CZ Officials 01 - 09, Spacing VariationsBy Jim Crumpacker

Vol. 37, No.2

President's ReportJim Crumpacker

P. O. Box 1836Las Vegas, NV 89125

Perhaps you noticed that the FirstQuarter, 2001 CZP inaugurated useofa different type size font, giving theperiodical larger letters and thus aneasier-to-read publication. This justone month after my purchase of thefirst pair of reading glasses I haveever needed. Do let the CZP Editorknow what you think of the change.

CZSG received a mention in theFeb. 26, 2001 issue of Stamp Collec-tor magazine as a philatelic organi-zation with an active and interestedmembership, since one of our websites was listed in that digest. Pleasejoin us on your home computer, or one

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COMING:2001 CZSG Mail SaleThe 2001 CZSG Mail Sale

Catalog will be in the mail by theend of August. The many inter-esting lots include Scott 1, 2, 3,15, 23h,32a, 32c, 33a, 38a, 39d,47, 56a, 60b, 61a, mint and usedPostal Stationery such as U2c,1919 Christmas Card on UX4,UF1, Postal History and muchmore. There is something in thismail sale for everyone. If thereare any questions regarding par-ticipation in the Mail Sale or alot, contact David Leads at P.O.Box 491472, Los Angeles CA90049. Phone or FAX:(310) 472-0282.

The Canal Zone

Philatelist

Second Quarter, 2001

Scott 01-09, the Ordinary OfficialStamps ofthe Canal Zone, are a fairlyeasy series to understand. Issuedoriginally in 1944 as a replacementfor the "perf. P" agglomeration (whoseperfins were deemed difficult to de-tect), the intent oftheir usage was re-stricted to the Departments and Di-visions of the Panama Canal andPanama Railroad for foreign mail.

This article deals with some previ-ously unreported varieties from thisseries, specially the "last A ofPANAMA under L of OFFICIAL:group. The Check List in Canal ZoneStamps (CZS) shows this alignmentvariety to be extant on two of thesestamps, the 1¢ 01 and the 50¢ 07.

However, the "Lover A" shift is alsoexistent on 02. 04, 05, 06 and 09.The 5¢ 03 has the overprint in a dif-

Special MeetingNotice

Plan to attend the CZSG Meetingat the APS show this August at theDonald E. Stevens Convention Cen-ter, 5555 North River Road,Rosemont, IL.Guest speakers will be: Dick Bates,speaking on: "Identification of CanalZone Stamps and Detection ofFakes"and Bob Karrer, topic to be an-nounced.The meeting will be held SaturdayAugust 25th at 4:00pm. Room 31A.Call John C. Smith (847)891-0277fordetails.

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ferent format and may thus be dis-counted and the Sept. 27, 1941 print-ing of the 50¢, which became Scott08, has never been reported to havethe variety in question.

The details of the various printingsare described on pages 251-257 ofCZS. It is believed that over theyears, these stamps were printed(1941-1952), the printer set up fourdifferent forms of overprint plate tomake the 19 recorded printings. CZSpage 257 refers to the L over A vari-ety as on position 32 of at least one ofthese printings (the A is directly un-der the middle of the horizontal barof the L). As the selvages were re-moved from the panes prior to appli-cation of the overprint form, we areunlikely to ever learn much moreabout the printing(s).

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Recruit aNew Member!

In This issue:Secretary's Report.. 14

Auctions 15

CZ Officials Varieties 13

U9 Corner Cards 16

Fake OP. Scott 4-8 20

CZSG Meeting Reports 19, 23

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Articles and information for publicationshould be sent to the Editor. Glossy photo-graphs are desirable for figures of stamps orcovers; however, enlarged high quality pho-tocopies are sometimes acceptable. Illustra-tions must show clearly against black back-grounds. If you need help, write, phone, orFAXthe Editor. The author must advise theEditor if the article has been published or isbeing considered for publication elsewhere.

Copyright 2001Canal Zone Study Group

Short Lived Airmail Rate to EuropeThe cover shown was postmarked

in Ancon on October 16,1946 and cor-rectly pays the 35¢ combination air-mail rate for a half ounce letter fromthe Canal Zone to the U.S. and thetrans-Atlantic airmail rate from theU.s. to Europe. This rate was in ef-fect for only 30 days in 1946. The 5¢per ounce airmail rate to the U.S. be-came effective on October 1, 1946. Atthat time, the trans-Atlantic airmailrate was 30¢ per half ounce. On N0-vember 1, 1946, the trans-Atlanticairmail rate was reduced to 15¢ perhalf ounce, reducing the combinationrate for half-ounce letters to 20¢.

by: Paul Ammons

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AUCTIONSby Jim Crumpacker

A considerable depth of First Seriesstamps plus some scarcer plate blockshighlighted the first quarter, Jan. 1-Mar. 31, 2001. Otherwise the offer-ings were a bit below average both inquantity and quality.Shown below are results from the

winter's public auctions. The pricepaid, hammer plus commission, isshown first with the catalog value(2001 Scott's Specialized) next in pa-renthesis.

