Sale 118: The Fall Sale

Lot 555 /()   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r-2r Hidalgo issues, group of 8 stamps unused; includes Apam, Cuernavaca, Toluca and Maravatio; unused stamps are very scarce in this issue. NF $375 (See website for images), F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1-3    Estimate $150 - 200.



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Realized: $130

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Lot 556    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Guadalajara, horizontal strip of 4, tied on piece by bold red Tepic boxed cancels (Schatzkes 409), wide margins and bold color, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 557    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, two horizontal pairs, Guadalajara, tied by red San Blas boxed handstamps (Schatzkes 423) on 1857 folded letter sheet to Mazaltan, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 558    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow, Maravatio, first rate folded letter dated October 1856 sent from Acambaro to Mexico, with "J .S" handstamp (Schatzkes unlisted) which is known on a handful of singles, cover is most likely unique; with 2023 M.E.P.S.I. certificate noting no opinion regarding cancel.
Scott No. 2    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 559    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 2r sapphire, plate 1, full margins and bright color, tied by two-line Compostela handstamp (Schatzkes 426) on folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, Very Fine, a very scarce postmark from Compostela, ex-Larranga; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate. Scott No. 3 var.
Follansbee No. 3Ic    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 560    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 4r red, bottom margin horizontal strip of 3, Mexico, in combination with 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow + 2r yellow green, Mexico (2+3) on 1861 folded letter to Guadalajara, Very Fine, a very scarce high franking usage.
Scott No. 4    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 561    

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r red lilac, Apam, horizontal pair, o.g., huge margins all around, Extremely Fine and choice, a gem mint pair.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $400 - 600.



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Realized: $400

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Lot 562 o   

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r red lilac, Mexico, horizontal pair, Mexico "cat's paw" diamond and "Veracruz, Agost 21, 1856" oval date stamp cancels (Schatzkes 826 & 1744), Very Fine and attractive, used within the first month of issue; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 5    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 563 o/   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r-4r Hidalgo issue balance, 8 stamps with one on cover; ½r black on buff, 1r black on green & 2r black on rose (Pachuca and Mineral del Monte), ½r black on buff (Jalapa-Tesiutlan), 1r black on green (Chihuahua and Monterrey pair), 2r black on rose (Monterrey on cover) & 4r black on yellow (Mexico), Very Fine (NF $313 for off cover singles).
Scott No. 6-9    Estimate $150 - 200.



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Realized: $120

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Lot 564 o   

Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r-1r Hidalgo issues, Chalco, 2 attractive Chalco District stamps, ½r and canceled in the small town of Ayotla (See website for images), F.-V.F.
Scott No. 6-7    Estimate $150 - 200.



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Realized: $90

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