Sale 1094 — The Curtis Collection: Back of Book and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 March, 2015
Category — United States Possessions: Canal Zone
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
354
CANAL ZONE, 1904, 10c Yellow (3). Block of four, tied to piece by purple Canal Zone roller, small edge tear at lower right, Very Fine appearance and rare, this is the first used block we have offered since our 1985 Rarities sale
1,100
275
355
CANAL ZONE, 1904, 1c-10c Ovpts. (4-8). Complete set, 2c with selvage at bottom, 1c natural s.e. at right, tied by purple "Canal Zone Ancon Dic. 5, 1904" circular datestamp and roller on blue cover to Panama, receipt handstamp dated Dec. 6 and additional backstamp Dec. 6, Very Fine
E. 400-500
425
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CANAL ZONE, 1904, 8c on 50c Bister Brown (15). Wonderfully fresh and lightly hinged, without the typical "tropical original gum," choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1904 8-CENT ON 50-CENT BISTER BROWN CANAL ZONE ISSUE.
Only 435 were issued. With 2007 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
2,000
2,100
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CANAL ZONE, 1907, 1c Green & Black, Inverted Center, Ovpt. Reading Up (22g). Light strike of town datestamp, almost perfectly centered, rich colorsEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1907 INVERTED BALBOA ERROR. ONLY THIRTEEN USED COPIES ARE RECORDED.
According to Canal Zone Stamps, one pane of 100 was printed. It was sold in March 1909 to the Panama Railroad Co. and all but 22 copies were used before the error was discovered. Only about thirteen used copies were recovered after the error was noticed.
Ex Drucker. With 1978 P.F. certificate.
4,750
4,000
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CANAL ZONE, 1909, 10c Violet & Black (35). Top full imprint block of 20 with selvage at sides, representing the top two rows of the plate, stamps Mint N.H., small h.r. in ungummed portion of corner selvage only, deep rich color, Fine-Very Fine, a beautiful multiple, Scott Retail as hinged blocks of four without regard to the imprints
1,050
325
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CANAL ZONE, 1915, 5c Deep Blue & Black (48). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors, detailed impressions, wide margins and well-centered, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful stamp, with 2006 P.F. certificate
500
225
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CANAL ZONE, 1920, 50c Orange & Black (58). Vertical block of eight, large cork cancels, Fine and rare, reported to be the largest recorded multiple, ex Leeds, Scott Retail as two blocks of four
1,600
500
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CANAL ZONE, 1924, 5c-1b Coat of Arms (69 var). Seven stamps representing the complete set of the unissued Coat of Arms values above the 2c, tropicalized original gum, bright colors, nice margins and centering, Very Fine and scarce set, these were prepared but never issued as the use of overprinted U.S. stamps began in April 1925, 600 sets were sent to the Director General of Posts of Panama, ostensibly for transmission to the UPU in Switzerland, a small number of sets ended up in the hands of dealers, the balance of the supply was destroyed in 1937, ex Diamond
2,450
400
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CANAL ZONE, 1924, $1.00 Violet Brown, Ty. A Ovpt. (81). Top plate no. F14268 block of six, tropicalized original gum, intense shade and impression, Fine-Very Fine and scarce, ex Diamond, we have offered only two other plate blocks since keeping computerized records.
4,250
700
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CANAL ZONE, 1941, 5c-40c Air Post Officials, "Panama Canal" 17mm Long (CO8-CO12). Complete set in blocks of four, fresh colors, Balboa Heights roller cancels, 5c small thin spot in one, 5c Fine, 10c Fine-Very Fine, 20c-40c Very Fine, a beautiful and rare set of blocks with the Type II overprints, ex Diamond
5,050
1,000
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CANAL ZONE, 1925, 10c Orange, Postage Due (J17). Left plate no. 15510 block of six, slightly tropicalized original gum, brilliant color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, ex Drucker
500
350
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CANAL ZONE, 1941, 50c Rose Lilac, Official (O8). Extra wide margins and well-centered, usual Balboa Heights roller cancel, Very Fine and choice, nice quality for this stamp, of which only 1,000 were printed, with 1989 P.F. certificate
600
600
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CANAL ZONE, Canal Zone Collection, 1904-70. Outstanding large collection in a thick National album and a small White Ace album, really several parallel collections with strong showings of unused and used singles, unused and used blocks, plate blocks and covers, as Mr. Curtis preferred for all of his collecting areas, all issues from 1904 forward are covered including each back-of-the-book section, only approximately ten of the rarest items removed and offered individually and we did not note any errors, but many better items remain with Scott Retail values to $600.00, some flaws to be expected especially on the large used multiples but this was assembled with an eye towards Very Fine appearance
VERY FINE AND VALUABLE CANAL ZONE COLLECTION, FEATURING UNUSED AND USED SINGLES, BLOCKS, PLATE BLOCKS AND COVERS.
This collection, offered nearly intact, warrants careful review. Approximately ten certificates accompany. Owner's Scott Retail more than $25,000.00
E. 7,500-10,000
5,250
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