1, TG, HR, F $413 ($550) Bennett1, used, F $358 ($425) Bennett1, block of 4, TG, HR, VG-F+ $1760

($2500) Bennett1 var., PANAMA's15mm long, dist.

part OG, H, nat. s.e., F$138 ($600) Ivy & Mader

1, F on VF ppc Bohio 6/30/04 toColon $1375 ($1650) Bennett

1,2,3 all F-VF on a VF cover Ancon7/14/04 to Panama $484 ($n/a)Kelleher

2, used strip of 3, F+ to VF $385($525) Bennett

3, TG, HR, F $264 ($375) Bennett3, TG, H, F-VF $242 ($375)

Ivy & Mader3, used, VF $242 ($225) Bennett32c, booklet pane of 6, TG, couple

rows of perfs cut by knife, H, F$352 ($750) Kelleher

56b, double overprint, one readingdown, glazed OG, H, barely F$322 ($650) Ivy & Mader

64, VF on F+ cover (OB env,)11/16/21Regist. to US$127 ($175) Phillips

67a, ZONE CANALreading down,OG, H, VG $299 ($850)Ivy & Mader

71b, ZONE inverted, F on U6 env.Cristobal 10/27/25,VF$605 ($n/a) Siegel

71d, ZONE CANAL,TG, H, nat. s.e.,F $209 ($450) Kelleher

74, pI. bI. of 6, #15148-B, OG, H,couple seps. o/w VF $276 ($325)Ivy & Mader

76, pI. bI. of 6, #14405-B, OG, H, VF$265 ($550) Ivy & Mader

81, pI. bI. of 6, #14268-T, OG (couplenat. gum creases), H, F-VF $4025($4250) Ivy & Mader

84, pI. bI. of6 #17890-URw/ 5 pointedstar, dist. OG, H, crease affects 2,o/w F $489 ($1750) Regency

87, pI. bI. of 6, #16376-B, OG, H, VF$276 ($500) Ivy & Mader

87, pI. bI. of6, #16377-B, OG, H, VF$403 ($500) Ivy & Mader

94, OG, H, VF $161 ($200) Regency95, pI. bI. of 6, #14268-B, OG, H, F

$1725 ($2000) Ivy & MaderC25a, horiz, pair, imperf, vert., OG,

NH, diag. crease as often, s1.wrinkles, o/w F+ $546 ($1000)Ivy & Mader

J3, OG, H, F+ $661 ($600) RegencyJ14, bI. of 4 w/ 3mm horiz, spacing

(CZSGJ14.2), sI.dist. OG,one perf.indentation, NH,

F $489 ($1250) Ivy & Mader08, used, CTO as always, barely F

$322 ($625) Ivy & MaderUXld (S2) w/ #22 added, F+ w/ some

edge wear, used Ancon 8/20/08 toGermany $264 ($200) Bennett

UX5 (S12), VF+, used Balb. Hts.7/1/22 $385 ($450) Bennett

UX6(SI3) VF mint entire $688 ($725)Bennett

The names and addresses of theauctions houses are shown below.Please mention CZP should you re-quest a catalog from any.Matthew Bennett, Inc.

601 Washington Ave.Baltimore, MD 21204

Ivy and Mader Auction Galleries775 Passaic Ave.West Caldwell, NJ 07006

Daniel F. Kelleher Co., Inc.24 Farnsworth St., Suite #605Boston, MA. 02210

David G. Phillips Co., Inc.North Miami, FL 33261Regency Stamps, Ltd.

Le Chateau Village #10610411 Clayton RoadSt. Louis, MO 63131-2911

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesPark Avenue Tower, 17th Floor65 East 55th StreetNew York, NY 10022

Exhibit ReviewCZSG Member Dickson Preston

won a Silver medal at WESTPEX inSan Francisco this April for his "Ca-nal Zone Permanent Issue Rates andUses, 1928-1979." Through morethan 180covers and cards, the exhibitshows a wide range of CZissues usedto pay many postal rates and fees.This was the first time this exhibithas been shown.

Some ofthe highlights ofthe exhibitwere:1) A handsome cover bearing six

copies ofC17, the 15 cent airmail,paying a double rate to Englandin 1940.

2) un uprated with #105 payingthe 3 cent surface letter rate toArgentina in 1932. This rate ap-plied to member countries of thePostal Union ofthe Americas andSpain from 1932 to 1953.

3) Another un paying the 2 centdrop letter rate in 1955.

4) 16 cents postage on a card toLibya in 1956. This rate is seenoccasionally and consistently toEurope but North Mrica is an un-usual destination.

5) C39, the 20 cent airmail, payingthe insurance fee on a 1965cover.Higher denominations ofthis 50thanniversary set are difficult tofind on commercial covers, andthis is a particularly outstandingusage.

6) 18 cents postage paying the sur-face rate to Bahrain in 1976. CZsurface mail to foreign destina-tions are infrequently seen oncovers this late.

7) C51, the 22 cent airmail, payingthe foreign postcard rate to Ar-gentina in 1977.

The exhibit emphasizes thevarious uses of Canal Zone issues,frequently showing more than onecover with same rate but paid withdifferent combinations of stampsand/or postal stationery. Includedare many examples oflater CZpostal stationery, in many casesuprated because of rate increases.The various registration fees arevery strongly presented, especiallythose from the 1970s.

Tom Brougham

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References:C.A. Seward, "The Seal Type Postal Stationery of the Canal Zone", Sep. 12, 1936, WeeklyPhilatelic Gossip.Blessington, John J. and Rick Schwartz, Editors, 1985, The Postal Stationery of the CanalZone, United Postal Stationery Society.

