Multiples and Varieties

Row 5-8, upper left pane with guideline to right. Row 6 Position 28-30, SHIFT of ZONE, 'Z' under 'A'

Margin Block of 20

'CANAL ZONE' Barely Inked (most letters) on lower right stamp in block of 4.

Post Office Pane of 50 ]lll ... ---1·~

Lower right pane from sheet of200, Plate #18583 Lower right side are initials of the plate fmishers, 'G.T.T.' George T Tyser, Junior Finisher 'J.McF.' Joseph McFate, Senior Finisher

Lower left block with guide lines top and right side

18583

Plate Number 18570

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. overprinted 1500 sheets of 200 to make up the order for 300,000 stamps for the Canal Zone. Four plate numbers were used, #18570, 18577, 18582 and 18583. Most ofthe top margin was cut off causing only halfofthe plate number remaining in order for the sheet to fit in the press for overprinting CANAL ZONE.

Plate Number 18577

Most of the top margin is cut off causing only half of the plate number to remain in order for the sheet to fit the press before overprinting CANAL ZONE by the BEP.

Left plate number cut off about 50% as the press didn' t make full contact with the sheet, below plate number block of 4 sheet did make full contact like right and bottom margins of sheet.

Plate Number 18582

Most of the top margin is cut off causing only half of the plate number to remain in order for the sheet to fit the press before overprinting CANAL ZONE by the BEP.

Plate Number 18583

Plate number cut off about 50% as the press didn't contact the paper.

Plate number complete as the press did make full contact with the paper

First Day of Issue July 4,1926

Postmasters of Balboa, Gatun and Pedro Miguel opened on Sunday to sell and cancel these stamps. Balboa w/ Duplex HIS "1" to Tenn. Balboa w/Machine Cancel to Balboa, CZ Pedro Miguel w/Duplex HIS "1" to Gatun, CZ

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I;~r.. C. K. Harr ig, Pos·!: Offico 3ox #465, Balboa, Canal Zona.

First Day of Issue July 6,1926

On Tuesday July 6 the following post offices opened and sold and cancelled these stamps. Ancon, Balboa, Balboa Heights, Cristobal, Corozal, Gatun and Pedro Miguel.

Ancon to Gatun, CZ Balboa to East Orange, NJ Balboa Heights to Washington, DC

FI RST DAY OF ISSUE

NATHAN L. LEVY, Gatnn.

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THE PANAMA CANAL CANAL ZONE

OFFICIAL BUSIN ESS POSTMASTER

BALBOA HEIGHTS CAN AL ZO NE

Lr . Ed~ lard S. Con_;er 7317 Alaska Ave • .. ashington , '""' • C.

First Day of Issue July 6, 1926

Cristobal to Fort de Lesseps, CZ Gatun to Gatun, CZ Pedro Miguel to Gatun, CZ

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Local Letter Mail Second Day of Use Personal Mail

BALBOA JUL 7, 1926 to Balboa Heights

Business Mail "li Vt . y ~- /{, ~- ~~

ANCON SEP 4, 1926 to Balboa Heights AN CON SEP 22, 1926 to Balboa Heights

THE CHASE NAT I ONAL BANK

PANAMA CITY BRANCH

PANAMA . R . P.

"THE PAN.AMA TIMES" (Illustrated Weekly Magazine)

"THE PANAMA AMERIC (!!)dependent Morning Daily)

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USA Letter Mail

"ANCON AUG 2 1926" to New York City. Double Weight 4 cents (over 1oz but under 2oz). "FORT SHERMAN AUG 20 1926" to Long Island, N.Y. "CULEBRA SEP 30 1927" to Chicago, Ill. Forwarded to 38 North LaSalle Street

E . R. BREWER & Co. 2W TO 25~ STORE

B ox 2 016 , ANCO N, C.Z.

A.w.French Ancon c Z

l1tlant_ic Forwardi1 g Compan;,, Inc.,

Iio. 45 }earl Street,

Mr. C. E. SEVERN, ~-··

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CHICAGO, ILL.

USA Letter Mail Official Business

"BALBOA HEIGHTS JUL 31 1926" to White Plains, N.Y.

THE PANAMA CANAL CANAL ZONE

OFFICIAL BUSINESS )OSTMAS T ER lLBOA HEIGHTS CAN AL ZON E

Registered Mail Official Business

Mr. Louis c. Ruhle , 3 Borneman Place, \ihi t e Plai ns, N. Y.

Backstamps:

"BALBOA HEIGHTS AUG 13 1926" to Duluth, Minn. Double Weight Letter Postage 4 cents (over 1 oz but Under 2 oz) Registration 15 cents

"CRISTOBAL AUG 14 1926" ''NEW ORLEANS AUG 18 1926" "DULUTH, MINN. AUG 21, 1926"

THE PANAMA CANAL CANAL ZONE

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postmaster, Balboa Heights, Canal Zoile.

Mr. K. k. Hoff, 213 Builders Exchange, Duluth, ~inn.

Maritime Mail

"U.S.T.P. SEA POST S.S.PRES.MONROE OCT 1 1926 WEST" to Honolulu, Hawaii (United States Trans Pacific Sea Post) Dollar Steamship Line-President Monroe

Cover canceled on board after leaving the Canal Zone via San Francisco for Hawaii (envelope back below right @ 80%)

Loais Fladger Esq Dalla~ Steamship Line Honolulu T H

Paquebot Mail

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ON BOARD S.S.PRESIDENT MONROE

"CRISTOBAL , C.Z. P AQUEBOT SEP 18 1926" to Granton, New York

Postcard to Foreign Destination 3 Cents

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Railway Mail Service (RMS) Train 8 "THE PANAMA CANAL SEP 7 TR 8 R.P.O." to Poland

from Polish sailor, ppc dated 7 IX 26, overpaid 1 cent.

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ISS B. PACIFIC STEAMSHIP NAVIGATION CO.'S S.S. "OROYA" PASSING GAILLARD CUT. PANAMA CANAL .

"BALBOA SEP 271926 CANAL ZONE' to Stockholm, Sweden, under paid 1 cent, CZPO mark T 1/10 or 10 centimes equals Swedish 10 ore, Swedish postage due label (green), paid with 10 ore defmitive stamp.

PLAC E STAMP H ERE

DOMES T IC ONE CENT

FO REIGN TWO CENTS

Late Use

"GATUN DEC 9 1926" to Balboa Heights, C.Z.

Epilogue

A large percentage of these stamps were sold to collectors and dealers, very few were used and by Dec. 1926 all if not most of the Canal Zone Post Offices were sold out of these stamps.