this lot requires a very close inspection but for the right person we feel this could form the basis for an excellent reference collection Offer

1576 3/ 0/ 1/ 4

Canal Zone Accumulation of Better Items, small group of material that was never incorporated into the James W. Crumpacker collection, mostly on auction lot cards or with dealer‘s notes, we note (in no particular order) 39c booklet pane of six, 39d, 46a, 52a, UPSS 38 used, airmail of cial overprints, 41S block of four, 55 block of four, 12b in block of four, 48, C5a mint and used, mint UF1a, 58S block of seven, and 59S block of eight, close inspection required as there are many scarce or rare items here, but also some faults to be expected, an interesting lot for the specialist

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1577 6/ 3/ 0/ 1/ 4

The Balance of the James W. Crumpacker Collection, several large cartons lled with miscellaneous stock sheets, dealer cards, album pages, stock books, and more, mostly Canal Zone but a bit of other material mixed in, mostly unsorted and ripe for interesting discoveries, we recommend a close inspection to see just what is in here as there is no telling what an experienced collector such as Mr. Crumpacker accumulated over the decades 250

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1. Unless announced otherwise by the auctioneer, all bids are per lot, as numbered in the printed Catalog. H.R. Harmer, as agent for the consignor or vendor, shall regulate the bidding and shall determine the manner in which the bidding shall be conducted. Harmer reserves the right to withdraw any lot prior to sale (without liability to any potential purchaser or agent), to re-offer any withdrawn lot, to divide a lot or to group two or more lots belonging to the same consignor or vendor, and to refuse any bid believed not made in good faith.

2. The highest bid acknowledged by the auctioneer shall prevail. Should a dispute arise between bidders (including a dispute between a floor bidder and the auctioneer acting on behalf of a mail bidder, consignor or vendor), the auctioneer alone shall determine who is the successful bidder and whether to reoffer the lot in dispute. Should a dispute arise after the sale, the auctioneer’s sale records shall be conclusive. On all lots sold, a commission of 18% on the hammer price is payable by the buyer.

3. (a) The auctioneer reserves the right to bid on behalf of clients (and consignors or vendors) but shall not be liable for errors and omissions in executing instructions to bid, however received, and whether such errors or omissions be those of the bidder or agent or those of the auctioneer.

(b) All lots are offered subject to a reserve price. The auctioneer may implement such reserve price. The auctioneer may implement such reserve price by bidding on behalf of the consignor vendor.

(c) It may also be assumed that all consignors have been advanced monies against the sale of their stamps and Harmers therefore has a security interest over and above the normal auction commission.

(d) Purchases made by a consignor or vendor or his agent on his own lots shall be considered as a sale subject to commissions and sales tax as applicable.

(e) Agents are responsible for all purchases made on behalf of their clients, unless other arrangements have been confirmed in writing prior to the auction.

(f) HRHarmer further reserves the right to ban any bidder from participation in its’ sales for any reason deemed appropriate in its’ sole discretion.

(g) HRHarmer retains the right to demand a cash deposit from anyone prior to bidder registration and/or to demand payment at the time the lot is Hammered down to the highest bidder, for any reason whatsoever. In the event that any buyer refuses or fails to make payment in cash for any lot at the time it is knocked down to him, the auctioneer reserves the right to reoffer the lot for sale to the highest bidder.

PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES

4.

(a) Subject to any extension of credit (which shall be made in accordance with Harmers’ credit policies and requested prior to the commencement of the auction), payment for lots shall be as follows:

(i) Floor Bidders. All floor bidders must register prior to the beginning of sale. All invoices to Floor Bidders shall be due on theday of the auction.

(ii) Mail Bidders. A successful mail bidder will be notified of lots purchased. Payment is due within ten (10) business days of auction. Mailed delivery will be to the address on the bid sheet and proof by Harmers of receipt of a sending at the advised address shall constitute delivery. All charges for handling and delivery shall be added to your invoice. All shipments sent by Harmers are fully insured against loss in transit unless otherwise requested.

(iii) Where an opinion of a generally recognized authority is desired, payment is still due within ten (10) business days of auction. We will hold the funds while we send the items to the recognized authorities.

(b) Payment is accepted in the form of

(i) Check in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. If payment is made by check, Harmer’s reserves the right to hold shipment/delivery for up to ten (10) business days while it clears.

(ii) By wire transfer. Harmers will credit your account with the actual USD s credited to our account net of any fees.

(iii) By credit card (MasterCard, Discover or Visa). Payment by credit card is accepted as payment but will be subject to a 3% Convenience fee. This fee will be added to the total of the invoice including hammer price, buyer’s premium, shipping and other applicable taxes and fees.

5. (a) Subject to the fulfillment of all of the conditions set forth herein, on the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, title to the offered lot will pass to the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer, and such bidder the reupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility therefore, and (b) will pay the purchase price as set forth in Conditions of Sale 4.

(b) In addition to other remedies available to us by law, we reserve the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 2% per month if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. Unless otherwise agreed by Harmers, all property must be removed from our premises by the purchaser at his expense not later than 10 business days following its sale.