General Request Jan. 7,1925May 7,1925Oct. 16, 1924Ancon

Oct. 27,1925May 27, 1925Jan. 3,1928Balboa

Mar. 13, 1926Mint OnlyNov. 6, 1926

Balboa Heights

Jan. 4,1927Nov. 23, 1925Mar. 8,1926Coco Solo

Apr. 19, 1926Jan. 22, 1929Corozal

Mar. 11, 1929Jul. 19, 1926Jun. 18, 1926

CristobalOct. 11, 1924Jan. 15, 1926Sep.4,1926

Culebra

Jun. 26, 1926

Fort Clayton

Nov. 18, 1924Jan. 1,1928Fort Sherman

May 5,1926Aug. 4,1926France Field

Jun. 6,1928Jun. 11, 1926Mint OnlyGatun

May 17,1928Dec. 18, 1925Oct. 23, 1926

Pedro Mi~el

May 6,1928Mar. 10, 1926Sep.20,1926

P4

83,00047,000

103,00032,00077,00095,000

Post OfficeReQuest (various)

P3

not that he worked on the canal.Johann W. von Goethe, the Germanpoet and dramatist, expressed a pro-phetic opinion in 1827 that the UnitedStates would be involved. Also, nearlylost in the many tributes to the "open-ing" of the Panama Canal with thefirst commercial transit in 1914, isthe fact that the formal proclamationofthe opening was not declared untilJuly 12,1920 by President Wilson.

We are grateful to Raymond Iresonfor allowing us access to his valuableexhibit in order to scan its pages. Weare indebted to Joe Kirkup for scan-ning, formatting and preparing theCD that will be usable on both PC andMacIntosh computers.

It is our fervent hope that peoplewill find this an exciting way to viewthe material, and that they will learnmuch about the history of the CanalZone and Panama from the philatelicevolution from stampless covers tomodern stamps.

Alan P. Bentz

20,00025,00017,00025,00050,000

PRINTINGS:Blank Request

Knives:

Print Date

October 1924

January 1925June 1925

January 1926July 1926March 1927November 1927

May 1928TOTAL 137,000 437,373

Listed below are the Earliest Reported Use dates for these envelopes. It wouldappear that additional earlier use dates might exist. New information would beappreciated. Please contact the Editor.

Earliest Reported Dates of U9 Post OfficeRequest Envelopes

P2

CZSG publications are usually inphilatelic handbook format and re-stricted to Canal Zone stamps. Theother novel feature is that this is thefirst CZSG publication on a CD. Thisnew medium permits high-resolutioncolor images of entire pages and al-lows viewing of part of any page -stamp, cover, signatures, etc. in de-tail. From the Index, clicking on in-dividual pages immediately accessesthem. On each open page, the viewercan click forward, back, or return tothe index, as well as click to an en-larged image.

The exhibit includes over 20 rarephilatelic materials, including dieproofs, specimens, rare letters fromthe 1840s-60s, and other items. In-cluded is a balloon post letter sent byDe Lesseps during a siege of Paris bythe Prussians in 1870. It is sprinkledthroughout with little-known inter-esting tidbits about people and places.For example, it is well known thatGaugin lived on Taboga Island, but

U9 Corner CardsBy Irwin J. Gibbs

Postal Stationery Editor

U8 and U9 the Seal Type Postal Sta-tionery replaced the previous UnitedStates envelopes overprinted CanalZone because the U.S. envelopes hadgummed flaps and were found unsuit-able for use in the humid climate ofthe Canal Zone.

There was a total of 1,069,736 ofthe 2¢ size 6 plain envelope printedby the Canal Zone Press, MountHope, Canal Zone, between October,1924 and February 1932.

Five additional printings weremade with blank Request CornerCards starting in October 1924 withthe last printing in July 1926. Vari-ous named Post Office Request enve-lopes were printed starting in June1925. The return request envelopeswere discontinued July 1, 1929. Thelast printing of this item occurred inMay 1928.

A total of 137,000 Blank Requestand 437,373 of the Post Office Re-quest envelopes were printed. Threedifferent Knives have been identifiedas described in the UPSS listing, theyare P-2, P-3 and P-4; UPSS numbers

10, 11 and 12.COMING:The Panama Canal Story

By Raymond W. Ireson

With the 3rd quarter Philatelist, theCanal Zone Study Group (CZSG) willdistribute a copy of Raymond Ireson'sexhibit: "The Panama Canal Story"on CD. The work is a highly acclaimed8-frame philatelic exhibit. It spansthe history ofthe Isthmus of Panamafrom the time of early explorationsthrough the conception and construc-tion of the Panama Canal, up to 1979when the Panamanians regained fullsovereignty. The exhibit has won 15national and international awards inthe past 10 years, including nine GoldMedals and four Best in Showawards. The edition illustrated on theCD is the June 2000 version, whichwas displayed in the Court of Honorat the APS STAMPSHOW 2000 inProvidence RI.

This publication by the CZSG is aradical departure from the norm.

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First Official Flightwas not the First!

By David AllenBack in 1930 Arthur J. Barker

wrote a letter to his friend Fred S.Hammann, in Audubon, New Jersey,prior to the inauguration of a new air-mail route from Cristobal, CanalZone, to La Guaira, Venezuela.

