Sale 1347 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 6-7 March, 2025
Category — U.S. Possessions: Canal Zone, Danish West Indies
Canal Zone, 1904, 2c Rose (1). Tropicalized original gum, bright color, Very Fine, neat backstamp and signed, with copy of 2007 P.F. certificate for block
Canal Zone, 1920, 2c Orange Vermilion & Black (47). Original gum, h.r., bright color, fresh and Very Fine example of the Mt. Hope Ty. III overprint, the rarity of this stamp in unused condition is reflected by the difference in Scott Catalogue values of $2,750 unused versus $60 used
Canal Zone, 1920, 2c Orange Vermilion & Black (47). Slightly tropicalized original gum, selvage at left, tiny thin, Fine appearing example of the Mt. Hope Ty. III overprint
Canal Zone, Stationery Balance. Five items, including No. U3 used with Balboa Heights cancel, faint toning, No. U5 three unused entires, No. UX6 unused, Very Fine group
Canal Zone, Stamp Accumulation. Substantial accumulation in two thick stock binders, essentially all issues represented to some degree with loads of duplication, both used for early stamps and increasingly unused with lots of blocks for later issues, incudes full of Back-of-Book representation, overall Fine-Very Fine with lots of attractive stamps, owner's 2015 Scott value exceeds $28,000
Canal Zone, Cover Balance, 1904-74. Approximately 97 covers, including Nos. 9 (four), 10 (three), 12, 13, 16 (two), 39, 67, 71, the balance after that are Airmail covers, includes registered, censored, Nos. C12 and C13 uses, some First Days with blocks of four, sets and several C36-C41 folders (no First Flight covers), generally Fine-Very Fine
Cuba Balance. Approximately 80 stamps overlapping on a stock page, nearly all used, range of issues including two E1, typical mixed condition, Fine-Very Fine or appear so, also includes 13 Puerto Rico stamps not counted, owner's Scott value for the Cuba only is approximately $418
Danish West Indies Collection. Old-time album pages with unused and used stamps, nice showing of early issues, few inverted frames or other varieties, overall Fine-Very Fine and attractive
Danish West Indies Cover Balance. Nine covers plus two picture cards, uses are from 1917-1925, each nicely annotated on home made page, each with U.S. stamp, three are mixed frankings, overall Very Fine, also including some Clara Rothe stamps