Sale 67: The Westpex Sale

Lot 847    

Mexico, 1861, 2r black on pink, Orizava, on 1861 folded letter from London, England to Oaxaca, forwarded in Veracruz with "Forwarded By, Fischer Busino & Co., Vera-Cruz" oval handstamp and placed in the mails with Orizava boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 1090) tying stamp, Very Fine, internationally forwarded incoming maritime covers are very scarce in this period, ex-Rosenthal.
Scott No. 8    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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Lot 848    

Mexico, 1861, 2r black on pink, Veracruz, vertical strip of three, to make the 6 reales rate on fresh 1864 folded letter sheet to Mexico, tied by two neat strikes of Veracruz cds (Schatzkes 1757A); printing ink along preprinting paper fold on bottom stamp, Very Fine and choice, ex-Larrañaga.
Scott No. 8    Estimate $600 - 800.

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Lot 849    

Mexico, 1861, 2r black on pink, Victoria, large margins, tied by Victoria oval handstamp (Schatzkes 1817) on 1863 folded letter sheet to Brownsville, Texas, Very Fine, very few covers of this issue are known to the United States.
Scott No. 8    Estimate $600 - 800.

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Lot 850    

Mexico, 1861, 2r black on pink, without district overprint, on May 6, 1864 docketed folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, tied by Zacatecas handstamp (Schatzkes 1851A) used as the overprint and additional "0" cancel (Schatzkes 1849E), Very Fine, usage just a few days before the start of the Eagle issue.
Scott No. 8c    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $475

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Lot 851    

Mexico, 1861, 4r black on yellow, vertical bisect, Lagos, right half of stamp with district overprint, large margins, tied by Lagos handstamp (Schatzkes 657) on 1861 folded letter sheet to Guanajuato, Very Fine; signed J.K. Bash, with 1995 MEPSI certificate.
Scott No. 9a    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 852    

Mexico, 1861, 4r black on yellow, quadrisect, Lagos, bottom right portion of stamp on fresh 1861 folded letter to Leon de los Aldamas, tied by bold Lagos handstamp (Schatzkes 657), Extremely Fine, very few exist, ex-Mazepa; signed J.K. Bash, with 2001 MEPSI certificate.
Scott No. 9c    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $600

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Lot 853 o   

Mexico, 1861, 4r dull rose on yellow, Veracruz, horizontal strip of 4, manuscript cancels, margins large to just in at bottom, second stamp showing a stitch watermark, some natural wrinkles and a couple vertical creases, F.-V.F. appearance, an extremely rare used multiple (NF $5,000); with 2016 MEPSI certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 854    

Mexico, 1861, 8r black on red brown, 1/8 split used as 1r, Lagos, on 1862 folded letter sheet to Cuarenta, neatly tied by straight line Lagos handstamp (Schatzkes 657), Very Fine, a Great Rarity Especially on a Full Cover, One of Only Approximately 7-8 Usages Known; with 2015 MEPSI certificate.
Scott No. 11a    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

The town of "Paso de Cuarenta" is located in the outskirts of the city of Lagos, well within the 16 leagues for the 1 real rate.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 855 P   

Mexico, 1864, 1r-1p Hidalgo Issue complete, trial color large die proofs, on India on die sunk on cards, 1r, 2r & 1p composite die on full card (228x150mm) and 4r die on separate full card (152x226mm), each with A.B.N.Co. imprint below and matching pencil "26027" & "26026" respectively at lower right of card; former with a trifle hint of toning on card at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 14TC1-17TC1    Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

ONE OF TWO KNOWN COMPLETE SETS OF THE 1864 HIDALGO LARGE DIE PROOFS KNOWN.

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