Information regarding early flightsis often sparsely recorded but whenfirst flight covers can be found com-plete with the letter enclosed, it canreveal some interesting additionalfacts.

It obviously came as a surprisewhen the 'Airways Company'authorised an unannounced flight toColombia on October 3rd, 1930, whichcarried only 68 covers, and then hadto make the December flight to Co-lombia an "Official"flight to compen-sate.

The letter shown here, found in acover from the above flight, putssome of the detail on to an otherwiseskeleton of information:

From the letter it confirms GeraldBliss's involvement in most thingsphilatelic during his period in theZone; and Hammann and Barkerwere providing each other with firstflight covers whenever possible.

From the cover illustrated it can beseen that Gerald Bliss signed thecover and also arranged for the sig-nature ofthe pilot, C. R. Parmalee.

This is one of two different flightcovers I bought at a small stamp fairin Surrey, England, about three yearsago. This flight is listed in my refer-ences to flights from the Canal Zonebut the letter provides much morebackground history.

The overwhelming question whichtroubles me is whether any of theother three covers sent by Barker toHammann ever arrived and, if so, arethey in the hands of today's CanalZone collectors?

I am sure the Editor would bepleased to hear from any CZSGmem-ber if they know of the existence ofany others from this correspondence.

My e-mail address is:david@canal29.fsnet.co.uk

"OFFICIAL FLIGHT" cover, Cristobal to La Guaira, Venezuela,with signatures of pilot and G. Bliss, Cristobal PM.

Balboa Heights,December 1, 1930.

Dear Fred [Hammann]:

Your letter of November 25th was received this morning, and I shallbe on the look out for the covers via Cienfuegos, Cuba, and Kingston,Jamaica, on the first flight over the re-routing of F.A.M. 5. Beforeyou receive this letter (if you ever do), you will undoubtedly have re-ceived the covers which I am despatching over the new route fromCristobal December 3d.

The U.s. postal dope on the new route from Cristobal to La Guaira,Venezuela, is somewhat off. This is the new route which you men-tioned in your letter a short while ago, the first flight ofwhich carriedonly 68 covers.Bro. Bliss (our Cristobal Postmaster) told me this morn-ing that the Airways Company changed the route of their own voli-tion and without prior notice, which accounts for the very few firstcovers, so that the mail went to La Guaira instead of Puerto Cabello,on October 3d, 1930.

It seems that the Washington authorities have just heard of the"proposed" change and have issued bulletins that it will take effectfrom Cristobal on December 4th. In order to conform with the infor-mation issued from Washington, a special cachet is to be used on allmail leaving Cristobal for La Guaira on December4th, but instead ofstating it is the first flight, the cachet is to show it to be the firstOFFICIAL flight.

This letter, with three duplicates, is going forward in four coversaddressed to you by the first official flight from Cristobal to La Guaira,Venezuela, and I am hoping all of them will reach you. Bliss will seethat the envelopes are autographed by the pilot and that they areproperly stamped at Cristobal (5 A.M. Dec. 4, 1930) and despatchedon the new route. What the postmaster at La Guaira will do with orto them, he cannot foretell, but he and I are hoping he will forwardthem to you, probably by ordinary mail. We don't care how he sendsthem, though, just so long as they eventually reach you.

If all of them come through to you, would appreciate your sendingtwo of them back to me; if three get thru, you keep two of them; if twoget thru, send me only one, and if only one gets thru, keep it.

Here's hoping. Kindest regards and best wishes.As ever,Art [Barker]

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CZ OfficialsSpacing VariationsContinued from page 13

Figure 1, which is just a copy of 04with the color washed out, shows the"normal" positioning of the overprintfor 01,02,04-07 and 09. Note notonly the position ofthe L to the A butalso the relationship of the second Iof OFFICIAL to the M of PANAMA.In the latter case, the I, if projecteddownward, would skim the right sideof the left vertical stroke of the M inPANAMA.

Figure 2 is the 01, 02, 04, 05, 07and 09 "L over A" group. I have seena 20¢ 06 "L over A" but do not pos-sess a photocopy.

In Fig. 3. are an 01 and two copiesof 05 where the overprint is some-what shifted, these are neither in thenormal position nor are they "L overA", look again at the second I of OF-FICIAL and it's alignment to the Mof PANAMA.In both cases the I pro-jected down would run right over theleft vertical strike of the M inPANAMA and not graze either theleft or right side of it. Should thesebe listed as a separate variety? Weare probably talking about a 0.05mmshift in position. The 15¢ 05 in Fig.2. has an overprint that is a littleblobby, the last A of PANAMAreallyisn't quite under the middle of thehorizontal bar of the L and the sec-ond I of OFFICIAL might be only0.025mm out of place, A third vari-ety?

Should any of you possess a copy of06 with any type of shifted overprint,please send a clear photocopyofsameto the Editor.

In the fullness of time, the addi-tional "L over A" discoveries manyhave their own CZSG minor num-bers. Keep your eyes open and a lOxloop handy.

Winner:WESTPEX 2001, April 27, 2001

San Francisco CA. Silver Medal andCOLOMPHILAward for outstand-ing Research and Investigation ofSouth and Central American Philat-ely, to: Dickson Preston, "CanalZone Permanent Issue Rates andUsages 1928-1979".

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Fig. 1. CZ 04 (lighten) showing "normal" L/ A orientation.

