Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States Stamps and Possessions continued...

U.S. Possessions: Canal Zone continued...

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Lot Description

3596

CANAL ZONE, 1920, 50c Orange & Black (58). Block of four, h.r. on top pair, bottom pair lightly hinged, exceptional centering, bright fresh colors, Very Fine and choice (Image)

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$ 1,250.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

3597

CANAL ZONE, 1924, 5c-1b Coat of Arms (69 var; CZSG 69.A-69.G). Seven stamps representing the complete set of the unissued Coat of Arms values above the 2c, slightly tropicalized original gum, rich colors, Very Fine, 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 (Image)

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$ 2,450.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

3598

CANAL ZONE, 1924, 12c Brown Violet, "Zone" Inverted (76a). Lightly cancelled, straight edge at right as on all known examples, fresh color, minute perf tear at bottom left of little consequence

VERY FINE APPERANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT WITH "ZONE" OVERPRINT INVERTED. ONE OF ONLY SEVEN USED EXAMPLES RECORDED.

According to Canal Zone Stamps, this error was not noticed until June 1926, almost two years after it was issued. Only three unused and seven used copies are known. A stamp often missing from even the most advanced collections.

Ex Brooks. With 1973 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,250.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3599

CANAL ZONE, 1925-28, 2c-$1.00 Overprints (84-95). Blocks of four, 2c-5c, 30c and 50c with slight tropicalized original gum, others are typically lightly hinged with bottom stamps Mint N.H., $1.00 with single perf toned, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)

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$ 2,318.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

3600

CANAL ZONE, 1926, 5c Dark Blue, "Zone Canal" (86a). Single error in pane of 100, the variety Position 18, few lightly hinged (incl. bottom plate block, which has adherence on two stamps), Fine-Very Fine, scarce pane, the one variety alone catalogues $1,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
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3601

CANAL ZONE, 1926, 5c Dark Blue, Vertical Pair, One Without Ovpt., Other with Ovpt. Inverted (86g). Top stamp missing overprint, slightly tropicalized original gum as usual, deep rich color, a Very Fine example of this rare error, only ten pairs possible were produced, all from the top row of one sheet, with 2015 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,500.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3602

CANAL ZONE, 1939, 1c-50c 25th Anniversary Commemoratives (120-135). Mint N.H. panes of 50, Nos. 125, 126 and 128 lack side selvage, others with full selvage, Fine-Very Fine, a rare set of panes for this issue

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$ 9,256.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

3603

CANAL ZONE, 1939, 5c-$1.00 Air Post (C15-C20). Mint N.H. panes of 50, bright colors, all except 5c lack side selvage, all have intact plate nos., Fine-Very Fine and scarce

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$ 5,218.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

3604

CANAL ZONE, 1921, 5c-40c Air Post Officials, "Panama Canal" 17mm Long (CO8-CO12). Balboa Heights roller cancels as usual, 5c with gum bend, Fine-Very Fine (Image)

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$ 855.00

SOLD for $425.00
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3605

CANAL ZONE, Air Post and Air Post Officials. Album pages and stockbook of unused and used stamps, for Air Post, 190 unused with 39 blocks and 84 used and a few covers, for Air Post Officials 15 unused and 217 used (141 CTO and 76 postally used), various varieties of alignment ("O" over "A", "O" over "N" etc.), few broken letters and shades, some faults to be expected, overall a Fine-Very Fine group, Scott Retail approximately

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$ 2,700.00

SOLD for $375.00
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3606

CANAL ZONE, 1914, 10c Rose Carmine, Postage Due (J3). Block of four with 3mm spacing, unused (no gum), well-centered, bold color, hinge reinforcement between top horizontal pair, Very Fine and rare, Scott Retail as unused block (Image)

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$ 4,250.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction