Session 4 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

U.S. POSSESSIONS: Canal Zone
3983
3984 3985
3983 Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, “CANAL” in verted (86b), left stamp of hor i zon tal pair, po -
si tions 7-8 LR, right stamp nor mal, tropicalized o.g., nat u ral straight edge at top show ing light traces of guide line
(this va ri ety only ex ists with a straight edge at top), F.-V.F., “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that only 29 ex am ples of
this er ror ex ist. Scott $950. Estimate $400 - 600
3984 Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, in verted over print (86c), o.g., hinged, this is the nor mal
cen ter ing for this er ror, Fine, only 80 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued, all in a sin gle sheet; pho to copy of 1972
APS cer tif i cate (signed by DeVoss) for block of four, this was the top right stamp). Scott $500.
Estimate $250 - 350
3985 Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, “ZONE CANAL” (86e), over print hor i zon tal, o.g., never
hinged; nat u ral straight edge at top, Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that only 90 ex am ples of this er ror ex ist
with the over print hor i zon tal. Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200
3986 3987 3988
3986 Canal Zone, 1926, 17¢ black, sharp “A”, “ZONE” only (91a), bot tom mar gin sin gle, o.g., very lightly
hinged, V.G.-Fine, Ca nal Zone Stamps notes that only 20 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued, the Scott Cat a logue
says 40 ex am ples. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600
3987 Canal Zone, 1926, 17¢ black, sharp “A”, “ZONE CANAL” (91c), slightly dis turbed o.g., Fine, “Ca nal
Zone Stamps” notes that only 270 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued, the Scott Cat a logue says 450. Scott $275.
Estimate $100 - 150
3988 a Canal Zone, 1926, $1 vi o let brown, sharp “A” (95), top ar row block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $1,060. Estimate $600 - 800
292 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 639 - Sep. 20, 2013