Canal Zone, 1907, 1¢ green & black, double overprint. Without gum, attractively centered amid wide margins, rich colors, Very Fine and choice, with only 300 issued.
Scott No. 22e; $275.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1890 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Lot #1891 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1906, 2¢ red & black, double overprint. Part tropicalized o.g., choice centering amid wide margins, rich vivid color, Very Fine, with only 100 examples issued.
Scott No. 23c; $700.
Lot #1892 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1906, 10¢ violet & black, imperf at bottom. Full selvage at bottom, tropicalized o.g.; light crease in selvage only, Fine and scarce, One of only 10 recorded examples of this variety.
Scott No. 26 var.; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1893 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1912, 2¢ vermilion & black. Complete booklet of four panes, front cover detached for display, each pane well centered, o.g., interleaving adheres, Very Fine.
Scott No. 39c; $2,200.
Lot #1894 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1921, 1¢ light green & black. Well centered with full tab, bright and fresh, o.g., never hinged; small tear at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 55e; $2,250.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED COMPLETE BOOKLET PANES WITH TAB.
There were 6 examples of this booklet pane recorded, three with tab and three without. Most are badly centered unlike the example offered here.
Lot #1895 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1921, 2¢-10¢ definitives, inverted overprints, reading down. O.g., lightly hinged, each bright and fresh, rich colors, a Very Fine set, a scarce complete inverted overprint set.
Scott No. 61a, 62a, 63a; $350.
Lot #1896 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ green. O.g., lightly hinged, fresh with strong bold color, attractive centering, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 67; $500.
Lot #1897 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ green. Tropicalized o.g., large margins, fresh with rich color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 67; $500.
Lot #1898 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1926 (May 29) Almirante to Canal Zone First Flight. Cover bearing 1924, 2c Arms (236) tied by blue Almirante (5.29) duplex to Balboa Heights C.Z., purple "Via Air Mail" straightline handstamp, forwarded with Balboa Heights (6.3) duplex, Very Fine, Only 3 of the 20 covers Flown on this Survey Flight were saved, the rest were destroyed by Canal Zone Postal Authorities..
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #1899 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1927 (Jan. 27) David to Cristobal First Flight. Cover bearing 1924 ½c Arms (234) block of six, tied by purple "David, Ene 18 1927" duplex Fort De Lesseps, C.Z., typewriter endorsed "Via Air Mail", Cristobal (1.18) machine backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
This flight was headed by Major Dargue and was part of the U.S. Army Pan American Good Will flight. Only 25 pieces of mail...
Lot #1900 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1928 (Dec. 29) Panama to Costa Rica First Flight. Part of Major Duhme's Army flight, bearing 1924 5c Arms (237) tied by "Panama, DIC 27 1928" duplex on cover to Costa Rica, typewriter endorsed "Via Air Mail / U.S. Army plane / 12-29-28", San Jose, Costa Rica (12.29) arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine, Only 3 Recorded Examples.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #1901 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1929 (Sep. 12) Scadta First Flight Buenaventura, Colombia - Panama. Cover bearing Colombia 4c blue and Scadta 30c blue tied by Buenaventura cds, Balboa C.Z. (9.13) backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1902 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ carmine rose. Top plate number 6555 imprint and star block of 12 with nat. s.e. at right, rich color, neat target cancels; some perf seps, fresh and Fine.
Scott No. J20; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1903 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Official, 1941, 50¢ rose lilac, type Ia. Precanceled as usual, bright color, generally F.-V.F.
Scott No. O8; $600.
Lot #1904 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Post Office Seal, 1917, dark blue, watermarked. Full sheet of 25, clearly shows "Sylvania" double-line watermark, without gum as issued; some light creasing and perf seps, F.-V.F. and scarce.
Scott No. OX3a; $600.
Lot #1905 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Better Postal Stationery and Postal Cards. Better group of 31 mint and used cards and entires comprising three mint UX1 (two faulty); six UX4 used incl. one to Italy, two mint UX8; mint U6; three U9 mint; U12 used to Cal., two U12 (UPSS 31) used; twelve U13 used including UPSS 32, 34-35, one UC2 mint.
Scott $1,360; Estimate $200 - 300.
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