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1904, 5c Map, blue, "CANAL ZONE" inverted, nicely centered, tied by magenta "Canal Zone" in bars cancel on small piece, scarce and F.-V.F.

Scott No. 2a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $600.

1904, 10c Map, yellow, "PANAMA" double, o.g., clear doubling on both "PANAMA" overprints, fresh and Fine.

Scott No. 13c   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $650.

1904, 8¢ on 50c Map, bister brown, "ZONE" in antique type, Block of four with three normal, bottom left stamp the variety, h.r., rich colors, Fine, scarce, only 25 were printed, block of 4 with three normal, bottom right stamp the variety, traces of tropicalized o.g., shorter perf at bottom, F.-V.F. and scarce variety, only 25 were printed .

Scott No. 14a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,150.

1905, 8¢ on 50c Map, bister brown, Inverted "N" in "Panama" variety , block of 4 with right sheet margin, partial tropicalized o.g. with some adherances, nicely centered with green arrow showing inverted "N" in "Panama" and broken letters, F.-V.F. and unusual.

Scott No. 18 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200.

1905, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, partial "8 cts." , only showing "ts." of the overprint with rest light or missing, exceedingly well centered with neatly canceled by blue Empire May 19 cds, fresh and Very Fine, an unusual overprint variety.

Scott No. 18 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1906, 5c ultramarine & black, "Nal" of "Canal" partially missing, o.g., well centered with large margins, Very Fine.

Scott No. 24 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1912, 2c Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint, horizontal pair, right stamp without overprint, usual tropicalized o.g., sheet selvage at right, bright and fresh, Very Fine and scarce, Only 20 Pairs were Produced .

Scott No. 39a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,250.

A BEAUTIFUL PAIR SHOWING THE WITHOUT OVERPRINT ERROR AT RIGHT.

1912, 2c Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint, horizontal pair, left stamp without overprint, tropicalized o.g. with some adherance, left stamp with thin spot at top, nicely centered, bright color, Very Fine appearance.

Scott No. 39b   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,500.

A RARE PAIR SHOWING THE WITHOUT OVERPRINT ERROR AT LEFT, ONLY 10 EXAMPLES WERE PRODUCED.

1912, 2c Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint reading down, center inverted, vertical pair from bottom pane with trimmed perfs at left, tropicalized o.g. with adherance on bottom, tiny thin in bottom stamp, F.-V.F. and rare variety.

Scott No. 39e   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,200.

A RARE CENTERED INVERTED VARIETY FROM A BOOKLET PANE.

1912, 2c Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint reading down, center inverted, nicely centered with rich color, canceled by "Balboa Heights, C.Z., Jul 22, 09" cds, fresh and Very Fine used example.

Scott No. 39e   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750.

1915, 1c Balboa, green & black, type III overprint, Dramatic Missperf , horizontal pair, disturbed o.g. with h.r., vertical perfs grossly shifted bisecting stamps, Very Fine and striking.

Scott No. 46   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1921, 1c Balboa, light green & black, type V overprint, Dramatic Missperf , horizontal pair with left sheet margin, full o.g., horizontal perfs grossly shifted bisecting stamps, bright and fresh, light gum creases affect left stamp, Very Fine and striking perforation variety.

Scott No. 55 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1921, 1c Balboa, light green & black, type V overprint, "CANAL" double, horizontal pair, o.g., hinge remnant, selvage at right with "Zone", right stamp the error, rich color, Fine and rare pair showing error, ex-Gibbs .

Scott No. 55f   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,750.

A RARE AND DESIRABLE PAIR WITH THE RIGHT STAMP SHOWING THE DOUBLE "CANAL" ERROR, ONLY 10 WERE PRODUCED.

The double "Canal" error was created when the "Canal" portion of a second overprint impression was made along the righthand vertical row of ten. The normal stamp in this pair and the "Zone" in selvage are striking visual evidence of the cause of this error.