(c) If any applicable conditions herein are not complied with by the purchaser, the purchaser will be in default and in addition to any and all other remedies available to us and the Consignor by law, including, without limitation, the right to hold the purchaser liable for the total purchase price, including all fees, charges and expenses more fully set forth herein, we, at our option, may (x) cancel the sale of that, or any other lot or lots sold to the defaulting purchaser at the same or any other auction, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser, or (y) resell the purchased property, whether at public auction or by private sale, or (z) effect any combination thereof. In any case, the purchaser will be liable for any deficiency, any and all costs, handling charges, late charges, expenses of both sales, our commissions on both sales at our regular rates, legal fees and expenses, collection fees and incidental damages. We may, in our sole discretion, apply any proceeds of sale then due or thereafter becoming due to the purchaser from us or any affiliated company, or any payment made by the purchaser to us or any affiliated company, whether or not intended to reduce the purchaser’s obligations with respect to the unpaid lot or lots, to the deficiency and any other amounts due to us or any affiliated companies. In addition, a defaulting purchaser will be deemed to have granted and assigned to us and our affiliated companies, a continuing security interest of first priority in any property or money of or owing to such purchaser in our possession or in the possession of any of our affiliated companies, and we may retain and apply such property or money as collateral security for the obligations due to us or to any affiliated company of ours. We shall have all of the rights accorded a secured party under the New York Uniform Commercial Code (UCC ).

(d) Payment will not be deemed to have been made in full until we have collected good funds. Any claims relating to any purchase, including any claims under the Conditions of Sale, must be presented directly to Harmer. In the event the purchaser fails to pay any or all of the total purchase price for any lot and Harmer nonetheless elects to pay the Consignor any portion of the sale proceeds, the purchaser acknowledges that Harmers shall have all of the rights of the Consignor to pursue the purchaser for any amounts paid to the Consignor, whether at law, in equity, or under these Conditions of Sale.

EXHIBITION AND INSPECTION OF LOTS; QUALITY AND AUTHENTICITY

7. (a) On Premises Inspection and Postal Viewing. Ample opportunity is given for on premises inspection prior to the auction date, and, upon written request and at Harmers discretion, for inspection by postal viewing (all as detailed elsewhere in this Catalog).

(b) Each lot is sold as genuine and correctly described, based on individual description as modified by any specific notations in this Catalog, including but not restricted to the section entitled "Key to Cataloguing”.

(c) Quality. Any lot which a purchaser considers to be incorrectly described may be returned to Harmers within two weeks of its receipt by such purchaser ("Returning Purchaser”), provided, however, that the same is received by Harmers within four weeks of the date of the auction; however, Harmers may, in its discretion, refuse acceptance of such returned lot. If an opinion of a generally recognized authority is desired, the period of time within which a lot must be received by Harmers will be extended in accordance with Condition of Sale 8. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by reference to a generally recognized authority, and Harmers thereupon undertakes to re-offer the lot with a description identical to the description disputed, the Returning Purchaser shall be liable for the deficiency, if any, between the proceeds of the sale to the Returning Purchaser and the proceeds of a sale to a subsequent purchaser, as well as for all costs and expenses of the re-sale, including commission, and all incidental damages. Any lot, the description of which is disputed, must be returned intact in the condition received by the purchaser. The following lots are not returnable except at the discretion of Harmers:

(i) lots from purchasers who attended the exhibition of the lots;

(ii) lots examined by postal viewers; (iii)lots on account of their appearance, if they are

illustrated in this Catalog; (iv) lots described as having repairs, defects or faults— for any reason; (v) U.S. stamps (through 1918) for reasons of paper inclusions, (vi) no encapsulated stamps unless originally offered in this condition. (vii) Multiple stamp/item lots including sets of 15 or more stamps, collections, large lots and group lots, whether certified or not, as sold "As Is” and are not returnable for any reason.

(d) Authenticity. Any lot which is declared otherwise than genuine by a generally recognized authority is returnable, provided such lot is received by Harmers within four weeks of the date of the auction. Proof that a generally recognized authority declines to express an opinion is not grounds for the return of a lot.

(e) Expenses incurred in the submission and the return of a lot under Conditions of Sale 7-9 are not refunded.

EXTENSION OF TIME

8. All lots to be sent out on extension must be paid in advance and submitted by H.R. Harmer.

(a) If a lot is certified by a generally recognized authority to be other than as described:

(i) the sale (and the invoice with respect thereto, if outstanding) will be cancelled; an

(ii) to the extent set forth in Condition of Sale 9, payment of the expense of certification will be made to the purchaser.

(iii) in the event any item "not as described”, the buyer will be refunded the purchase price and certification fee up to $500 unless otherwise agreed.

(b) Any lot with a P.F. or PSE certificate issued in the last six years is not eligible for extension.

EXPENSES OF CERTIFICATION

9. Expenses of certification shall be borne by the purchaser except where a lot is certified other than as described and is returned to Harmers in accordance with Condition of Sale 8.

