Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016

*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Category — Canal Zone

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Lot

Symbol

Photo/Description

Cat./Est. Value

Realized

130

CANAL ZONE, 1927, 1c Green, Vertical Pair, One Without Ovpt. (100a). Block of four containing two error pairs, selvage at bottom, original gum, top stamps h.r., bottom error stamps tiny trace of hinging at top, fresh and bright color

VERY FINE. A RARE BLOCK CONTAINING THE "CANAL ZONE" OMITTED ERROR. ONLY TEN STAMPS WERE PRINTED IN TOTAL.

According to Canal Zone Stamps, the error was caused when the sheet was misfed into the press. The overprint was omitted from the bottom row of the plate.

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7,500

2,500

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