Lot 434 o
Mexico, 1868, 25c Hidalgo Issues, 9 stamps illustrated in the classic 1935 reference Les Premieres Emmissions du Mexique by Paul de Smeth and Marquis de Fayolle. These stamps define the famous retouches and are identified by retouch type and by the page in Smeth/Fayolle on which they appear.Retouch- I.D.- Page: B- Acapulco 25-70, 284, C- Lagos 37-72, 284, E- Mexico 1-71, 284, F- Mexico 1-68 (no illustration, without period), F- Oaxaca 23-68 (no illustration, without period), G- S.L. Potosi 5-69, 285, H- Mexico 1-70, 284, I- Zacatecas 13-69, 285, K- Veracruz 2-70, 285, L- Guadalajara 41-69, 285, M- Orizava 18-70, 286, O- Queretaro 12-71, 286, P- Guanajuato 6-72, 286, Very Fine.
Scott No. 61//68 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $300