Thanks to all who responded to my initial inquiry. A quick note of follow-up.

"convert" seems to think Courier is installed: 

robertm@sys76:~$ convert -list font |grep -i courier
  Font: Courier
    family: Courier
  Font: Courier-Bold
    family: Courier
  Font: Courier-BoldOblique
    family: Courier
  Font: Courier-Oblique
    family: Courier
  Font: Courier-10-Pitch-Bold
    family: Courier 10 Pitch
  Font: Courier-10-Pitch-Bold-Italic
    family: Courier 10 Pitch
  Font: Courier-10-Pitch-Italic
    family: Courier 10 Pitch
  Font: Courier-10-Pitch-Regular
    family: Courier 10 Pitch
robertm@sys76:~$

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And here is the weird thing. When I used PDF::Create in a similar script all four versions of Courier are rendered perfectly. So PDF::Create is the obvious solution to this particular issue. I just wish I could figure out my problem with PDF::API2. It's starting to feel like a pernicious permissions problem, or similar. Puzzling.

Thanks again, Robert M.

In reply to Re^2: PDF::API2 and the Elusive Courier Font by rsmeineke
in thread [SOLVED] PDF::API2 and the Elusive Courier Font by rsmeineke

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