
Lot 3291 P
Mexico, 1864-66, ½r-8r Eagles, plate proofs on wove paper, group of 14 real values: ½ real (5), 1 real (3), 2 reales (2), 4 reales (2), and 8 reales (2), a couple are equivocal, but most have the sharp first period impressions which distinguish them from the later reprints and reissues (it should be noted that these cannot be distinguished from the few first period stamps which were issued without overprints), a few with hinge remnants, Very Fine overall.Scott No. 19P-25P Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $700

Lot 3292 P
Mexico, 1864-66 1r ultramarine on quadrille paper, plate proof, horizontal strip of 3, each overprinted Tulancingo in a style slightly different from that found on the issued stamp, o.g., margins all around, small pinhole in the second stamp and a diagonal crease affecting the third stamp, Very Fine appearance, a scarce multiple.Scott No. 21P Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $250