Lot
3122 
Mexico, Lagos 1r Black on Green, tied by boxed Lagos postmark without date in bottom frame (Schatzkes 665) on 1864 folded letter to Leon, Very Fine.Scott No. 7 Estimate $150 - 200.
This cover was hand carried from Aguascalientes and then placed in the mails in Lagos were the stamp was added.
Realized: $100
Lot
3123
Mexico, Lagos 2r Black on Pink, full well balanced margins, tied by boxed Lagos postmark without date in bottom frame (Schatzkes 665) on 1864 folded letter to Guanajuato, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 8 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
3124
Mexico, Lagos 4r Black on Yellow, Diagonal Bisect, upper left portion of stamp with right margin and plate line, tied by Lagos straight line handstamp (Schatzkes 663) in 1861 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, Very Fine and choice, only 480 stamps were issued, most used as splits, only 3 bisects on cover from this district are recorded with this bisect in this district in the Bash-Schimmer census; with 1998 Jaretzky & M.E.P.S.I. certificates.Scott No. 9a Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $600
Lot 3125 o
Mexico, Lagos 4r Dull Rose on Yellow, boxed Lagos cancel (Schatzkes 665), full margins, Very Fine and choice, incredibly rare as only 60 were issued, unquestionably the best of the three known (NF $1,500), ex-Dormer; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 10 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,800
Lot
3126 ()
Mexico, Lagos 4r Dull Rose on Yellow, Vertical Bisect, right portion of stamp tied by boxed Lagos postmark without date in bottom frame (Schatzkes 665) on cover front to Mexico, with second strike of postmark with manuscript "Franqueada con el negro por 1 real" added in bottom frame, Very Fine, only 60 stamps were issued, incredibly rare with bisect and sello negro combination, ex-Dormer; with 1979 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 10a Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
The Sello Negro payment record is included in the cancel by a manuscript note "Franqueada con el negro por 1 real" (Paid 1 real with the negro). The postal regulation permitted this practice when stamps had run out and the payment was made without receiving a stamp. But a mixed payment with stamps and sello Negro is extremely rare. This maybe unique.
Realized: $1,250
Lot
3127
Mexico, Lagos 8r Black on Red Brown, Vertical Bisect, center portion of stamp with quarters cut from the sides, bottom with plate line and extremely wide bottom sheet selvage, tied by straight line Lagos handstamp (Schatzkes 663) on 1861 folded letter to Guadalajara, Very Fine and choice, with only 200 issued and only 2 bisects are recorded in the Bash-Schimmer census from this district, one of the top jewels of this collection; with 1987 & 1997 M.E.P.S.I. certificates.Scott No. 11c Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $4,750
Lot
3128
Mexico, (Lerma) 1r Black on Green, without District Overprint, full margins, tied by perfect strike of Lerma boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 704) on 1863 folded letter sheet to Mexico, Extremely Fine, with only 502 issued (NF $500 for off cover), ex-I. Samuels; with 1977 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 7b Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,600