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Sale 118: The Fall Sale

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Mexico Provisionals

Lots 623-626

Lot 623 o   

Chiapas, 1866, Chiapas Provisional, 1r black on green, with blue Chiapas overprint, oval Pichucalco cancel (Schatzkes 127), margins large to slightly in at left, certificate mentions small stain which we find no evidence of, F.-V.F.; with 1992 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 2    $850.

Most Chiapas Provisionals are repaired because they were usually closing their covers, this example is not. One of the 37 in NF census, with only 12 had the district overprint. A similar stamp was sold in December 2023 for $2,000 hammer.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 624 o   

Cuernavaca, 1866, Cuernavaca Provisional (1r) black, oval Iguala cancel (Schatzkes 221), clear to ample margins, Very Fine, a very rare provisional, maybe 5-6 exist but almost all are canceled in Cuernavaca and usually are cut to shape; with 1976 & 1990 M.E.P.S.I. certificates.
Scott No. 1    $1,750.



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Realized: $1,700

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Lot 625 ()   

Yucatán, 1924, 5c-50c Yucatan Provisional complete, blocks of 4, without gum as issued, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 1-3    $900 for singles.

Realized: $300

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Lot 626    

Yucatán, 1924, 5c Yucatan Provisional, horizontal pair, tied by "Yucatan, 24 Abr 24" duplex postmark on small cover addressed to Switzerland, Very Fine; with 2002 M.E.P.S.I. certificate (stating stamps and cancel are genuine).
Scott No. 1    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $850

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Lots 623-626

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