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C & H Stamps
Specialists in Dealer Member APS, Member CZSG, USPPS, ICC |
Email: czcd@twcny.rr.com
2010 -- OUR 31st Anniversary!!
Happy Winter 2010 to all our
great & loyal customers!
We
specialize in
NEW as of 3/15/10:
Added very well centered 2 on cover, 33a (see Varieties), 164 used on mailing
cert., three beautiful used #8s, 35 NH block of 6 and 88 NH block of 4, 75 VF,
84 F/VF, a nice J7 and 54 no gum. I bought a huge 22 volume accumulation of
Canal Zone stamps, so many more CZ listings will be coming – lets start
with NEW 12 & 13 with rare Spaced
A-L in CANAL (see Varieties page below)! Updated J12-14 (new J12 mint). New 19
used (15 mm overprint, 88 VF NH, 50 XF LH mint, 35 F/VF NH and F+ NH, 84 VF
huge margins, used 8 F/VF, nice CO10 F/VF and CO12 spacefiller! Used UX1 and
mint UX2d added in Postal Stationery! Getting closer to listing CZ specimens on
this list! CZ UX6 used (see just below), 39c mint pane! CZ C7, C9-11, C12-14
all on combo FDC (see below), likely the best centered #1 in existence! Any
stamp can be scanned and emailed/sent to you; this is easier than my learning html!
Canal Zone Postal
Stationery is here! See Pricelists below!
46 two corner blocks with split overprint, the
top two stamps from each block show the rare “ANAL ONE” variety
(CZSG 46.4) of which only 10 were issued! However, the way these were located
makes me thing they could me a new find – still, these represent either
40% or 20% of all those that exist! Both moderate to have severe tropical gum
stains, have no or partial gum, the right bock has a creases affecting all but
the left ANAL variety. Nonetheless, these are very rare, Scott catalog $1450 as
normal for the blocks, and these might be worth $3500 in good condition. http://canalzonestamps.com/images/cz46anal.jpg http://canalzonestamps.com/images/cz46anal2.jpg $500
117 vertical pair with dramatic misperf through center of stamp! CZ
freak perfs like this are never common, especially one like this! Light bend in
top selvage, otherwise NH and fresh! http://canalzonestamps.com/images/cz117misperf.jpg $88
Combination First Day Cover for all airmails issued on 11/18/31! Small envelope with C7, C9-11 and C13-14 (with #90 added) sent by registered mail to Wooster, Ohio; backstamped Cristobal 11/18/31, and Wooster 11/25/31. Pencil note on back indicates it was serviced by CZ dealer Nathan Levy. VF and in great condition! C14 on FDC is especially rare; the combined catalog value is $295. This cover is $220 net
http://canalzonestamps.com/images/czc514fdc.jpg
and http://canalzonestamps.com/images/czc514fdc2.jpg
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Please note these ABBREVIATIONS are used in these lists: |
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adh adherence |
gsk gum skip |
NH never hinged |
PLEASE NOTE WELL:
- Unless otherwise noted,
unused stamps have OG and may have hinge remnants. OG NH means NH!
- Mint stamps are denoted by NH, WG, PG or OG.
- Used stamps are denoted by LC, VLC, MC, NC or HC.
- Used with normal cancel unless noted LC/HC. Normal cancel = an average amount of ink per postmark - not light enough to stand out, nor heavy enough to cover the stamp’s design.
- VLC = very light cancel, barely enough to be noticed.
Please order by centering and condition. (ie: VF LC, or F/VF OG sm th). PLEASE GIVE ALTERNATE CHOICES (or email us first) since many items may be unique. Thank you!
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OUR STRICT CZ GRADING STANDARDS – view our scans to get a visual definition! |
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VF = PERFECT CENTERING – NOTHING LESS F = off-center perfs that do not cut into design, F/VF = centered VF one direction & F in the other, (ie: Scott VF), F+ is between F/VF and F (ie: our F+ = Scott F/VF). VG = perfs cut on 1 or 2 sides. If you want other dealers’ VF, then order F/VF! One reason we have so many almost VF is that it’s hard to find EXACTLY perfectly centered CZ! |
.I update these pricelists often; check
periodically and “Refresh” to see new listings! Our lists
are organized by Scott number/area (airmails, dues, etc.).
Please order by centering and condition. (ie: VF LC, or F/VF OG sm th). PLEASE GIVE ALTERNATE CHOICES (or email us first) since many items may be unique. Thank you!
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Winter 2010 PRICELISTS: |
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CZ Officials and Airmail Officials CZ Postal Stationery, Last Day Covers and CTC PanCanal FDCs – includes CZ POSTAL STATIONERY! CZ Plate Blocks - Regular Issues CZ Plate Blocks - Airmails and Postage Dues Pricelists updated through 3/15/10– I’m still raising prices to reflect the strong market for CZ. |
Terms of
- Check or money orders (no credit cards) please – but we accept Paypal (either a transfer of your Paypal balance, or credit/debit card-funded Paypal accounts!)
- Also, please add 50c for orders under $10. We pay postage, but please add for insurance or we send at your risk!!!
- NY Residents please add tax!
SECONDS!!!!! Yes, we have seconds (boy, do we have seconds!!) Should you like to fill a space with a stamp with slight faults, please write us.
Sheets? Yup, we got ‘em! Send your want list for our quotes. We
also have many mint blocks, if you collect them
Certificates? Why does the stamp need
one? The CZ first issue, CZ #1-3, were heavily forged, even during their
period of use! Therefore, it is imperative that an authority – usually
the American Philatelic Society (APS) or Philatelic Foundation (PF) –
certify the stamps; they issue certificates of genuine-ness that include a
photo of the stamp. I have also seen a forged #15, so that’s important.
CZ #46-8 and 67 are often hard to identify and certificates are a good idea; I
don’t usually get certs for 46-8 and 67, but if you purchase one of
these, you may submit them for certificates and, if not genuine, I will refund
the purchase price, cost of certificates and your postage paid to get the cert.
Waxy gum? What’s with the wax!?
The climate in
Organizations:
If you invest time and energy to build a strong CZ collection, you should
also invest time to learn more about CZ stamps and postal history through the
great organizations that research and publish information on it all! We strongly
encourage customers to join the Canal Zone Study Group. Its resources are
a great way to learn about CZ collecting. Write us for an application, or visit
their website: www.czsg.org . Another group,
the Isthmian Collectors Club, distributes a great deal of historic
information of
This website is dedicated to my father Howard, who passed away in 2002. We cofounded C&H Stamps in 1979, and he was an important participant in CZ postal history and philatelic research. We still miss him greatly.
Chris
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