Sale 37: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3022    

Mexico, (Guadalajara) Bolanos. Bold red straight line handstamp (Yag-Bash GD90) on 1828 folded letter to Zacatecas, letter regarding 300 bottles of quicksilver, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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Lot 3023    

Mexico, (Guadalajara) Cuquio. Brown straight line handstamp (Yag-Bash GD120) on 1852 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, Very Fine, a very scarce town.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $125

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Lot 3024 ()   

Mexico, (Guadalajara) Guadalajara. Registry boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 296A) on 1860 wrapper front to the mayor of Mexico City, oval postmarks at corrners (293) and bold official cachet handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $450

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Lot 3025    

Mexico, (Guanajuato) Leon. Transit cds (Schatzkes 503) on 1867 incoming cover from France, matching "3" reales in land rate handstamp on backflap, various French and Londong transit postmarks, "10" decimes handstamp and boxed "G.B., 1fr 60c" accountancy marking, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $200

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Lot 3026    

Mexico, (Hermosillo) Altar. Full sharp postmark (Schatzkes 545) on folded letter sheet to Pitiquito, official cachet handstamp alongside, missing sideflaps, Extremely Fine, very scarce.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $750

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Lot 3027    

Mexico, (Maravatio) Acambaro. Full oval handstamp (Yag-Bash MV10) on ca. 1840 folded letter to Mexico City, Very Fine, a rare marking unlisted in black.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $900

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Lot 3028    

Mexico, (Matamoros) Bagdad. Full strike of oval Eagle handstamp (Schatzkes 735AB) on 1865 folded letter sheet to Matamoros, matching Franco handstamp (735AC), docketed "Boca del Rio" on inner flap, Very Fine, a very rare sub-office seal handstamp with only two such recorded, ex Corbett.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Bagdad was only a tiny port, but suddenly expanded as a cotton blockade runner port during U.S. Civil War and French Intervention.

Realized: $900

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Lot 3029    

Mexico, (Merida) Merida. Boxed date stamp with "Franco" handstamp below (Schatzkes 785 & 785A) on certified official court front to Campeche, registry boed date stamp (788A) and official eagle seal handstamp; file folds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $145

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Lot 3030    

Mexico, (Mexico) Cuautitlan. Blue oval date stamp (MEX 20/4) on fresh 1879 folded letter sheet to Toluca, offical oval handstamp at top, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 3031    

Mexico, (Mexico) Mexico Diligengencias. Full clear strikes of oval handstamp (Schatzkes 829) on two ca. 1870 folded letter sheets; one in blue to Veracruz, other in red to Lagos (missing top and bottom flaps), Very Fine; in blue signed J.K. Bash.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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