Fig. 2. CZ 01,04,05,07,09 with Lover A.

Fig. 3. CZ 01 and 05 with "somewhat shifted" OP.

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C7 - C17 Printing History

* Used for perforated 'P' or overprinted for use as official air mail stamps,C01-C012, and C014.

ReportedComputedReportedComputedTotal

TotalTotalExcessScott

FacePlatePlateStampsStampsStampsNo.

ValueNo.ImpressionsPrintedShippedPrinted*C6

4¢1603143,028605,000525,00080,000C7

5¢12357842,1408,428,000159148

17,5303,506,000total

11,934,0009,988,5001,945,500C8

6¢15809224,1444,828,800160287

9,1441,828,800160288

9,1441,828,800160289

9,1441,828,800total

10,315,2009,440,000875,200C9

10¢12357527,0235,404,6005,140,000264,600C10

15¢12357646,1669,233,200147635

4,755951,000147636

4,755951,000total

11,135,20011,961,500(826,300)C11

20¢12357719,4383,887,6003,214,600673,000C12

30¢1467296,9881,397,6001,150,000247,600C13

40¢1235784,900980,000826,100153,900C14

$11235792,700540,000406,000134,000

How Many C7-C14Were Really Issued -

RevisitedBy: Paul Ammons

In a previous article (CZP 132:31) Istated that the generally acceptedquantities issued for Scott C7-C14were most likely overstated by thenumber ofstamps requisitioned fromCanal Zone Postal Service (CZPS)stock and perforated 'P' or overprintedfor use as official air mail stamps,C01-C012, and C014. That articlereferenced a chart from page 248 ofCanal Zone Postage Stamps, the 1961CZPS publication often referred to asthe Tatelman book. I believe thatchart contains a mathematical errorwith respect to quantities of ScottCI0, the 15¢value ofthe second (firstdefinitive) air mail series.

The U. S. Bureau of Engraving andPrinting (BEP) used 200-subjectplates to print the stamps from thisseries. Each sheet was, in turn, di-vided into four 50-subject post officepanes. As a normal printing practice,

the BEP would have printed morestamps than required for each ship-ment. The difference between quan-tity printed and quantity shipped of-ten being referred to as surplus.

However, as shown in the accompa-nying expanded version of theTatelman chart, if the sheet impres-sion numbers are correct, the BEPonly printed 11,135,200 CI0 stamps(total sheet impressions x 200), butshipped 11,961,500 stamps to theCZPS. There is a significant differ-ence - 826,300 stamps, (6.9%) lessthan the stamps generally reportedas received by the CZPS.

Basically, either the number ofim-pressions of the second and thirdplates used for CI0 are incorrect, orless likely, the quantity of stamps re-ceived by the CZPS as published innumerous catalogs and publicationshas long been overstated. What isneeded to resolve this discrepancy iseither corroboration / correction oftheplate impression numbers or verifi-cation of shipment receipt dates andquantities.

WESTPEXMeeting Report

Seventeen members or guests werepresent for our CZSG Regional get-together at WESTPEX in San Fran-cisco on April 28, 2001.

What to do for the members in or-der to celebrate the 50th anniversaryof the 1952 founding of CZSG was amain topic; no decisions were made.

The status of our various "publica-tions in progress" was discussed withspecial attention to the UPSS cata-log dealing with Canal Zone postalstationery.

A compilation of the known mixedfrankings of Scott 1, 2, or 3 on coverwas given to each attendee. The 2001Mail Sale subject came up, it lookslike a fat auction with over 900 lotssent in to David Leeds. A brief reportwas presented on fakes on over-printed U.S. stamps. An exposition onAPO's and the provisional censormarkings of the WWII era was veryinteresting.

Show 'n Tell was fun, with our localexperts on CZpostal rates making anexceptional showing of postal history.

Someone signed us up for 1 1/2hours instead of an hour and musthave known something; the sessionran its full scheduled limit

Jim Crumpacker

We Need Authors!

DID YOU KNOWDuring the Canal Zone Postal Ser-

vice history it issued 44 variousUnited States stamps to be used withCanal Zone overprints. It also issued78 Panamanian stamps with CanalZone overprints. In many of thesestamps the only difference was in theoverprinted Canal Zone font and/orstyle. Then in 1928the CZPS createda permanent series. From that timeon (with a few exceptions), the CZPSdesigned and had printed its ownpostage stamps and stationery untilit's closing in 1979.

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Fake Overprints onCanal Zone Stamps

Second Series -Scott Numbers 4-8

Part IIIBy Richard D. Bates, Jr.

Part I of the first article on fakeoverprints on Canal Zone stamps(CZP 136:27-29) identified differentcharacteristics that can be used to dif-ferentiate genuine overprints fromthose that are fakes. Part II (CZP137:40-41)used those characteristicsto examine several additional ex-amples of fakes.

Part III of this article will examineclosely examples for which the shapeof individual letters provides the pri-mary clue to determine whether theoverprint is or is not genuine. Thistype of close examination generallyrequires a goodmagnifying glass, andcomplements measurements of theheight of the letters, and the lengthof and spacing between the wordsthat makeup the overprint.

The focus will be on the letters thatmake up the end of the word CANALand the beginning ofthe word ZONE,though similar signs can be found inother parts of the overprint.

