Sale 78: The Westpex Sale

Lot 706 o   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r-4r Hidalgo issues, Hermosillo, four including the 4r, each with red Guaimas cancel (Follansbee $1,500); ½r cut in at top, 4r with preprinting wrinkle, others F.-V.F., a rare group.
Scott No. 6-9    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 707    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, horizontal strip of three and single, Mazatlan, tied by two strikes of Concordia boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 750) on 1863 folded letter to Durango, Very Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 708    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Queretaro, complete sheet of 60, full o.g., with complete unreduced selvage all around, some folds mostly between stamp but one affecting 6th horizontal row, few natural preprinting paper wrinkles, F.-V.F., a great rarity with only three sheets recorded, another sheet was auctioned by us in 2016 for $6,000 hammer.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

A REMARKABLE COMPLETE SHEET OF THE 1861 ½R ISSUE FROM QUERETARO.

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Lot 709 o   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Tabasco, oval Cardenas (Schatzkes 1561BA) small town postmark, large to huge margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 6    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 710 /()   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r-8r Hidalgo issue complete, without district overprints, set of singles with 1r & 2r with top sheet margin, plus additional blocks of 4 of 1r & 2r, all o.g. except ½r no gum, Very Fine. Follansbee No. 6A-12A.
Scott No. 6a-12b    $1,500.

Realized: $170

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Lot 711    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, without district overprint, horizontal pair (Chiapas), wide margins, tied by blue Comitan circular handstamp (Schatzkes 120) leaving left stamp uncanceled on folded letter sheet to San Cristobal, with blue official eagle cachet handstamp alongside, Very Fine and scarce; with 2017 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 6a    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 712 o   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, without district overprint (Tampico), with the fancy eagle Administracion cancel of H. Matamoros (Schatzkes 733), Very Fine, until now unrecorded prior to the Eagle Issue.
Scott No. 6a    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $200

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Lot 713    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r black on green, Aguascalientes, in combination with 1861, Second Issue, 2r black on pink, Aguascalientes (large district overprints) on fresh 1863 folded letter to Guanajuato, tied by mute grid handstamps with Aguascalientes boxed date stamp alongside (Schatzkes 13 & 11A), Very Fine.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $230

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Lot 714    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r black on green, Mazatlan, horizontal strip of four, plate IV, positions 12-16, tied by two strikes of Mazatlan boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 739) on 1863 folded letter to Durango, paying the ¾ ounce rate (2nd tariff); file folds, F.-V.F.; with 1988 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 715    

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r & 2r Hidalgo issues, Soyaniquilpan, single of each tied by Soyaniquilpan straight line handstamp (Schatzkes 1546) on folded letters to Mexico City, 1r is tied to the reverse, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 7 & 8    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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