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1829 
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Mexico, Accumulation, 1850-1980's substantial collector's accumulation in numerous albums (12, including 5 Scott Specialty binders) and on numbered stock cards, value in under $50 items for the most part with many nice runs to be found in the albums and some in quantity on cards, there are early issues plus back-of-the-book with strong Exporta and A+A series present, could be good cancel and variety hunting for the specialist (or want-to-be); good opportunity for study at what should be a very modest price level with conservative owner's Scott cat value estimate of $11,000. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $650
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1830 /o
Mexico, Collection, 1856-1940, mint and used on Scott album pages with some pleasant duplication; includes early 19th century issues with strong basic representation, later including good 1884 5p & 10p Hidalgo high value used with good later completion, useful to good 1895-98 Transportation issues, useful later regular issues, similar back-of-the-book issues including Porte De Mar and Officials worth checking, etc.; condition mixed mostly confined to early issues, please inspect. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $475
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1831 /o
Mexico, Collection, 1860-1970's clean mint and used collection in Scott Specialized album, a deluxe leather bound 3-ring binder (later issues), a nice run of mainly $2-$50 range sets and singles in fine-very fine condition not counting questionable items, owner's cat value exceeds $2,700. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1832
Mexico, 1872 Hidalgo "Garbancitos" Collection, large collection of 38 districts, approximately 386 stamps, with highlights including "Gothic Mexico"-complete, Acapulco 25c laid paper, with possible retouches, plate varieties, and interesting cancels, St. Louis Reprints with transfer types and reference group of forgeries also present. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $500
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1833 /o
Mexico, Foreign Mail (1879 Issue) Reference Collection, collection of approximately 158 stamps annotated by a known foreign mail expert, showing cancels, overprinted number abnormalities and with several covers, although generally with this issue it is uncommon to have counterfeits or forgeries, fake cancels and fake numeral overprints are present sometimes, thus, this collection is a study illustrating some of these Foreign Mail abnormalities. Estimate $200 - 300.
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Realized: $425
Lot 1834
Mexico, Presidential Autographs, 1880-1965, group of 10 original signatures of Mexican Presidents, most uncommon beginning pre-Revolution and continuing to mid twentieth century, noting years of Presidency; with Porfirio Diaz 1876-1880, 1885-1911 Large document with 5 different seals, large Eagle emblem and revenue stamps, Francisco L. de la Barra 5-25-1911 to 11-5-1911 Signed check, Plutarco E. Calles 1924-1928 Calvary appointment, beautiful Eagle Seal protected by cut up flower opening to show round seal, Abelardo L. Rodriquez 1932-1934 Letter, Lazaro Cardenas 1934-1940 Diploma of Decoration, also has signature of Manuel A Camacho as Sec. of War but later President 1940-1946, Miguel A. Valdez 1946-1952 Sec. of Hacienda and Credito, Adolfo R. Cortines 1952-1958 Sec. of Hacienda Y C.P., Adolfo L. Mateos 1958-1964 Federal Authorization funds for TB, Gustavo D. Ordaz 1964-1970 Release of Funds for QTO Coro; includes reference notes about the documents and careful descriptions of the documents and translating the purpose as well as explaining the other signatures on each document, a rarely seen Presidential autograph group.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $750
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1835 /o/
Mexico, Hidalgo Medallions Issue Collection, 1884-95, mounted on exhibit pages from the best of the late Joe Bard's fantastic collection, all items were part of a gold-medal Grand Award exhibit, includes 37 stamps + 36 extraordinary covers, off-cover stamps are almost all unused and in choice condition comprising all basic stamps listed in Scott (Sc $3,120) including 8 stamps of the rare black shade, 5p and 10p blue are unused and used with choice centering, 1c error of color with MEPSI cert., only stamps not here are the 5p and 10p blue green, 36 covers with some highlights includes 1884 Green issue: 1c solo usage circular rate to Germany, rare 12c rate to Italy, 2c on a multicolored judiciary wrapper with 9 stamps; 3c probably unique solo use (treaty rate) cover, 6c solo usage + nice official cover with two black shade stamps, 12c solo usage to France + very scarce registered 18c to Halifax, 20c scarce bisect (Sc $300), 25c registered perf-in colorful cover from Mazatlan very early registered to Germany with the rare early R label, 50c two striking covers one in a solo official use (all 50c on cover are rare), 1885 Colored issue with 2c carmine unique 5-stamp combination 3c orange brown two solo uses showing the government discounted rate, one with a spectacular eagle cachet and the very rare 5c payment of AR service on a registered return receipt form, 4c red orange two bicolor covers, 5c blue unique return with the AR service paid on back, 6c dark brown striking block of four of 10c and a single on a registered judicial front, 10c orange an early pretty advertising cover + a registered R blue label cover, 12c olive brown two solo usages, 25c greenish blue unique solo use on official cover + a striking registered cover in combination with 10c ledger lines Numeral, $1 Peso blue magnificent and unique solo usage on registered cover to Denmark, also a Porfirio Diaz free-franking cover with his gold and silver letters monogram and a scarce registered official front. Scott Nos. 150//173 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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Realized: $3,500
