Lot 3410
Mexico, 1856-61, Spiro Bros. Counterfeit Sheets, Stuart type IX counterfeits were lithograph printed in sheets of twenty five on wove paper, the 1856 sheet set contains the values of ½ to 4 Reales as the 8 Reales denomination does not exist, the 1861 set contains five valuations as the the ½ Real and 4 Real on black and yellow are nonexistent, the main difference from genuine on these are the very thin letters "J, I, C" in MEXICO and the open "C" in Correos, type IX Sheets are infrequently seen in complete sets.Estimate $400 - 600.