Sale 110: The Fall Sale

Lot 171    

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 1c green, block of 10, on reverse of cover to Mexico with "Tehuantepec" overprint on or over each stamp, tied by indistinct townmark, 1885 Tehuantepec oval handstamp on front, Very Fine, although the system of district overprints had been eliminated for this issue, some places kept overprinting their stamps, only 2 covers are recorded, ex Bard.
Scott Nos. 150    Estimate $250 - 350.

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Lot 172    

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 1c green, imperf, block of four, on reverse of cover, in combination with 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 4c green, imperf, vertical pair (153a) on pristine cover from Allende to Mexico dated 1892; cover opened at sides for display, Very Fine, a unique combination of two imperfs.
Scott Nos. 150a    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 173    

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 4c green, imperf, right margin single, wide margins, on 1892 Mexico City cover paying the rare 4c local city rate, Very Fine, believed to be a unique usage, ex Bard.
Scott Nos. 153a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 174 ()   

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 4c green, horizontal bisect, bottom half of stamp tied by Hacienda de los Sauces oval handstamp on circular front to Mexico paying 2c printed matter rate for 60 grams, Fine.
Scott Nos. 153b    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 175    

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 6c green, on cover from Hermosillo to New York tied by neat blue grid handstamp with matching "Nogales, Sonora Jul 25, 1884" boxed date stamp alongside, transit backstamps, Extremely Fine, this rate was in place briefly so covers with solo usages are very scarce, ex Bard.
Scott Nos. 155    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 176    

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 12c green, block of 4, in combination with 1890, Numeral, 2c carmine + 5c blue (213+215) on 1893 large consular registered cover from Mexico City to Stockholm, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott Nos. 157    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $350

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Lot 177    

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 12c green, diagonal bisect, lower left half of stamp on 1885 cover from Buenaventura to Texas, letter was missing the name of town and, although it crossed the border, it was misdirected; cover file fold and missing backflap, F.-V.F., ex Bart.
Scott Nos. 157b    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $425

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Lot 178    

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 20c green, in combination with 1886, Numeral 5c blue (178) on 1887 registered cover from Mazatlan to Mexico, cover unclaimed so it remains attached to the Form 262 which was meant to be signed on receipt, Very Fine, ex-Rodriguez.
Scott Nos. 158    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $525

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Lot 179 ()   

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 50c green, in combination with 1890, Numeral, 5c blue and 20c vermillion (216+220) on 1894 registered parcel shipment form from Veracruz to Berlin, paying 75c international rate for 5k to Germany; usual file fold, Very Fine, less than 10 such parcel documents with stamps known, accompanied by the original German receipt, ex Bart.
Scott Nos. 160    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $425

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Lot 180 ()   

Mexico, 1884, Hidalgo Medallion, 1p blue, seven pairs and two singles, in combination with 1890, Numeral, 20c vermillion, pair (220) on magnificent 1892 judicial registered front from Jalacingo to Jalapa, this is the largest franking known of the Medallion 1p issue ($16.40) and a key rarity of the issue, has not been on the market in 20 years, ex-Rodriguez.
Scott Nos. 161    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,800

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