To start, examine the characteris-tics of a good overprint, such as thatshown in Fig. 1,a. First, focus on thefeet of the letters N, A, and L. Thefoot on the bottom right ofthe secondA in CANAL almost touches the bot-tom left serif on the L. In contrastthere is significant space between thefoot on the bottom left of the same Aand the bottom right ofthe N, due inpart to the absence of a serif on thebottom right ofthe N. But the gap isquite pronounced, and it almost looksas if the Ais too close to the L and toofar from the N. This is significant be-cause the fakes often do not seem toget this right. Compare for examplethe bad overprints given in Figs. 1band Id and Ii. Additionally, the let-ter A should be flat at the top, and notaller than the N. It is pointed in Figs.1b, 1e, 1j, and 1k, and too tall in Figs.Ib and 1j.

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Fig. 1. CZ Scott 4-8 with fake I genuine overprints.

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Second, examine the lower rightserifs of the letters Land Z in Fig la.The right side edge ofthese letters isalmost exactly vertical on the genu-ine overprints, and the serif extendssignificantly vertically. Moreover, theinner edge joining the horizontal partat the bottom of the letter with thevertical serif exists as a nice smoothcurve. On the fake shown in Fig. Ie,the serif looks stubby, and the tran-sition from the horizontal part to theserifis too abrupt. In Fig. 1£,the serifis much too short.

Third, examine the letter Z. On thegenuine overprint, the lower left cor-ner sticks out slightly to the left ofthe vertical line of the leading edgeof the top left serif, and the upperright corner protrudes slightly beyondthe vertical line of the bottom rightserif. This rule breaks down withbroken letters, and is not so evidentwhen the tip of the Z looks rounded,

Book Review:

A PHILATELICBIBLIOGRAPHY for

COLOMBIA and PANAMA,1865-1999

By: Robert L. Mitchell, Jr. andRobert A. D'Elia

Recently published by COPAPHIL,the Colombia-Panama Philatelic

Study Group, an affiliate of theAmerican Philatelic Society, this bookcomprises the most extensive bibliog-raphy ever produced for a single areaof Latin America and perhaps theWorld. The publication contains over7000 citations and includes the vastmajority of the worldwide philatelicliterature pertaining to these coun-tries. It draws upon over 400 publi-cations, in more than ten languages.This book is the result of over fifteenyears of work by the authors, with theassistance ofleading philatelists, spe-cializing in these countries. Incorpo-rated in it are references from some

of the leading philatelic libraries inthe United States, namely, the Ameri-can Philatelic Research Library, theCollectors Club of New York Libraryand the Western Philatelic Library.

such as when the overprint is veryheavy. But it clearly is not the casein Fig. H. It is also good to notice howclosely the tip and bottom of the Zcome to the letter 0 at the point ofclosest approach. The spacing shouldbe close to the same, but at the bot-tom is always slightly smaller thanthat at the top in the genuine over-print. This is a rather complicatedstatement for a simple concept, to besure, but the fakes do not usually getthis right, so it is a key todifferenti-ating between good and bad over-prints. Examining the bad overprintsin the figure we see that the ZO isoften not quite right. In Fig. lb theyare too far apart, as they are in Figs.Hand li.

Fourth, the proportions in the let-ter L are wrong in nearly every fakeoverprint illustrated, as is generallytrue. Some fakes are too tall for thelength of the horizontal part at the

In addition, it draws upon the re-sources of the COPAPHIL Libraryand the personal libraries of many ofits members.

The bibliography is divided betweenColombia and Panama. The formeralso includes those references fromthe period when Panama was part ofColombia. The latter includes thesereferences, as well as those forPanama after its independence. Toassist in finding specific references,the periodical bibliographies are fur-ther broken down by time periods forboth regular and airmail issues.There are also sections coveringpostal history and postal markingsand various specialized stamp catego-ries, such as stamps for special ser-vices; revenue and telegraph stamps;postal stationery; proofs and essays;forgeries and reprints; postal lawsand decrees; state and departmentissues, and others. A section cover-ing the SCADTA airmail service inEcuador is also included. In addition

to the periodical references, there arealso extensive Monograph Bibliogra-phies, containing the major philatelicbooks published, concerning both Co-lombia and Panama, as well as othergeneral references of interest to col-

bottom of the letter, clearly the casein Figs. le and lh. They should beroughly the same to the eye with theaid of a magnifying glass, but with-out the need to make measurements.Finally the top of the L, is much toosmall on many of the fakes as seenon Figs. ld, le, 1£, lh, li, and lk.Given that the L is too far from the Athat precedes it on Fig. lb, and isshorter than the preceding A on Fig.lb, some characteristics involving the·letter L distinguish each of the illus-trated examples from Fig. la, exceptfor Fig. 19. That is because Fig. 19 isgenuine because all the characteris-tics are correct despite the messed upN. And that broken letter plates cor-rectly. Thus, after getting a generalimpression, examination ofthe letterL in an overprint on Scott #4-8 is auseful step for detecting fakes on thisseries.

lectors of these areas. The referenceswithin each major section are listedby author, followed by the title of thearticle or work, the periodical or pub-lisher, the page references, and otherpertinent data. This allows the re-searcher to clearly identify each ref-erence. There is also a column indi-cating whether the reference is avail-able from the COPAPHIL Library.

