Sale 73: The March Sale

Lot 2734    

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Aguascalientes, two singles, both with ample to large margins, neatly tied by mute "0" cancels (Schatzkes 12) on fresh 1865 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, matching Aguascalientes boxed date stamp alongside (Schatzkes 11A), Very Fine and choice, only 100 sent, a wonderful exhibition piece and a true rarity of the issue, covers with this issue have eluded most of the great Mexico collections; with 2016 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 19    Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

A GREAT EAGLE ISSUE RARITY - ONE OF ONLY FIVE ON COVER USAGES OF THE ½R EAGLE ISSUE FROM THE FIRST PERIOD.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 2735    

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Merida, o.g., lightly hinged, ample to large margins, Very Fine, 500 sent but very few recorded (NF $600 for used); with 1981 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 19    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2736 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Pachuca, sub 18, oval Zacualtipan cancel (Schatzkes 1140), Very Fine, with only 50 sent.
Scott No. 19    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2737 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Puebla, circular Chalchicomula date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1185), wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with only 50 sent.
Scott No. 19    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2738 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Tampico, 1864 Tampico town cancel (Schatzkes 1581), Very Fine, only 100 sent, with very few known used (NF $600).
Scott No. 19    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2739 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Toluca, straight line Toluca cancel (Schatzkes 1665), jumbo margins, Extremely Fine, with 500 sent, ex-Paliafito.
Scott No. 19    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2740 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Veracruz, red Chalquistianguis box cancel (Schatzkes 1776), Very Fine and attractive, believed unique from Chalquistianguis, with only 50 sent (Pietsch rarity J), ex-Paliafito.
Scott No. 19    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $750

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Lot 2741    

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Zacatecas, in combination with 1864-66, Eagle (4th Period), 4r green, Zacatecas, horizontal bisect, cons 20-65, on small piece tied by San Miguel del Mezquital straight line cancel (Schatzkes 1891), Very Fine, a unique franking of 2½ reales, a small number of covers exist with this rate since the ½ real was for the ship to a foreign destination but none are recorded with a combination of a bisect and a brown medio real, only 50 stamps of the medio brown were sent, ex-Paliafito; signed A. Diena, with 1986 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 19+24d    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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Lot 2742 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Zacatecas, full straight line Zacatecas cancel (Schatzkes 1851A), Very Fine, 1,000 sent but few survived.
Scott No. 19    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2743 /   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, without district overprint, block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged at top, never hinged at bottom, large margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, a rare multiple in choice condition; with 2012 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 19b    $800 for hinged singles.

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