Lot 671 o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r red lilac, Tabasco, oval Tabasco date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1554), bold color, F.-V.F (NF $600); with 1997 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott Nos. 5 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $725
Lot 672 o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r red lilac, Tampico, circular Tampico date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1585), wide margins, Very Fine (NF $500); with 2007 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 5 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $260
Lot 673
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r red lilac, Zacatecas, showing double district overprints, o.g., wide margins, Extremely Fine, Zacatecas had scarcity of low denomination stamps and overprinted twice on some 8r stamps so that splits could be produced.Scott Nos. 5 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot 674 o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r violet, Veracruz, oval Veracruz date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1744), full balanced margins, Very Fine.Scott Nos. 5a Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $140