Sale 114: The Iglesias Collection of Mexico

Lot 479 o   

Mexico, Vera Cruz 1r Black on Green and 2r Gray Black, both cancelled Franco en Cordoba (Schatzkes 189) double oval, Fine, These are very rare provisional usages from 1867 - see James Mazepa's article on provisionals in Mexicana January 1997, pages 299 and 300).
Scott No. 7-8    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 480    

Mexico, Vera Cruz 4r Rose on Yellow + 2r Gray Black, tied to cover by Veracruz (Schatzkes 1750) mute grids, Very Fine a rare and attractive franking.
Scott No. 8, 10    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 481 o   

Mexico, Vera Cruz 4r Rose on Yellow, cancelled Tuspan (Schatskes 1811) oval, Very Fine; with 2002 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $200 - 300.



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Lot 482 o   

Mexico, Vera Cruz 8r Black on Brown, cancelled boxed Minatitlan (Schatskes 1790), Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $525

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Lot 483    

Mexico, Vera Cruz 8r Green on Brown, plus 2r gray black horiz. pair, tied to cover (dateline "21 April 1864") by Veracruz cds making a 12 reales rate, adhesives well margined, minor natural wrinkles (not mentioned on cert.), Very Fine, an important cover of the 1861 Hidalgo Issue; with 2003 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 12 + 8    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.



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Realized: $2,100

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Lot 484    

Mexico, Victoria ½r Black on Buff, Without District Name, four singles with large margins (two with light vert. crease, one of which has stain) tied together on folded cover by boxed Tula de Tamaulipas (Schatzkes 1839), Very Fine and rare, ex-Garcia Larrañaga and Jones; with 1984 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 6a    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.



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Realized: $800

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Lot 485 o   

Mexico, Victoria 1r Black on Green, horiz. pair, natural pre-printing fold through left stamp, cancelled with red Palmillas (Schatzkes 1836) double circle postmark, Fine.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $260

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Lot 486    

Mexico, Victoria 2r Gray-Black, Without District Name, tied to cover by fancy "FRANCO" (Schatzkes 1818), Extremely Fine and rare, ex-Jones.
Scott No. 8c    Estimate $250 - 350.

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Lot 487 o   

Mexico, Victoria 4r Black on Yellow, Without District Name, four large margins, neatly cancelled by choice strike of Fancy Eagle in oval of Matamoros (Schatzkes 733), Extremely Fine and attractive, a lovely item which is unrecorded in Schatzkes until the Eagle Issue.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

At this time Matamoros was not a separate district before the Eagle issue.

Realized: $625

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Lot 488    

Mexico, Victoria 8r Black on Brown, Vertical Bisect, used as 4r, tied to small piece by cancelled boxed Tula de Tamaulipas (Schatzkes 1839), Fine and very rare.
Scott No. 11c    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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