Lot 1563 o
Mexico, Lagos, 1861, 4r black on yellow, oval San Juan de los Lagos cancel (Schatzkes 6760, Very Fine and attractive (N.F. $300).Scott No. 9 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1564 
Mexico, Maravatio 1861, 1r black on green, mostly large margins, tied by socked-on-the-nose strike of fancy Figueroa eagle cachet handstamp (Schatzkes 723) on fresh folded letter sheet to Moreila, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Mazepa; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 7 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350
Lot
1565
Mexico, Mazatlan 1861, 4r dull rose on yellow, large to huge margins, in combination with 1861, 1r black on green on 1863 folded letter sheet to Durango, tied by full strike of Mazatlan boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 739), Very Fine, 4r with only 866 issued (NF $310); with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 10, 7 Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot 1566 o
Mexico, Mazatlan 1861, 8r black on red brown, Mazatlan boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 739), wide margins, natural paper fold, Very Fine, only 1,000 issued (NF $250); with 1996 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 11 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 1567 o
Mexico, Mazatlan 1861, 8r green on red brown, neat Mazatlan boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 739), large to huge margins, natural paper fold, Extremely Fine and choice, a very rare stamp with only 220 issued (NF $1,500), a similar example sold in our sale of the collection of Dr. Manuel Iglesias (Sale #114, Lot #402) for $2,100 hammer; with 2002 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 12 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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. However, 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 Mazatlan. All those are rarities.
Realized: $2,100
Lot
1568
Mexico, Mexico, 1861, ½r black on buff, four singles, tied by Mexico cds's (Schatzkes 821) on 1862 folded letter sheet to Puebla, Very Fine, a scarce use of the ½r making up the 2r rate.Scott No. 6 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $280
Lot
1569
Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 1r black on green, tied by Mexico cds on lined lined rare diplomatic wrapper band to Paris, France paying the printed matter rate for 2 pounds (probably contained newspapers), Mexican French Delegation cachet handstamp, backstamped with "Mexique-Tampico May 1863" transit date stamp, rated "2f 40c" and "16" (indicating 16 times the 16 times the 15c per ounce rate); light soiling, still Very Fine; with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 7 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,800
Lot
1570
Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 1r black on green, in combination with 1861, 2r black on green, Mexico on 1863 folded letter sheet to Veracruz, with blue cachet of the well-known Mexico city store "La Sorpresa", Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 7, 8 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
1571
Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 2r black on pink, horizontal strip of four & single, on 1864 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, letter was written on Mexico and carried out-of-the-mails to Guanajuato where it entered the mails, all tied by negative Guanajuato circular handstamps (Schatzkes 480); cover with tears along horizontal file fold at sides, otherwise Very Fine; with 1998 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 8 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $900
Lot
1572
Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 4r black on yellow, vertical bisect, left potion of stamp tied by bold Mexico "Diligencias Generales" eagle oval handstamp (Schatzkes 829) on 1863 folded letter to Celaya, Very Fine, ex-A. Rubio; with 1972 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 9a Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A UNIQUE BISECT AND STAGECOACH USAGE FROM MEXICO CITY.
This is one of the only two splits covers known from Mexico district (the other has an 8r quadrisect). Both have diligencias cancels as Mexico district never had scarcity of stamps. It is possible that both may be postal frauds. A unique and beautiful cover.
Realized: $900