The book consists of 134 pages, withintroductory information and tablesof contents for each section in bothEnglish and Spanish. It is combbound with heavy stock covers forlong term use. The book was printedin an initial printing of 200 copies.Each purchaser ofthe bibliography isentitled to a free, one year member-ship in COPAPHIL, the Colombia-Panama Philatelic Study Groupwhich includes four issues of theirpublication, COPACARTA.

The bibliography can be obtainedfrom the COPAPHIL Library c/o Rob-ertA. D'Elia at 1290 Howard Avenue,Suite 321, Burlingame, CA 94010,U.s.A. for $26.75, post paid by sur-facemail in the U.S.; $29.00 by SUf-facemail to Canada, and $36.00 fOfair mail shipment, or $31.00 by SUf-face mail, to the Rest of the World.

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CANAL ZONE STUDY GROUPFINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2000

Expenses: CZP printing (3 issues), postage, editorialCZSG website

Membership, publicity, administrationAdvertisements - Scott, AP

$ 9271,203

205203

Revenue: Dues earnedSales: Publications (including book - $182)

Advertising - CZP

Interest on checking (NOW) accountMail Sale proceeds (Note)Adjustment of a previous mail sale

Total revenue

$8,895353335

9.5833,066956

1.716

15.321

5,73980

923424

Note: Mail sale results:Lots sold

Less payment to sellersNet (10%) to CZSGOther income

Total income

Expenses: PrintingPostageInsurance

SuppliesTotal:

Net proceeds to CZSG

$ 34,752(31.277)

3,47519

3.494

(2,538)$ 956

Total expenses 7.226

Revenue over expenses for the year 8,095

Net assets as of:1 January 2000 92.029

31 December: Cash in NOW accountLess dues received in advance

$ 107,979(7.855)

$ 100,124

As of December 31, there were no outstanding unrecorded bills.Dues are reported as income in the year to which they relate.Proceeds from the mail sale are reported as income in the year the sale is held

Richard F.Larkin, Treasurer

1749 H. Sau'lill:1lon Dr. Tucson, Pima, AZ 8'5746-')171S, ComPl101. Malh'''_ AaT.u. \2.putlucallonNlnl"'" I3.F~in90~1.The Canal ZonePhi1~telil'lt 01 71 d 61-10 I 0\ 1..1 x I Sent. 27 2000

4. ls3 ••• Ft""luetlcy 15. Numoer atIUu •• , Pu~s.n.a Mnually 16. AM"'''' SYDSC"lPllCn PrICeQuarterly 4 I Sa 00

7. Com"" ••'e Maol"'"" '0'whom ltle truS~1I ts aCting, AlsoinClude tl'le n3me5"and 'lodr"sses or inoividuals who are s:cci&.olde's 'linG- own or hold 1 perce/'\!

or more 01 !tlll tor.al3.tTI0unt 01 bonds, mOr1g3.ges. or-other secuttties 01 the pulliishing cc~Otanon. In ,tern 11. it 1'I0ne. chec:k tl'lebex. Use-l:-/ank sheets ilmore space is required.Be surl! In furnish all circulation infarmadon caJleCl tor in item 15. Free cll'tuja~QI'I must:::e s~cwn in

CZSG MEETING AT PHILATELIC SHOW 2001Boxborough MA (May 5, 2001)A CZSGregional meeting was held

at Philatelic Show 2001 attended byonly six people. It was, however, oneofthe liveliest and best meetings heldin terms of exchange of information,and would have continued muchlonger if the room had been available.

George McHugh gave a slide showon early Canal Zone stamps, show-ing clearly the distinctions to be madeon #11-15 and 18-20. He showed a"fake" #15 he had picked up at theshow in '98 labeled as #19. He alsoshowed a new variant ofthe series inwhich the "C" of the Canal Zone ap-peared as an "0", it was brought tohis attention by one of his club mem-bers Shaun Malloy. McHugh hasbeen evolving a detailed set of CanalZone album pages. Hugh Goldberg ofSUBWAYStamp Shop, approachedus about the possibility ofprinting al-bum pages. We had little time to dis-cuss his offer,but it is something thatshould be considered.

Armand Cote gave a talk on F.A.M.

5-2 (Lindbergh flight from Cristobalto Miami) discussing all the post-marks (times and dates) that wereknown for flown covers. Myths con-cerning the "Outlaw Flight" (so-dubbed by George T.Street) were dis-pelled by a copyof the Waybill signedby Lindbergh for 14 sacks of mail forthe two Sikorsky aircraft (NC 8000and NC 8044)flownby Lindbergh andMerritt, respectively.As time ran out, several others gave

very brief showings ofthings ofinter-est. Bill Fall had a notebook full ofhis cacheted FDCs - all with CanalZone theme tied to whatever stampwas being issued. He also had withhim a bookhe had written for his chil-dren. It was titled "The Panama Ca-nal- Stamps, Postcards and Photos",-and consisted of 100 fascinatingpages. Each page was a self-containedtopic about various towns, features ofthe canal, the living conditions, laborforce, buildings, postal service,people, flora and fauna, construction

history, etc.Dave Smith had his new one-frame

exhibit entitled "Canal Zone Over-prints (1906-1921)". Various typesare shown on cover including stampissues ofthe 5th, 6th, and 7th series thatwere overprinted with five differentfont styles. He received a vermeil atthe RIPS show in March with thisexhibit, and expects to expand it totwo frames for next year's Boxboroshow.

