Lot 2245 o
Mexico, 1856, ½r blue, Guadalajara, block of 4, manuscript cancels (likely from a small town), deep color, margins large to a bit in at sides, Very Fine, scarce multiple (NF $300 as a block).Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2246 o
Mexico, 1856, 1r yellow, Zacatecas, manuscript district overprint, Aguascalientes boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 1928), rich color, F.-V.F (NF $150).Scott No. 2 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170
Lot 2247
Mexico, 1856, 2r yellow green, Huejutla, used out of district, tied by Mexico cds on 1859 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, Very Fine, few out-of-district usages are known.Scott No. 3 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot 2248 ()
Mexico, 1856, 2r yellow green, Isla del Carmen, blue district overprint, without gum, clipped corner, F.-V.F., very scarce and possibly unique unused (NF $1,000 as used); with 2012 MEPSI certificate.Scott No. 3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $290
Lot 2249
Mexico, 1856, 2r yellow green, Mexico, three singles, tied by circular Mexico cds's on 1859 folded letter sheet to Veracruz; horiz file fold affecting one stamp, F.-V.F., a scarce high rate usage.Scott No. 3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 2250 o
Mexico, 1856, 2r yellow green, Tlalnepantla, straight line cancel (Schatzkes 1649), dramatic natural pre-printing paper fold, Very Fine for this.Scott No. 3 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170
Lot 2251 o
Mexico, 1856, 2r yellow green, Yguala, with district overprint, Ciudad Iturbide circular cancel (Schatzkes 1848), wide margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice, rarely offered, 760 sent but less than five are recorded., the last being offered sold in 2011 in auction for $1,800, Ex Mazepa; with 1980 MEPSI certificate.Scott No. 3 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,200
Lot 2252 o
Mexico, 1856, 2r yellow green, without district overprint, Zacatecas, used provisionally in 1864, mute "0" cancels (Schatzkes 1930), Very Fine; with 2010 MEPSI certificate.Scott No. 3d Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $240
Lot 2253 o
Mexico, 1856, 4r red, Cordova, top margin single, fancy Cordova oval (Schatzkes 184) and circular (185) cancels, Very Fine, only 1,070 sent (NF $500).Scott No. 4 Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot 2254
Mexico, 1856, 4r red, Tixtla Guerrero, o.g. (gum wrinkles), margins large to just touching, Very Fine, only 780 stamps sent (NF $300).Scott No. 4 Estimate $250 - 350.