Lot
406 
Mexico, 1887, Numeral on blue lined paper, 2c brown carmine, Colima Provisional, group of 2 nice covers and 3 stamps; with cover to San Francisco with two 2c Ledger Lines perf 6x6 Colima Provisionals (202v), a 3c and a strip of three 5c Ledger Lines perf 6x6, other cover is to Galveston with a genuine single 2c Ledger Lines perf 12 (196v) Colima Provisional with a genuine black surcharge paying the 1c Printed Matter rate, 2 genuine singles and 1 fake stamps are included, Very Fine.Scott No. 202 var., 204, 196 var. Estimate $300 - 400.
The Colima Provisionals were a fabrication by the postmaster at Colima. He devalued some 2c stamps to 1c applying a surcharge overprint. He then sold them with a profit. Maybe 15-20 covers are known.
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Realized: $350