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Mexico, Large Numerals Issue Collection, 1886-95, mounted on exhibit pages, the final instalment from the best of the late Joe Bard's fantastic collection with all items were part of a gold-medal Grand Award exhibit; includes 338 stamps + 46 extraordinary covers, off-cover stamps are almost all unused apart from rare multiples, it includes 77 very fine different stamps (all but 5 unused) in great condition comprising almost all stamps listed in Scott (Sc $9,350), includes perf 6, 12 and 6x12, 5p and 10p unused and used with perfect centering and 2c Colima Provisionals, great high-value multiples, 20c dark lilac 1895 unique block of 30 n.h. the largest recorded (Sc 220A, cat. $4,800), complete sheet of 5c ledger lines perf 6 (2 exist, Sc #204, cat $5,000) and the unique complete sheet of 10c brown ledger lines showing all the known perf errors (#205 perf 6x6, #193 no lines & #210 perf 6x12, total cat. $8,736), 46 covers are all extraordinary, some highlights with 1c Solo usage on striking Chalchihuites cover, a French paquebot, a striking and beautiful cover with 10 singles cut to shape, 2c on newspaper, bisect and solo use and two extremely rare registration forms with the 5c AR (return receipt) fee attached to them, 3c lilac on cover, solo uses with rare government rate, AR rate on registration form, a unique Barracouta Ship cancel; 4c with unique Amortizado cancel and unique 4x printed matter rate; 5c striking postal due to London, private printed postal cards, spectacular $3.60 with largest combination of ledger lines stamps 6c lilac solo usage, 10c rare scarlet with ledger lines on a beautiful multicolored cover, 12c lilac to Italy and solo usages; 20c impressive 95c registered AR to London, registered judiciary front with 20 stamps to pay $4.35, 25c lilac registered judiciary front. Scott Nos. 174//241 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
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