Sale 127: The December Sale

Lot 2983    

Mexico, Early Postal History Balance, 1850-70, includes 18 stampless covers, includes 1852 San Cristobal circular handstamp (CP23) and more common 1860 postmarks as well as a 1891 Tabasco usage with manuscript "Pago" and "10" handstamp rating, interesting 1863 hand carried cover to Los Angeles, Cal., franked covers including nine "Extraordinario" endorsed covers mostly with 1856 issue usages including 8r from Puebla, 4r Veracruz to Puebla, 2r strip of 3 Mexico to Veracruz, etc., 1866 Paris to Veracruz incoming usage with France 80c pair, selection of seven 1874 Hidalgo Profile issue covers and a 1856 2r cover (faulty) with good letter content.
Estimate    $400 - 600.



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Realized: $850

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Lot 2984 /o   

Mexico, 1856-67 Hidalgo Issue Balance, hundreds arranged by districts in stockbook; starting with unoverprinted mint issues including 1856 ½r pair, 1r block of 8 an d two 4r singles as well as other 1861 issues including nice multiples, used district issues with Acapulco 1856 ½r & 1r issues and a 1861 2r, some Apam & Campeche, useful Cuenavaca & Durango, strong Guadalajara with dozens of 1856 issues to the 4r and 1861 to the 8r, Monterrey issues with 1856 to the 4r issues, large section of Mexico including 1856 issue including a 4r strip of 3 and two 8r values, 1861 with 8r black on brown x2 and 8r green on brown x5, also a section of 1867 issues including better ½r black on gray issue x5 (one with cert), Morelia, Orizava & Pachuca issues including 1856 4r, also a 1867 1r Orizava provisional, Puebla 1856 from ½r pairs to 4r issues, Veracruz with multiple 1856 4r's and a couple 8r values, strong Zacateca issues, etc.; condition mixed with lots of material throughout with a nice range of cancellations, careful inspection recommended.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.



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Realized: $2,800

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Lot 2985    

Mexico, Collection, 1856-2007, housed in 8 Lighthouse albums; with a general run of 1856-61 Hidalgo issues with duplication, similar Eagles and a forgery section, in similar fashion including Numerals with a nice array of perf varieties, Mulitas with perf vars. and high values present, Coat of Arms issues with specimen sets, Civil War issues worth checking, later with good completion including airs mostly mint missing the scarcer items with good issues dotted throughout, later Exportiva definitives well represented, other back-of-the-book including Officials worth checking; lots of material with some nice variety throughout, worth proper review.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.



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Realized: $2,200

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Lot 2986 /o   

Mexico, Collector's Stock, housed in 9 binders; includes basis showing of early issues including four 1856 4r splits on piece, 1861 issues with large hoard of 2r issues, useful to good selection of later, strong Medallion and Numeral issues with some interesting items, Mulitas with high value present, 1899 specimens, mix of Civil War issues including some good Sonora issues, later with National University high values and lots of mint regular issues from 1940's including including multiples and some varieties, good back-of-the-book including good airmails including Pro-Universidad mint tot he 10p and later multiples */o, Air Post Officials, Officials worth checking, etc.; worth proper evaluation.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.



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Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2987 o/   

Mexico, 1856 Zacatecas Suboffice Aguascalientes, group of 21 stamps, Scott# 1-4, and with a letter sheet with #3 (Schatzkes 1928, 1929), are present representing a broad, near complete seldom seen study.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 2988 o/   

Mexico, Zacatecas Study and Suboffices, 1856-61, group of 70 stamps and one letter sheet includes for 1856: SZ 1851(12) and #3 letter sheet, SZ 1849 (14) with an uncommon #1 vertical pair, SZ 1867(15) with two pairs of #1, SZ 1902 (2), SZ 1905A(3), SZ 1910 (1), and SZ 1912 (9), includes at least three emeralds and a position 189, 1861 group (8) with Scott 6-8 are SZ 1849, not that common for an 1861 district; Follansbee $1,853+.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 2989 o/   

Mexico, Collection, 1856-61, small collection on album pages; includes complete 1856 issues (Mexico district) with duplication, covers with mostly 2r frankings and 1861 issues including 8r green on red brown x3; worth a look.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2990 o/   

Mexico, 1861 Hidalgo Issue Better Selection, high-quality balance of a large gold collection, 14 stamps a quadrisect on piece and three very attractive covers, stamps include two different 2r black on rose used without overprints and cancels from the French intervention; a piece with 1r and 2r from the Tuxpan direct shipment, a beautiful 8r black used in San Luis Potosi, a lovely pair from Colima, a very rare quadrisect of 8r from Hermosillo on piece, a 4r rose on Yellow from Veracruz with jumbo margins perfectly centered, a 2r Tabasco postal fraud, best cover is from Mazatlan to Durango bearing a beautiful 4r rose on yellow and a 1r green, other two covers are very attractive from Lagos and Mexico, with four MEPSI certificates.
Scott No. 6-8, 10-11    Estimate $750 - 1,000.




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Realized: $750

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Lot 2991 o   

Mexico, Ribbon Cancels on Eagle Stamps, group of ten eagle stamps and one Maximilian stamp include districts Guaymas, Guadalajara, Puebla, Mexico and Veracruz with the rarely found "Ribbon Cancels" as described by Stout in an article of Mexicana included, they remain scarce for collectors, the Maximilian 25c Schatzkes 838 is most unusual.
Estimate    $500 - 750.



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Lot 2992 o   

Mexico, 1864-66 Eagle Issue Accumulation, well over 150 issues arranged on stockpages; starting with a couple "essays" followed by a nice range of districts including Durango to the 4r, ½r Guaymas with complete date cds, couple scarcer Isla Del Carmen issues, S.L.P. with a couple ½r issues, and many more useful to good issues with a nice array of cancels, also includes a section of non-overprinted mint issues including a few multiples; condition varies, worth proper review.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.



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Realized: $900

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