Lot 2396
Mexico, 1879, Foreign Mail 1st Issue (Juarez), 1c brown, Chihuahua, in combination with 1879, 2c violet, pair, all cons 3981 on 1881 cover to New York, tied by grid cancels with oval Chihuahua date stamp; 2c with s.e. at right, F.-V.F.Scott No. 123+124 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270
Lot 2397
Mexico, 1879, Foreign Mail 1st Issue (Juarez), 1c brown, pair and single, San Luis Potosi, pair cons 1779 and single cons 1780, canceled by grid handstamps on formula card to Darmstadt, Germany, sent via "Vera-Cruz Paq Fr. B No 1" (steamer Washington) 18 Fevr 81, Very Fine.Scott No. 123 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
Lot 2398
Mexico, 1879, Foreign Mail 1st Issue (Juarez), 2c dark violet, Acapulco, cons 5379, tied by grid handstamp on formula card to Berlin, Germany, blue 1880 Acapulco oval date stamp and New York transit cds; stamp with some trimmed perfs and vertical fold in card, F.-V.F.Scott No. 124 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180
Lot 2399
Mexico, 1879, Foreign Mail 1st Issue (Juarez), 5c orange, Mexico, cons 5479, single usage on two covers to France, both with red octagonal Vera-Cruz ship departure date stamp (different styles), one 18 Janv. 80, No. 2 (Ville de Brest) and 17 Oct. 79, No. 1 (Ville de Bordeaux); former cover with edge wear, F.-V.F.Scott No. 125 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350
Lot 2400
Mexico, 1879, Foreign Mail 1st Issue (Juarez), 10c blue, Queretaro, cons 1981, tied by grid handstamp on 1881 mourning cover to Toulouse, France, blue Queretaro oval date stamp and red Vera-Cruz French paquet (Ville de Brest) departure date stamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 126 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $280
Lot 2401
Mexico, 1882, Foreign Mail 2nd Issue (Juarez), 12c brown (Puebla), cons 2083, tied by grid handstamp on fresh 1883 cover to Hannover, Germany, blue Puebla oval date stamp and red Vera-Cruz French paquet date stamp, Extremely Fine; with 1986 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 136 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $290
Lot 2402
Mexico, 1882, Foreign Mail 2nd Issue (Juarez), 24c violet, Mexico, cons 5483, tied by purple UPU oval date stamp on 1883 cover to Paris, France, with Vera-Cruz French paquet date stamp, sent the ship Ville de Bordeaux, Very Fine and scarce.Scott No. 138 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot 2403
Mexico, 1882, Foreign Mail 2nd Issue (Numeral), 2c green, three singles (Pachuca), cons 2182, slightly overlapping on 1884 cover to Seneca Falls, N.Y., tied by grid handstamps with violet Pachuca oval date stamp alongside, Very Fine.Scott No. 146 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $230
Lot 2404
Mexico, 1883, Foreign Mail 2nd Issue (Numeral), 6c blue (Hermosillo), cons 483, tied by Altar oval handstamp on 1883 cover to Yuma, A.T., Tucson transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine.Scott No. 148 Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot 2405
Mexico, 1882, Foreign Mail 2nd Issue (Numeral), 6c ultramarine, horizontal pair, Mexico, cons 5483, tied on cover to Paris, France by purple UPU oval, red "Vera-Cruz Paq Fr B No 1, 18 Avril, 83" octagonal date stamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 149 Estimate $300 - 400.