Sale 120: Important Mexico

Lot 3158    

Mexico, Mexico 4r Dull Rose on Yellow, tied by Mexico cds on 1864 folded letter to Madrid, Spain, with manuscript "Via de Francia" French mail endorsement, "8.R" Spain inland due rate handstamp and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a very scarce maritime mail usage; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 3159    

Mexico, Mexico 4r Dull Rose on Yellow, tied by mute grid handstamp (Schatzkes 827) on fresh 1863 folded letter from Mexico to Guanajuato, an across-the-lines usage with "4" due handstamp applied in Guanajuato as stamps were not recognized, Very Fine; with 2013 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $650

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Lot 3160    

Mexico, Mexico 8r Black on Red Brown, large margins, tied by mute grid handstamp (Schatzkes 827) on fresh 1862 folded letter to Guanajuato, matching Mexico oval date stamp (Schatzkes 824) alongside, Extremely Fine and choice, only 1,140 issued in this color while 13,664 were issued in green, very few covers are known; with 2002 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 3161    

Mexico, Mexico 8r Green on Red Brown, ample to mostly huge margins, tied by Mexico cds on 1864 folded letter to Madrid, Spain, reverse with bold "Vera Cruz, My 2, 1864" British P.O., red London transit and receiving cds's, with red "32R.s" Spanish inland rate handstamps additionally tying stamp, Extremely Fine; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

A WONDERFUL MARITIME USAGE TO MADRID, SPAIN BEARING THE 1861 8R GREEN ON RED BROWN HIGH VALUE.

The 8r Black on Green were printed in parallel to the 8r Black on Brown to combat the illegal use of splits from six larger districts and sent only to those. A key rarity.

Realized: $10,000

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Lot 3162    

Mexico, Mexico 8r Green on Red Brown, wide margins, tied by Mexico cds on fresh 1863 folded letter sheet to Veracruz, with blue cachet of the well-known Mexico city store "La Sorpresa", Very Fine and choice; with 1998 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 3163    

Mexico, Monterrey ½r Black on Buff, Block of Four, top stamps showing triple print of top tablet in margin, canceled by socked-on-the-nose Cadereyta de Jimenez circular handstamp (Schatzkes 867A) on 1861 folded letter to Linares, Very Fine, Mexico district had easy access to all the stamp stocks so the use of four ½r's instead of a 2r stamp makes this cover very rare and most likely unique (NF $500 for off cover block); with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $500

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Lot 3164    

Mexico, Monterrey 4r Black on Yellow, "petite" cut margins, tied by Monterrey boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 860) on fresh 1863 folded letter to Saltillo, company corner card handstamp at upper right, Very Fine, close margins as it is the case with the majority of the high values from the city of Monterrey, very few covers known; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 9    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 3165    

Mexico, Monterrey 4r Black on Yellow, Quadrisect, in combination with 1861, 8r black on red brown, quadrisect, Monterrey, tied on piece by Monterrey boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 860), Very Fine and rare, only two 4r and five 8r quadrisects were reported in the Bash-Schimmer census from Monterrey; with 1975 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 9c, 11b    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 3166 o   

Mexico, Monterrey 4r Dull Rose on Yellow, neat Monterrey boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 860), large margins, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this very scarce stamp, with only 600 issued (NF $800); with 2000 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $800

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Lot 3167    

Mexico, Monterrey 4r Dull Rose on Yellow, "petite" cut margins (as most high values on cover from Monterrey City), tied by Monterrey boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 860) on 1862 folded letter sheet to Piedras Negras; slight cover soiling, F.-V.F., only 600 stamps issued and only two are known on cover (NF $800 for off cover); with 2010 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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