Sale 25: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2564    

Mexico, 1895, 1c-10p Transportation issues complete. Including 4c orange and 50c dark purple shade varieties, o.g., well centered, Very Fine.
Scott No. 242-256    $1,332.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2565 S   

Mexico, 1895, 1c-15c Transportation issue, "Specimen" overprint. O.g., fresh with rich color, Fine, a rare set of specimens distributed by the U.P.U. to Natal, ex Strauss, Bash.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2566 /o   

Mexico, 1895-98, 1c-5c Mulita Issues, plate number and letters. 5 (2 mint, 3 used) 1c, 5 used 2c, 2 used 3c and 4 used 5c values; showing partial of full plate letter or numbers on margins, couple in pairs; condition mixed, a Fine group.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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Lot 2567 E   

Mexico, 1895-98, 1c-10p Mulitas complete, "Muestra" overprint. Mounted on original "Coleccion de Timbres Postales Mexicanos" pages or page pieces, full o.g., rich colors, Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2568 P   

Mexico, 1895, 1c-10p Mulitas complete, plate proofs. On wove, virtually all large margins, bright and fresh, an Extremely Fine set, one of the finest of the four reported sets.
Scott No. 242P-256P    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2569    

Mexico, 1895, 1c-10p black, "Almanaque" reproduction sheet. With Post Office scene illustrations in blue and legend in red, sheet reduced, two light horizontal file folds & mounting adhesion at edges, Fine, very rare, with only 4 recorded sheets in philatelic hands.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

With special concession of the Secretary of Communication, this sheet was printed in the Government Printing Office used the original dies of the series.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2570    

Mexico, 1895, 1c//10p black, "Almanaque" reproductions. Missing 5p value, designs cut from the Alamnaque sheet and privately perforated, Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2571 E   

Mexico, 1895, 1c "Prueba" sample essays. Two perf 14 singles, one in blue gummed, other in vermilion stuck on cardboard with small Specimen perfin at bottom, imperf block of 4 in orange brown with large security print in left margin, Very Fine.
Scott No. 242E    Estimate $200 - 300.

Designed as a sample of by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. for their bid on the production of the upcoming new 1899 issue, to be similar to the current 1c issue with the upper left test banner incorporated into the design.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2572 E   

Mexico, 1895, 1c "Prueba" essay. 2 singles; in blue on wove perforated with "SPECIMEN" perfin at bottom, other in black on card (natural horizontal paper wrinkles), Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2573 /o   

Mexico, 1895, 1c-5c Transportation issues, watermark sideways. 9 items with varieties; used include 1c, 2c, 3c & 5c singles, mint include 2c, 3c regular perf, 5c horiz pair, imperf between, single with "6" plate no in margin (discovery copy) and irregular block of 5 with bottom row without watermark (faulty right margin), F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 242d-247f    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $170

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