Sale 1014 — Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 12-14 October, 2011

Category — U.S. Possessions

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2538
og
Sale 1014, Lot 2538, U.S. PossessionsCANAL ZONE, 1915, 1c Green & Black, "Zone" Double (46c). Position 10 with top right corner selvage with "F-3843", deep rich colors, wide margins, trivial bends in selvage only

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS VARIETY WERE PRINTED, AND THIS IS THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE WITH CORNER SELVAGE. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.

According to Canal Zone Stamps, two panes of 100 received a double overprint. On one of the panes the overprints are spaced far apart, and so two stamps show only the "Zone" of the second overprint. The two positions with the second "Zone" only are Position 10 (offered here) and Position 20 (without selvage and ex Plass and our Laila sale).

Ex Salz. With 1983 A.P.S. certificate.

4,250
5,750