U.S.A., Canal Zone. ★★/★. An interesting mint stamp collection of this popular philatelic country beginning with the elusive maps of 1904, the 5cts and 10cts o/ps #2 and #3, min cat $700 the latter with Philatelic Foundation certificate with the opinion 'it is genuine with disturbed og', a bit too critical we think as we could not see any gum 'disturbed'. Then follows the US Administration o/ps complete #4-#8 cat$460, similarly the maps #9 to #13 complete inc the 5cts with double overprint on Panama, Scott #12d cat $1100, almost imperceptibly hinged and a rare stamp very seldom seen. Then #14 yet more maps with a further study of the o/ps inc Scott 'B' numbers as well as 'A' - this is all on the first page which alone cats a very minimum of $2500. Then the Cordoba / Balboa types. 1906/7, then 1909, 1909/10 as well as ABN punched hole specimens x10, all different mint never hinged. More map o/ps followed by the 1915 pictorials complete and a nearly complete study range of all defins 1915/21 inc #52 - #54, #55-#57, #58 - #59, #60-#66, just these alone cat $1300. Then follows 1924/25 USA defins o/ps complete, #70-#81, the top value $1 being superb MNH, followed by 1925/26 again complete to $1, etc this page too catalogues over $1000. The collection unfolds with 1921/31 rotary complete with both perf types, followed by mint and pre cancels 1928/30, 1939 pictorials complete through comprehensive issues 1940s to 1975. Then a new section on back of the book inc airposts complete with varieties #C1 through #C20, similarly so with airmail sets of the 1950s/60, then the officials with 1941 to $1 complete MNH #CO1 - #CO7 inc postage dues #J1 and #J2, #J3 unusual used, #J4-#J6 mint inc key 2cts red o/p #J7-#J9 complete, further postage dues 1924, #J12 - #J14 complete ,#J18 to #J20 complete, all MNH through to 1925, 1929/30, 1932/41 all complete, as well as official seals #OX3 and #OX4 and further back of the book and unlisted. A really excellent collection with much substance throughout. The stamps alone that are listed in the Scott catalogue are also in the order of $7000 and there is more here to discover. Please see many pictures on the website.