Lot 1543 o
Mexico, (Acapulco) 1861, ½r black on buff, without district overprint, small circular Acapulco cancel (Schatzkes 4), with well balanced margins, Very Fine, only 994 were issued (NF $150).Scott No. 6a Estimate $100 - 150.
Current Opening Bid: $90
Lot
1544 
Mexico, Aguascalientes 1861, 1r black on green, top margin horizontal pair, wide sheet margin, canceled by mute grid handstamps (Schatzkes 13) on 1863 folded letter to Guanajuato, matching Aguascalientes box date stamp (Schatzkes 11A) alongside, Very Fine and choice (NF $200 for off-cover singles).Scott No. 7 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $170
Lot
1545
Mexico, Aguascaltes, 1861, 1r black on green, horizontal pair, canceled by mute "0" handstamp (Schatzkes 12) on 1864 folded letter sheet to Mexico, matching boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 11A), receiving oval date stamp on reverse, Very Fine, with only 400 issued (NF $240 for off-cover singles), this overprint appeared very late in the issue and was used mostly on the Eagle issue; with 1981 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 7 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $180
Lot
1546
Mexico, Aguascaltes, 1861, 2r black on pink, canceled by mute "0" handstamp (Schatzkes 12) on 1864 folded letter sheet to Leon, matching Aguascalientes boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 11A), Very Fine, only 380 issued, this overprint appeared very late in the issue and was used mostly on the Eagle issue, ex-Dormer.Scott No. 8 Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $140
Lot
1547
Mexico, Apam 1861, 4r black on yellow, large to huge margins showing district overprint in bottom margin, tied by negative Apam circular handstamp (Schatzkes 24) on 1864 folded letter to Mexico (unusual as letter written over on to cover side), Extremely Fine, only 2-3 postally used on cover are recorded; with 1998 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 9 Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $350
Lot
1548 
Mexico, Campeche 1861, 8r green on red brown, traces of o.g., margins close, small thin and pinhole, Fine appearance, the 8r Black on Green were printed in parallel to the 8r Black on Brown to combat the illegal use of splits from six larger districts and sent only to those, at the end of the issue with the central post office in disarray, the small balance of the 8r Green stamps on hand was sent in small amounts to 16 other districts including Campeche, all these are rarities; with 2016 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 12 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
The original records of issued stamps do not specify the breakdown between 8r Black and 8r Green. The estimated quantities used by experts are based on likely dates of printing of the 8r Green and are not exact. Up until 2016 it was believed no 8r Green have been issued in this district. Now there are 2 examples with MEPSI opinions proving it was. This is the discovery copy.
Current Opening Bid: $850
Lot
1549 
Mexico, Chalco 1861, 8r black on red brown, ample to huge margins, on piece in combination with 1861, 2r black on rose, Mexico (plate crack in top margin) canceled out-of-district by Mexico grid handstamp (Schatzkes 827), Very Fine, 8r with only 199 issued (NF $1,750); with 2008 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 11, 8 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Current Opening Bid: $850
Lot 1550 o
Mexico, Chalco, 1861, 8r black on red brown, circular Morelos cancel (Schatzkes 94), Very Fine and rare, only 199 sent (N.F. $1,750).Scott No. 11 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot
1551
Mexico, (Chiapas) 1861, ½r black on buff, without district overprint, horizontal pair, wide margins, tied by blue Comitan circular handstamp (Schatzkes 120) leaving left stamp uncancelled on folded letter sheet to San Cristobal, with blue official eagle cachet handstamp alongside, Very Fine and scarce (NF $275 for off cover singles); with 2017 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 6a Estimate $250 - 350.
Current Opening Bid: $240
Lot
1552
Mexico, (Colima) 1861, 4r black on yellow, without district overprint, in combination with 1861, 1r black on green, without district overprint (Colima) 1861 folded letter to Guadalajara, tied by bold oval Colima handstamp (Schatzkes 179), Very Fine, only 1,140 of the 4r issued (NF $300 for off cover singles); with 2001 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 9b, 7b Estimate $250 - 350.
Current Opening Bid: $240