SALES TAX

10. All lots sold are subject to any applicable sales tax (or customs duty for non-U.S. buyers) unless a valid resale permit is presented.

SHIPPING OF PURCHASED LOTS TO ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

11. Lots will be shipped by Federal Express (street addresses) or by USPSExpress Mail (PO boxes) with a minimum fee of US$50 per shipment. If you wish to have your purchases delivered by another method, you must make your request in writing before the sale. You will need to prepay your invoice in full and guarantee that once the package is accepted by the postal service or other courier that HR Harmer, GPN Inc. is not liable for any loss or damage to the package, and that should any loss or damage take place, HR Harmer, GPN Inc. is not obligated to make refund or restitution.

JURISDICTION, VENUE, CHOICE OF LAW:

12. (a) Dispute resolution shall occur in New York County, New York, USA. The provisions of the Conditions of Sale will be construed and disputes determined by application of New York Law.

(b) Notice, Service of Process: Buyers agree to accept all notices and service of process relating to dispute resolution at the address provided by Buyer on any registration forms required to be executed as a condition of bidding in our auction.

(c) Dispute Resolution: All disputes and claims arising out of or relating to events and actions covered herein, brought by or against us, shall be resolved by mediation or binding arbitration in accord with the procedures set forth below. This provision does not apply to claims brought by the Buyer directly against the Consignor, including, but not limited to any action brought pursuant to the rescission provisions noted above.

MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES

13. (a) Within 30 days of written notice that there is a dispute, the parties or their representatives may meet at a time and place mutually agreed upon, to mediate their differences. If the parties agree, a mediator acceptable to the parties shall be selected. The mediator shall be an attorney, trained in mediation techniques and familiar with commercial law and the UCC. The mediator’s fees shall be shared equally and paid by all parties. At the mediation, all parties shall have actual authority to settle the dispute. Any statements made during, and all aspects of, the mediation process shall be kept confidential and shall not be admissible in any subsequent arbitration or judicial proceeding. Any resolution shall be confidential.

(b) If the parties cannot agree to mediation, or if mediation does not resolve the dispute, or in any event no longer than 60 days after receipt of written notice referred to above, the parties shall submit the dispute for binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator jointly selected, or absent agreement, selected from the panel of Arbitrators provided by the American Arbitration Association (AAA ). If, within 15 days, the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, then AAA shall select one (1) person as arbitrator in accord with AAA rules. The arbitrator shall be an attorney, experienced in commercial law and with the UCC. The arbitrator shall be required to follow the law in making his award, and the award shall be in writing and shall set forth findings of fact and legal conclusions.

(c) The arbitration shall occur within 60 days of the selection of the arbitrator, in New York County, New York, unless the parties agree to another location. Discovery and the procedure for the Arbitration shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, follow the procedures and policies of AAA governing commercial arbitration, subject however to the following modifications:

All arbitration proceedings shall be confidential. None of the parties nor the arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of the arbitration without the written consent of all parties.

The parties shall attempt to agree on the issues to be arbitrated, or identify the disputed issues in writing no later than 45 days prior to arbitration.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, discovery, if any, shall be limited as follows:

(a) Requests for no more than 10 clearly identified categories of documents, to be provided to the requesting party within 14 days of written request therefore;

(b) Depositions: No more than two (2) per party, provided however, the deposition(s) are to be completed within one (1) day; (c) Compliance with the above shall be enforced by the arbitrator in accord with New York law.

Each party shall have no longer than eight (8) hours to present its position. The entire hearing before the arbitrator shall not take longer than three (3) consecutive days, unless all parties agree otherwise in writing.

(d) The award shall be made in writing no more than 30 days following the end of the proceeding. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and costs in connection with the proceedings and shall share equally the fees and expenses of the arbitrator.

June 20, 2023

Public Auction 3065

H.R. HARMER

45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2607

New York, NY 10111

Phone: (929) 436-2800

Fax: 714.389.9189

Email: info@hrharmer.com

Website:www.hrharmer.com

Please limit my total purchases to:

$ (not including Buyer’s Premium) Note: Limits of less than $1000 are respectfully declined.

Name

Customer No. Paddle No.

Address City State Zip

Phone Day

Phone Evening

Email

Dealer References

New York Resale Number

Please supply shipping address if different from above.

Please bid for me in accordance with your Terms and Conditions of Sale, which I have read and agree to. I have indicated below my maximum bid for each lot. I understand that you will execute my bids at one bid increment over the next highest bid and that you will not use my maximum bid unless necessary to secure the lot.

I agree to pay for all purchases immediately upon notification.

I understand a buyer’s premium of 18% will be added to the total of my purchases.

Please charge my purchases to my Master/Visa/Discover Card

Credit card payments will be subject to a 3% convenience fee.

Zip Code:

A Buyer’s Premium of 18% will be added to the hammer price of each lot.

Bidding Increments

$5,000 to $10,000. . . . . . .Increase by $500

$10,000 to $25,000. . . . . .Increase by $1,000

$25,000 to $50,000. . . . . .Increase by $2,500

A Buyer’s Premium of 18% will be added to the hammer price of each lot.