Sale 73: The March Sale

Lot 2719    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r black on yellow, Saltillo, diagonal bisect, lower right portion of stamp with huge margins, tied by sharp bold Saltillo oval date stamp (Schatzkes 1355) on 1861 folded letter sheet to San Luis Potosi, Very Fine and choice, in April 1861, Saltillo was sent only 510 2r stamps and by June they had exhausted the supply and began to bisect the 4r stamps; with 2007 Jaretzky and 2010 M.E.P.S.I. certificates.
Scott No. 9a    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2720    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Cordova, full o.g., fresh and F.-V.F., only 120 sent, only three examples in mint condition recorded; with 1992 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2721 ()   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Orizava, without gum, fresh with strong color, Very Fine, very rare in unused condition, only 289 sent (NF $350 for used); with 1986 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $290

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Lot 2722    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Puebla, wide margins, tied by Tehuacan boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 1232) on fresh 1862 folded letter sheet to Puebla, Extremely Fine, a choice and very scarce 4r solo usage from this small town; with 1999 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2723 o   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 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 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 2724    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Queretaro, horizontal bisect, bottom portion of stamp on fresh 1863 folded letter sheet to Irapuato, tied by clear Queretaro oval handstamp (Schatzkes 1264), Very Fine and choice, only a few 4r dull rose on yellow bisects are known from this district; with 2009 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10a    Estimate $600 - 800.

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Lot 2725 o   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, without district overprint, full Veracruz oval handstamp (Schatzkes 1751) used during French occupation, huge margins, pre-printing paper fold, Extremely Fine, an exceptional strike and stamp.
Scott No. 10b    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $160

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Lot 2726    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Chihuahua, quadrisect, in combination with 1861, 1r black on green, tied on piece by red Guadalupe y Calvo straight line handstamp (Schatzkes 155), Very Fine, the only recorded quadrisect from this district, ex-Heiman; with 1990 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11b+7    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 2727    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Guadalajara, quadrisect, upper right portion of stamp tied by clear Tepic oval handstamp (Schatzkes 412) on 1861 folded letter to San Blas, Very Fine and choice, rare from a small coastal town; with 2011 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11b    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2728    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Zacatecas, quadrisect and vertical bisect, tied on piece by two strike of straight line Zacatecas handstamp (Schatzkes 1849), Very Fine, very rare with very few combination splits known on this issue, ex-Larranaga; with 2001 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11b+11c    Estimate $500 - 750.

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