Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — The Falberg Collection - Canal Zone Postal Cards
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
6537
CANAL ZONE, 1907, 1c on 2c Carmine, Postal Card, Double Surcharge (UX1a; UPSS S1a). Mint card, minor tropical toning, otherwise Very Fine, only five recorded according to the UPSS Catalog, ex Plass, with 1969 A.P.S. certificate
1,500
425
6538
CANAL ZONE, 1907, 1c on 2c Carmine, Postal Card, Double Surcharge, Wide Displacement (UX1a; UPSS S1d). Mint card, wide displacement of second surcharge to left (almost one stamp width), Very Fine, With 1979 P.F. certificate, UPSS $1,750.00
1,500
1,300
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CANAL ZONE, 1907, 1c on 2c Carmine, Postal Card, Double Surcharge, Second Inverted and Reading Down in Bottom Left Corner (UX1b; UPSS S1b). Mint card, slight creases and small stain, otherwise Very Fine, very rare with only two known, with 1990 P.F. certificate, UPSS $3,000.00
2,750
1,900
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CANAL ZONE, 1908, 1c Green and Black, Postal Card (UX2, UX2d). The complete run of the seven types of ovpts. as listed by UPSS, Mint, Very Fine, UPSS $1,500.00
1,340
1,200
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CANAL ZONE, 1908, 1c Green and Black, Postal Card, Double Ovpt. (UX2a; UPSS S3a). Mint face, pre-printed reverse, remarkably fresh, Very Fine, UPSS $2,000.00, with 1979 P.F. certificate
2,000
900
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CANAL ZONE, 1908, 1c Green and Black, Postal Card, 15mm Double Ovpt. (UX2a var; UPSS S4c). Mint card which is slightly miscut, minor tropical toning and some rubbing in the indicia area, otherwise Very Fine, UPSS $2,000.00, Scott Retail as normal 13mm double ovpt., with 1979 P.F. certificate
2,000
650
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CANAL ZONE, 1913, 1c Green & Black, 1915 Christmas Postal Card (UX4 var; UPSS CS3 on S10). Balboa C.Z. Dec 23 oval grid duplex circular datestamp, Very Fine, UPSS value, Scott Retail unlisted
600
475
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CANAL ZONE, 1913, 1c Green & Black, 1919 Christmas Postal Card (UX4; UPSS CS7 on S11). Mint face, red and green on white Christmas greeting on reverse, remarkably fresh and clean, Extremely Fine, UPSS value, Scott Retail unlisted
600
600
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CANAL ZONE, 1913, 1c Green & Black, 1920 Christmas Postal Card (UX4 var; UPSS CS8 on S11). Mint face, multicolor Christmas greeting on reverse, Fine, UPSS value, Scott Retail unlisted
600
425
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CANAL ZONE, 1913, 1c Green & Black, 1923 Christmas Postal Card (UX4 var; UPSS CS14 on S11). Additionally franked with single 1c No. 55, tied by Balboa C.Z. Dec 17 1923 and oval grid duplex circular datestamp to Costa Rica, San Jose Costa Rica Sept. 20 (in error) double circle transit, Cartago Costa Rica Dec. 21, 1923 receiver, Very Fine, UPSS value, Scott Retail unlisted
500
375
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CANAL ZONE, 1913, (1c) Ty. II Head and Ovpt. Only, Green Frame and Text Missing (UX4 var; UPSS S11b). Mint card, freshVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A STRIKING AND RARE CANAL ZONE POSTAL CARD VARIETY.
Similar errors are listed for envelope entires in Scott Specialized for Nos. U1a and U2b. UPSS value where noted as "Probable Proof". Scott Retail unlisted
4,000
1,700
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CANAL ZONE, 1921, 1c Green, Postal Card (UX5; UPSS S12). Mint card, incredibly fresh, Extremely Fine, UPSS $1,200.00
1,100
850
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CANAL ZONE, 1921, 1c Green, Postal Card, Red "SPECIMEN" Ovpt. (UX5S; UPSS S12b). Also with red "F6783" print order number at top, Very Fine, only five recorded one of which has "return to issue room" inscription, UPSS value, Scott Retail unlisted
2,500
800
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CANAL ZONE, 1921, 1c Green, 1921 Christmas Postal Card (UX5 var; UPSS CS9 on S12). Cancelled by Balboa Hights C.Z. Dec. 19 grid duplex circular datestamp, additional adhesive 1c No. 60 on reverse tied by the same marking, used to Austria, Very Fine, UPSS lists this card used with S11, not S12 as offered here
E. 750-1,000
900
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CANAL ZONE, 1921, 1c Green, 1922 Christmas Postal Card (UX5 var; UPSS CS11 on S12). Cancelled by Balboa Hights C.Z. Dec. 13, 1923 grid duplex circular datestamp, additional adhesive 1c No. 55 beneath indicia tied by the same marking, used to Czechoslovakia, minor creasing, otherwise Very Fine, UPSS lists this card used with S11, not S12 as offered here
600
550
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CANAL ZONE, 1924, 1c Green, Perforated "Specimen" (UX6S; UPSS S13a). Two-line perf "Specimen/A.B.N. Co." and with red "F7430" print order number at top, bright color, clear embossing, h.r. on back, few trivial toning specks are barely noticeable and light creaseVERY FINE AND CHOICE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE CANAL ZONE SPECIMEN POSTAL CARD.
Only four are recorded. Of these, one has "Return to Issue Room." UPSS value. Scott Retail unlisted
2,000
1,500
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CANAL ZONE, 1924, 1c Green, Postal Card (UX6; UPSS S13). Mint card, incredibly fresh and clean, Extremely Fine, UPSS $1,000.00
1,050
425
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CANAL ZONE, 1925, (1c) Green, Postal Card, Background Only (UX8a; UPSS S15a). Mint face with pre-printed Lodge Meeting Notice on back, the discovery example with some minor toning and soiling specks, otherwise Very Fine, this card was found by a Siegel describer in a small lot of inexpensive material sent in by a consignor in the mid-1970's, this error card remains unique today, unused normal card from same correspondence accompanies, ex Plass, UPSS $2,000.00
1,800
1,500
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CANAL ZONE, 1935, 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Double Ovpt., Modified Roman Type (UX10a; UPSS S17a). Mint card, suggestion of light tropical toning specks, otherwise Very Fine
2,000
1,200
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CANAL ZONE, 1963, 3c Dark Blue + 1c Green on Buff, Postal Card, Surcharge Inverted (UX13 var; UPSS S21a). Mint card, inverted surcharge at bottom of card slightly left of center, pristine and Extremely Fine, Scott Retail unlisted, UPSS value
1,000
650
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CANAL ZONE, Postal Cards, 1907-52. 15 different on pages, virtually all Mint (one used), incl. UPSS Nos. S1 with one showing upward shift and slightly diagonal surcharge, Mint surcharge shifted left, S2, S3b, S3c, S6b, S10 Ty. 1 and 2, S14 and S15, Very Fine lot, UPSS value
1,868
600
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