Lot 324 o
Mexico, Acapulco 1r Black on Green, Without District Name, cancelled Galeana (Schatzkes 10) double circle postmark, Very Fine & Much underrated.Scott No. 7b Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $230
Lot 325 o
Mexico, Acapulco 4r Black on Yellow, Without District Name, cancelled Acapulco (Schatzkes 4) double oval, Very Fine - A beauty. Follansbee $300.Scott No. 9b Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $500
Lot 326
Mexico, Aguascalientes 1r Black on Green & 2r Black on Pink, 1r pair and 2r single, each on separate covers, cancelled by "0" (Schatzkes 12) with boxed "AGUASCALTES" postmark alongside, Very Fine.Scott No. 7, 8 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $230
Lot 327
Mexico, Aguascalientes 4r Black on Yellow, vertical bisect, tied to cover by Aguascalientes (Schatzkes 11A) box cancel, Very Fine, a pretty cover, ex-Strieker and Bash; with 1980 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 9a Estimate $300 - 400.
Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (272KB).
Realized: $280
Lot 328
Mexico, Apam Three Covers From the Vertiz Archive, two with 1r and the other with 2r, each tied by negative seal of Apam (Schatzkes 24), some light toning affecting one of the 1r covers, Very Fine.Scott No. 7-8 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot 329
Mexico, Apam 4r Black on Yellow, a beauty with four huge margins, tied by negative seal of Apam (Schatzkes 24) to a very clean cover, Extremely Fine and rare, a gorgeous cover; with 1996 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 9 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (272KB).
Realized: $575
Lot 330
Mexico, Campeche 2r Gray-Black, horiz. pair (great margins), tied on folded cover by three strikes of "4" (Schatzkes 66), Beautiful and Very Fine.Scott No. 8 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $675
Lot 331 o
Mexico, Campeche 2r Gray-Black, with red Hecelchacan (Schatzkes 79B - 500 points!), Very Fine, extremely rare and very pretty; with 1979 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 8 Estimate $300 - 400.
Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (279KB).
Realized: $210
Lot 332 o
Mexico, Campeche 4r Black on Yellow, - a beauty with great margins and two marginal lines (Position 1), cancelled "½" (Schatzkes 60), Extremely Fine.Scott No. 9 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot 333
Mexico, Chalco 2r Gray-Black, tied to cover by "Franco Morelos" (Schatzkes 94) with boxed Cuautla (Schatzkes 97A) postmark with manuscript date at left, Very Fine and Beautiful, ex-Mazepa; with 2001 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 8 Estimate $400 - 600.
Dr. Mazepa speculated that the supplemental use of the older "Cuautla" handstamp might have been to placate conservatives who resented the new town name "Morelos" (a deadly civil war was being fought)
Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (275KB).
Realized: $725