Lot 273 o
Mexico, Tula ½r Blue, bearing an excellent strike of the curved "FRANCO" (Schatzkes 1692), F.-V.F., Rare this nice.Scott No. 1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot 274 o
Mexico, Tula ½r Blue, horiz. pair bearing the oval Zimapan (Schatzkes 1710), Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $240
Lot 275 o
Mexico, Tula 1r Yellow, horiz. pair (left stamp with unnoticeable sealed tear), cancelled large Zimapan (Schatzkes 1709 - 225 points) in ornate rectangle, Very Fine, a rare & beautiful item.Scott No. 2 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 276 o
Mexico, Tulancingo 1r Yellow, with complete manuscript Huasca (not listed in Schatzkes), Very Fine.Scott No. 2 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 277 o
Mexico, Tulancingo 2r Emerald, a beauty cancelled Mestitlan (Schatzkes 1727), Extremely Fine and choice.Scott No. 3b Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
Lot 278
Mexico, Vera Cruz ½r Blue Pair, horiz. pair, tied to cover by Amatlan (similar to Schatzkes 1769 but without "FRANCO"), sent May 26, 1861 about a month after the introduction of the 1861 Issue, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous cover.Scott No. 1 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550
Lot 279
Mexico, Vera Cruz ½r Blue, a very rare vertical strip of four (top stamp showing double District overprint), tied to cover by bold San Andres Tuxtla (Schatzkes 1772) postmark in blue, Extremely Fine, ex-Mazepa; with 2001 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 1 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A STUNNING COVER OF GREAT BEAUTY AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COVERS OF THE ISSUE.
This sold in 2000 for $2,200 - a testimony not only to its rarity but also its very great eye appeal
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Realized: $1,600
Lot 280
Mexico, Vera Cruz ½r Blue, tied to cover by blue Tlacotalpan (Schatzkes 1803) oval, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous item, Included in the color illustrations in the Schatzkes' book.Scott No. 1 Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $550
Lot 281
Mexico, Vera Cruz 1r Yellow + Tampico 2r Blue Green, neatly tied by light strike of Vera Cruz (Schatzkes 1744) oval on 1857 folded cover to Puebla, Very Fine, a rare and unusual mixed district usage.Scott No. 2+3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 282 o
Mexico, Vera Cruz 1r Yellow, block of 4, light central Franqueado Vera Cruz (Schatzkes 1749) postmark, Very Fine, attractive & rare, ex-Mazepa. Follansbee $1,150.Scott No. 2 Estimate $750 - 1,000.