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Sale 84: Foreign Stamps and Covers

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Mexico - 1856 Hidalgo Issue

Lots 1921-1930 Lots 1931-1940 Lots 1941-1943

Lot 1921 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Guadalajara, block of 4, cancelled Zapotlan (Schatzkes 440), Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1922 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Guanajuato, horizontal strip of 4, fancy Guanajuato oval cancel (Schatzkes 472), Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1923    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Mazatlan, horizontal strip of 3, Mazatlan box datestamp cancel (Schatzkes 739), wide margins, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1924 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Mazatlan, block of 4, oval Culiacan cancels (Schatzkes 759), some creasing mostly between stamps; with 1990 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 1925 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r-2r Issues, Veracruz, 10 stamps; with blue Tlacotalpam in oval (Schatzkes 1803) tying ½r & 2r (additional manuscript) on separate pieces, and in black on 1r pair, Otatitlan (Schatzkes 1791) on 2r, full Acayucan (1758) on 1r pair and ½r pair and 2r with Veracruz cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1926 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, without district overprint, without overprint, Cuernavaca or Tixtla Guerrero shipment, boxed Tepecoacuilco cancel (Schatzkes 229 or 1640), Very Fine.
Scott No. 1b    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1927 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow & 2r emerald, Tampico, 7 stamps; 1r two singles on piece tied together by red Prezas boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 1599), and five 2r emerald singles each large to huge margins, one with Tampico straight line (Schatzkes 1576) and others (two on piece) with Tampico circular date stamp (Schatzkes 1585), Very Fine.
Scott No. 2, 3b    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1928    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow, Zacatecas, on 1856 folded letter sheet to Durango, tied by sharp strike of Aguascalientes "A" in diamond grid cancel (Schatzkes 1929), Very Fine, a choice strike.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1929 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow, without district overprint (Polotitlan), oval Polotitlan (Schatzkes 1145), thins and pinhole, Very Fine appearance (Follansbee $1,200); with 2006 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 2c    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1930    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 2r Yellow Green, Lagos, singles on two folded letters from soldier (Republican army) Juan Evangelista Mugarrieta (younger brother of Jose M. Mugarrieta, Consul of Mexico in San Francisco) to family in Mexico City; first with Lagos district overprint and tied by oval Tepatitlan cancel (Schatzkes 696A) with additional "Franco" and Tepatitlan boxed handstamps (Schatzkes 692A, 692) on 1858 folded letter, interesting content telling of just having received new uniforms, of the enemy (conservative) forces facing them and of the expected attack from (General Manuel) Lozano coming from Tepic, enemy force details described, protecting bridge crossing at Colotlan, letter would have had to travel into conservative held territory before mailing to Mexico City, Tepatitlan is 190 miles (317 Km) South from Colotlan, the distance the letter would have traveled before mailing, second with Guadalajara district overprint tied by Guadalajara oval cancel (Schatzkes 295) on 1859 folded letter telling he is well and has sent 90 pesos, letter would have crossed battle lines into conservative held territory and Mexico City, or Juan would have crossed lines before writing this, Very Fine.
Scott No. 3    Estimate $500 - 750.

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