1926, 5c Dark Blue, "Canal"
Inverted (86b). Right stamp in horizontal pair with normal, error is
Position 7 from bottom right pane, s.e. as always, tropicalized original
gum, rich color, Very Fine and choice, scarce, approximately 30 are known
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1926, 5c Dark Blue, Inverted
Overprint (86c). Bottom margin block of four with additional overprints
in selvage, barely hinged, deep rich color, overprint shifted slightly
horizontallyVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE BOTTOM SHEET-MARGIN BLOCK OF THIS INVERTED OVERPRINT VARIETY. ONLY TEN SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLES WERE PRINTED. A WONDERFUL SHOWPIECE.
According to Canal Zone Stamps, these errors were created because the press was set up as a 100-subject overprint form to accommodate narrow selvage at bottom. When one pane was mistakenly inserted in the wrong direction the top row missed receiving the overprint, which was printed instead on the wide selvage at bottom.
With 1969 A.P.S. certificate. Scott Retail as four singles of the inverted overprint variety, with no premium for either the block or sheet margin (Image)
1926, 5c Dark Blue, Inverted
Overprint (86c). Single hinge mark, deep rich color, overprint slightly
split horizontally, Very Fine and choice, only 90 were printed, ten of
which are in pairs with unoverprinted stamps (Scott 86g, see lot 623), with
1980 P.F. certificate (Image)
1926, 5c Dark Blue, Vertical
Pair, One Without Ovpt., Other with Ovpt. Inverted (86g). Right margin
block of four with part arrow, natural s.e. at top as are all examples of
the missing overprint variety, Mint N.H., rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE BLOCK WITH TOP STAMPS MISSING OVERPRINT AND BOTTOM STAMPS WITH INVERTED OVERPRINT. ONLY TEN PAIRS IN TOTAL WERE PRINTED. A WONDERFUL POSITIONAL SHOWPIECE.
Please refer to the description of lot 621 for an explanation of how these were created. With 1969 A.P.S. certificate. Scott Retail as two pairs. (Image)
1926, 5c Dark Blue, "Canal"
Only Ovpt. (86h). Bottom margin block of sixteen with part arrow and
natural s.e. at left, top left stamp "Canal" only, three stamps "Zone
Canal" , most others with vertically split "Zone", top row lightly hinged,
bottom stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, few minor perf
separationsVERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE MULTIPLE CONTAINING TWO MAJOR OVERPRINT VARIETIES. ONLY EIGHT EXAMPLES OF THE "CANAL" ONLY OVERPRINT VARIETY ARE RECORDED.
Signed in pencil by Gilbert Plass. Scott Retail as singles. (Image)