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1836 /o/
Mexico, Large Numerals Issue Collection, 1886-95, mounted on exhibit pages, the final instalment from the best of the late Joe Bard's fantastic collection with all items were part of a gold-medal Grand Award exhibit; includes 338 stamps + 46 extraordinary covers, off-cover stamps are almost all unused apart from rare multiples, it includes 77 very fine different stamps (all but 5 unused) in great condition comprising almost all stamps listed in Scott (Sc $9,350), includes perf 6, 12 and 6x12, 5p and 10p unused and used with perfect centering and 2c Colima Provisionals, great high-value multiples, 20c dark lilac 1895 unique block of 30 n.h. the largest recorded (Sc 220A, cat. $4,800), complete sheet of 5c ledger lines perf 6 (2 exist, Sc #204, cat $5,000) and the unique complete sheet of 10c brown ledger lines showing all the known perf errors (#205 perf 6x6, #193 no lines & #210 perf 6x12, total cat. $8,736), 46 covers are all extraordinary, some highlights with 1c Solo usage on striking Chalchihuites cover, a French paquebot, a striking and beautiful cover with 10 singles cut to shape, 2c on newspaper, bisect and solo use and two extremely rare registration forms with the 5c AR (return receipt) fee attached to them, 3c lilac on cover, solo uses with rare government rate, AR rate on registration form, a unique Barracouta Ship cancel; 4c with unique Amortizado cancel and unique 4x printed matter rate; 5c striking postal due to London, private printed postal cards, spectacular $3.60 with largest combination of ledger lines stamps 6c lilac solo usage, 10c rare scarlet with ledger lines on a beautiful multicolored cover, 12c lilac to Italy and solo usages; 20c impressive 95c registered AR to London, registered judiciary front with 20 stamps to pay $4.35, 25c lilac registered judiciary front. Scott Nos. 174//241 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
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1837 /o/
Mexico, Mulitas Issue Collection, 1895-1900, mounted on exhibit pages, formed from some of the best items of a gold medal grand winner exhibit; includes 182 stamps + 25 extraordinary covers/items, off-cover stamps are almost all unused and in choice condition comprising all the different watermarks and almost all of the basic stamps listed in Scott (Sc $16,274), there are three 5p (one is n.h.) and one 10p n.h., there are n.h. strips of 4 for all the values (except $1p-10p) as well as blocks of four of important stamps, among the rare stamps includes 243c (block of 4, cat. $360), 244d (block of 4 n.h., cat. $500), 248 (block of 4 with Plate #6), 253 (n.h. strip of 4, cat $280), 254a (used, cat. $900), 255 (two used and one unused, cat. $790), 256 (cat. $650), 262 (cat. $160) + n.h. block of 32 (cat. $5,120), 263 (cat. $200), 264 (cat. $750 MEPSI cert), 265 (block of 4, cat. $700), 266 (block of 4, cat. $1,200), 273 (cat. $200), 276 (cat. $175), 277 (cat. $375), 278 (pair, cat. $850), 284 (cat. $550, MEPSI cert), 285 (block of 4, cat. $360), 286 (block of 4, cat. $700), 288 ($150), 289 ($175), 25 covers/items with some highlights including 1c Mazatlan illustrated cover with strip of 5, 2c printed circular use to Barcelona, multicolored from Baja California, two genuine bisects, 3c unique multicolored mixed franking with Aguilitas + Billboard used postal card, solo use with government rate, pristine Express Hidalgo in certified cover to Switzerland, 5c postage due with double penalty + a magnificent landscape hand painted post card registered to Germany, 12c solo usage to Switzerland + very scarce registered AR to Germany, 10c two strips of four on amazing advertising registered cover, 15c fantastic registered from Tula to New York + Solo use from Baja California, 20c unique tag from a heavy parcel stating "Muestras sin Valor" one of a handful of examples of the rare 4th Class service (Samples), ending with three different watermarks of the 10p blue by Sperati. Scott Nos. 242//289 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
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Realized: $4,750
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1838 /o/
Mexico, Stock Balance, 1900-40's, with two very well filled stock books and one large envelope with excellent 1900-1940's stamps and covers; 600+ stamps are mostly unused mint, most o.g and n.h. mounted in individual Showgards and many in multiples, early airmails, almost 100 very nice covers including 1917-1920's official usages fronts from small towns some 1930's-1940's covers bearing high denomination peso value stamps, which are very scarce, envelope contains additional sundry stamps and 3 really pretty official fronts with the 1900's Aguilita issue, also a 1882 10c Juarez imperf complete sheet of 100 (135a). Estimate $600 - 800.