Canal Zone, United States · 1904
Map (CANAL ZONE Overprint) 5c
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US$199
From Canal Zone's very first stamp issue, 24 June 1904.
ConditionOn cover, perforated, light cancel, well centred, no faults
CatalogueScott 2 (225)
Expert markColeman
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Issue background
Issued 24 June 1904, the 5c blue map overprint shown in this post is one of the three values belonging to the very first stamps used in the Canal Zone. It looks Panamanian because it is. The base is Panama’s 1903 map issue, printed just months after separation from Colombia. When the United States began…
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