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U.S. Possessions

This section illustrates plate number material for overprints on regular U.S. issues.

Canal Zone (1904-1938)

Stamps of the Canal Zone superseded the overprinted U.S. issues in 1938.

Overprints of the U.S. 1902-03 Second Bureau Series

Except for a single strip of the 5¢ value with a Right side plate number, these overprints are known only on LL panes.  Therefore all plate number positions are L or B.

CZ Scott 4, 1¢, Plate number 2061 L (on U.S. Scott 300)

CZ Scott 5, 2¢, Plate number 2206 L (on U.S. Scott 319)

CZ Scott 6, 5¢, Plate number 1888 L (on U.S. Scott 304)

CZ Scott 7, 8¢, Plate number 1500 L (on U.S. Scott 306)

CZ Scott 8, 10¢, Plate number 1590 B (on U.S. Scott 307)

Overprints of the U.S. 1922 Fourth Bureau Series, flat plate issues

Flat "A"

CZ Scott 70, 1/2¢, Plate number F17018 T (on U.S. Scott 551)

CZ Scott 71, 1¢, Plate number 16560 T (on U.S. Scott 552)

CZ Scott 72, 1-1/2¢, Plate number 16863 T (on U.S. Scott 553)

CZ Scott 74, 5¢, Plate number 15148 T (on U.S. Scott 557)

CZ Scott 75, 10¢, Plate number 15512 R (on U.S. Scott 562)

CZ Scott 76, 12¢, Plate number 14405 B (on U.S. Scott 564)

CZ Scott 77, 14¢, Plate number 14513 L (on U.S. Scott 565)

CZ Scott 77 var, 14¢, Plate number 14514 B, with double overprint

CZ Scott 78, 15¢, Plate number 14912 T (on U.S. Scott 566)

CZ Scott 79, 30¢, Plate number 14438 R (on U.S. Scott 569)

CZ Scott 80, 50¢, Plate number F14044 T (on U.S. Scott 570)

 

Pointed "A"

CZ Scott 84, 2¢, Plate number 17842 L (on U.S. Scott 554)

CZ Scott 85, 3¢, Plate number 16402 T (on U.S. Scott 555)

CZ Scott 86, 5¢, Plate number 16393 B (on U.S. Scott 557)

CZ Scott 87, 10¢, Plate number 16376 B (on U.S. Scott 562)

CZ Scott 88, 12¢, Plate number 15352 R (on U.S. Scott 564)

CZ Scott 89, 14¢, Plate number 15797 R (on U.S. Scott 565)

CZ Scott 90, 15¢, Plate number 18928 T (on U.S. Scott 566)

CZ Scott 91, 17¢, Plate number 18021 L (on U.S. Scott 623)

CZ Scott 91b, 17¢ error (missing 'ZONE'), Plate number 18021 T

CZ Scott 92, 20¢, Plate number F16648 T (on U.S. Scott 567)

CZ Scott 92a, 20¢ error, (inverted 'CANAL',  from UR48), strip of 3 with plate number 17530 R

CZ Scott 93, 30¢, Plate number F17449 T (on U.S. Scott 569)

CZ Scott 95, $1, Plate number 14268 T (on U.S. Scott 571)

CZ Scott 96, 2¢ Liberty Bell, Plate number 18570 B (on U.S. Scott 627)

Overprints of the U.S. 1926 Fourth Bureau Series, rotary press issues

Perforated 10

CZ Scott 97, 2¢, Plate number 18827 LR (on U.S. Scott 583)

CZ Scott 98, 3¢, Plate number 18446 UR (on U.S. Scott 584)

CZ Scott 99, 10¢, Plate number 18538 LR (on U.S. Scott 591)

Perforated 11 x 10-1/2

CZ Scott 100, 1¢, Plate number 18731 LR (on U.S. Scott 632)

CZ Scott 100a, 1¢ overprint omitted error, vertical pair, Plate number 18730 LR

Only 10 vertical pairs exist; the pair with the plate number is unique.

CZ Scott 101, 2¢ used, Plate number 18985 LL (on U.S. Scott 634)

CZ Scott 102, 3¢, Plate number 18803 LR (on U.S. Scott 635)

CZ Scott 103, 5¢, Plate number 18855 LR (on U.S. Scott 637)

CZ Scott 104, 10¢, Plate number 19235 UL (on U.S. Scott 642)

CZ Scott 115, 3¢ Washington, Plate number 20934 UL (on U.S. Scott 720)

CZ Scott 116, 14¢, Plate number 20549 LR (on U.S. Scott 695)

CZ Scott 118, 1/2¢, Plate number 21885 LL (on U.S. Scott 803)

CZ Scott 119, 1-1/2¢, Plate number 22646 UL (on U.S. Scott 805)

 

Postage Due issues

CZ Scott J1, 1¢ overprint on U.S. Scott J45a, used, Plate number 5510 B

CZ Scott J2, 2¢ overprint on U.S. Scott J46a, Plate number 6706 B

CZ Scott J3, 10¢ overprint on U.S. Scott J49a, Plate number 5532 B

CZ Scott J12, 1¢ overprint on U.S. Scott J61a, Plate number 13844 L

CZ Scott J13, 2¢ overprint on U.S. Scott J62b, flat-topped A's in CANAL, Plate number 14026 R

CZ Scott J14, 10¢ overprint on U.S. Scott J65a, Plate number 6555 L

CZ Scott J15, 1¢, overprint on U.S. Scott 552, used, Plate number 15437 R

CZ Scott J16, 2¢, overprint on U.S. Scott 554, Plate number 15630 R

CZ Scott J17, 10¢, overprint on U.S. Scott 562, Plate number 15513 T

CZ Scott J19, 2¢ used overprint on U.S. Scott J62, pointed-topped A's in CANAL, Plate number F 14599 T

CZ Scott J20, 10¢ overprint on U.S. Scott J65, pointed-topped A's in CANAL, Plate number 6556 T

 

For more images of plate number singles of non-overprinted Canal Zone issues, click here.

 

For additional information, check out the web page of the Canal Zone Study Group (CZSG).

 

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This page last updated August 13, 2008.

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