Alan Bentz mentioned the mono-graph he and David Leeds were writ-ing on the Panama Line, and solic-ited input from anyone who mighthave material on the subject.

We look forward to an even largermeeting at PHILATELIC SHOW2002 at Boxboro,where we would liketo fill 100 frames with Canal Zoneexhibits. Armand Cote, Dave Smithand Alan Bentz are planning to ex-hibit at the show, and we hope manyothers will join us.

Alan Bentz

President's Reportcontinued from page 13at the local library; peck out:WWW.czsg.orgfor the Cover of theMonth feature and latest informa-tion.

My personal nod and thanks to Pe-ter Copeskey,our new Business Man-ager. As an all-volunteer organiza-tion, we appreciate those who arewilling to work.

We are attempting to form a Nomi-nating Committee of prominentmembers to coordinate election de-tails and select potential candidaciesfor CZSG Officers and Board of Di-rectors to serve for the two-year termJan. 1,2002 - Dec. 31,2003.

The annual CZSGMail Sale, sched-uled for September, is filling up nicelyand looks to have more and bettermaterial than has been the case forthe last couple of years.

The 50th anniversary of the forma-tion of the Canal Zone Study Groupis coming up next year. We remainan active and vigorous group and willuse our considerable resources to pro-vide the membership with qualitypublications for the jubilee.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, (Pre-Presidency)Canal Zone CoversBy Julius Grigore, Jr.

Illustrated are two Canal Zone was promoted to the rank of Major.U7 covers signed in the corner Both covers were serviced by the postcard portion by Dwight D. office at Culebra, and each was ad-Eisenhower, well before he served dressed to the prestigious Panamain WorldWar II as Supreme Com- Golf Club in Panama City, Republicmander, Allied Forces, Europe, of Panama. Apparently, Eisenhowerand long before he became Presi- was a member of the club and wasdent of the United States. paying his monthly dues.

Eisenhower addressed the first Obviously,Eisenhower's passion foron August 2, 1024, while he the game of golf existed well beforeserved as a Captain, U.s. Army, his Presidency.stationed at Camp Gaillard. The (Other than first day of issue,other was mailed a month latter, is there any U7 reported usedon September 4, 1924, after he earlier than August 2, 1924?)

Dwight D. Eisenhower CZ covers while stationed at Camp Gaillard.

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WANTED

F.A.M. F5-2 (L44)1929 Canal Zone to Miami

Lindbergh flight covers

HAND-CANCELLED Feb. 4-9

From the following small towns:

Coco SoloCorozal

Fort ClaytonFrance Field

GamboaGatun

Pedro Miguel

If not for sale, would appreciate copies ofabove to allow compiling a list of allcancellation dates from each town.

Armand Cote6 Sycamore Court

Atkinson, NH 03811-2727E-Mail arcote@aol.com

Author seekinginformation for

forthcomingplate number book.

Need information onPlate Numbers for

CZ J20, J20b, J20cother than

6555 or 6556.

Possible numbers are18724-25-26-27.

If you own one now orknow of one soldin a past auction,

Please contact

Joseph M. NappCZSG #502

5 Knollwood DriveWest Orange, NJ 07052

CANAL ZONEComprehensive stock including

singles, plate blocks, FDC's, FFC's,B.O.B., stationery, covers and

paper memorabilia/booksSend for Free Detailed List

1999 Last Day APOCacheted covers available.

C&HStampsP.O. Box 855, Syracuse, NY 13214

CZCD@aol.comCZSG APS USPPS

For SaleCANAL ZONESPECIMENS

Irwin Gibbs,Box 940,

Burlingame, CA 94010(650) 692-5533

This and manymore interestingvarieties and

regular issues.Send for ourPOSSESSIONS

price' list.

MOZIAN STAMP CO."a name associated with philately since 1901"

P.O. Box 125, Readington, NJ 08870

CANAL ZONE1924 PANAMA"ARMS" SET

Officially prepared for use but not issued.

Extremely scarce - most sets have some

faults and tropical O.G.

We offer complete set of 7 values. Full

fresh O.G., never hinged. All centered with

design well clear of perfs, 4 values, Ex.Fine. Finest set we've ever seen.

2001 Scott Retail $2,450++

Net $2,000

What else do you need in elusive C.Z.?Satisfaction or Immediate Refund

Gladly Sent onApproval with References

Installment Payment Terms if Desired

(No Interest or Carrying Charges)

Jack E. Molesworth, Inc.APS 88 Beacon Street CZSG

CSA Boston, MA 02108 ARA

BIA Phone (617) 523-2522 USPCS

WANTED#12

Stages I, II, III, & IVCZSG Nos. 12.Aa, 12.Ab, 12.Ba,12.Bb,12.C,12.D, 12.Ea, & 12.Eb

#13Stages II & III

CZSG Nos. 13.B,13.C, & 13.0

Sheets (up to 3 of each CZSG No.),Blocks, & Pairs

Will consider singles,especially of errors & varieties

Quantities (duplicates) acceptible

Unused & Used

Approvals accepted

If you don't know CZSG No.,I am happy to examine any item

to see if I want it.

Geoffrey Brewster141 Lyford Drive

Tiburon, CA 94920

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