1924, 1¢ Franklin, flat "A", "ZONE CANAL", o.g., strong color and impression, Fine and scarce variety; with 1977 A.P.S. certificate for block.

Scott No. 71d   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $400.

1925, 3¢ Lincoln, sharp "A", "ZONE ZONE", wavy machine cancel, creased, F.-V.F. appearance.

Scott No. 85a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $550.

1926, 5¢ Theodore Roosevelt, sharp "A", "ZONE ZONE", vertical pair, tropicalized o.g., well centered with rich color, Very Fine.

Scott No. 86a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000.

A CHOICE "ZONE ZONE" ERROR IN PAIR WITH NORMAL OVERPRINT.

This error occurred in position 18 of the lower right pane as was the case with the 3¢ value. According to BEP records, all examples of this error were destroyed once it was discovered.

1925, 10¢ Monroe, sharp "A", "CANAL" in wrong font, o.g., exceedingly well centered with vibrant color, fresh and Very Fine.

Scott No. 87 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200.

1926, $1 Lincoln Memorial, sharp "A", o.g., three lightly hinged, overprint shifted to right, well centered with rich color, Very Fine.

Scott No. 95   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $575.

1939 Will Rogers Nicaragua Handout - 1931 Cristobal, Canal Zone Flight, original handout with picture and set of Nicaragua 1939 Will Rogers Airmail hingless mounted on inside, accompanied by FDC of the stamp issue, F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300 - 400.

1930 Pan-American Flight (Sieger 64Iiib), large flight cover bearing 25¢ Air Mail stamps (C3) strip of four and 20¢ Air Mail stamps (C5) strip of five , tied by target cancels and "Cristobal C.Z., May 15, 1930" cds duplex, red Zeppelin "Mit Luftschiff, Graf Zeppelin Befordert" oval cachet, reverse with Havana (5.16), Seville (6.4) transits and Friedrichshafen (6.6) receiving datestamp, Very Fine and choice.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE CANAL ZONE POSTING WITH ONLY A FEW COVERS RECORDED.

This was flown to Havana where it was intended to board the Zeppelin, but since the Zeppelin did not stop in Havana as planned, it was taken by ship to Seville, where it boarded the last leg from Seville to Friedrichshafen.

Airmail Official, 1941, 30¢ Gaillard Cut, rose lake, overprint type II, traces of tropicalized o.g., rich color, Fine and scarce mint example.

Scott No. CO11   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $900.

Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ orange, missing "E" of "POSTAGE", o.g., position 83, radiant color, Fine and scarce variety.

Scott No. J17b   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750.

This error is only found on positions 83 and 93, and by a foldover on some sheets. The example here is desirable with the "E" fully missing.

Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ rose red, light precancel with o.g., Fine and scarce shade.

Scott No. J20b   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150.

Official, 1941, 1¢ yellow green, pair and single, used with 30¢ Airmail Official (CO5) and two 2¢ rose carmine (121) strips of three with Official "P" perfins , the strip at top has a tête-bêche perfin with top two stamps showing the "P" in orientation 1, while the perfin on the bottom stamp is in orientation 3 (mirrored), all tied by "Balboa Heights, Canal Zone" wavy cancels on legal-size "The Panama Canal, Official Business" imprint cover from the Comtroller to Chief of the Panama Canal in Washington D.C., "Balboa Heights C.Z., Aug 31, 1942" duplex, purple "Released by Authority of District Postal Censor" circular handstamp, magenta "Par Avion - By Air Mail" straightlines; 30c minor abrasion, Very Fine.

Scott No. O1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THE ONLY RECORDED MIXED FRANKING OF PERFIN "P" AND OVERPRINTED OFFICIAL STAMPS.

The "P" perfins were used on regular stamps for official use until the overprinted Official stamps were issued. This is the only recorded cover with a 2¢ #121 official "P" perfin and one of only three recorded Official "P" Tête-Bêche perfins used on cover.