Lot
406 
Mexico, 1861, 4r dull rose on yellow, vertical bisect, Puebla, right half with full margins, tied by neat Puebla two-line handstamp (Schatzkes 1153) on 1861 folded letter sheet; light file folds, otherwise Very Fine, only 13 full covers were listed in the Schimmer census; with 2007 MEPSI certificate. Scott Nos. 10a Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 407 o
Mexico, 1861, 8r black on red brown, Chalco, circular grid cancels, Extremely Fine and attractive, perhaps the finest of the 4 to 5 known to exist, only 199 sent (NF $1,500); with 2008 MEPSI certificate.Scott Nos. 11 Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $325
Lot
408 
Mexico, 1861, 8r black on red brown, Colima, huge margins, tied on piece in combination with 1861, 1r black on green by perfect strike of Colima oval date stamp (Schatzkes 179), both stamps with natural pre-printing paper folds, Extremely Fine, only 500 stamps sent; with 2011 MEPSI certificate. Scott Nos. 11+7 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 409 o
Mexico, 1861, 8r black on red brown, Durango, Durango box date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 234), ample to mostly large margins, Extremely Fine, a gem, only 1,020 sent; with 2010 MEPSI certificate.Scott Nos. 11 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
410
Mexico, 1861, 8r black on red brown, triangular quadrisect, Oaxaca, tied on 1861 folded letter to Tuxtla by Tehuantepec boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1070); minor tone spots along cover folds, Very Fine, one of only 4 known cut as a triangle; with 1979 and 1994 MEPSI certificates. Scott Nos. 11b Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $675
Lot
411 ()
Mexico, 1861, 8r black on red brown, without district overprint, Chiapas, in combination with 1861, 2r black on pink + 1r black on green without district overprints on judiciary front to San Cristobal, all tied by blue Comitan circular cancels (Schatzkes 120), Very Fine, a wonderful and rare three-color franking, no district overprints therefore probably from the provisional period; with 2014 MEPSI certificate. Scott Nos. 11d+8c+7b Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,200
Lot
412 (
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Mexico, 1861, 8r green on red brown, Jalapa, without gum, wide margins, minute thin speck, still Extremely Fine, only 254 issued and quite possibly unique in unused condition (NF $850 for used); with 2015 MEPSI certificate. Scott Nos. 12 Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $600
Lot
413
Mexico, 1861, 8r green on red brown, Mexico, wide margins, tied by circular grid handstamp (Schatzkes 827) on 1863 folded letter sheet to Veracruz, Very Fine and scarce, only 20 covers with the 8r green are believed to exist; with 2008 MEPSI certificate. Scott Nos. 12 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
414 ()
Mexico, 1861, 8r green on red brown, Saltillo, in combination with 1861, 4c black on yellow, Saltillo on registered cover front to Catorce, tied by Saltillo oval date stamp (Schatzkes 1355), with matching 1863 certification boxed date stamp at top (Schatzkes 1352) and oval handstamps at corners (Schatzkes 1360); front corner repair at bottom right not affecting stamps, Very Fine, only 20 covers and fronts are known with the 8 reales green stamp, with 120 8 reales stamps sent to Saltillo; with 2015 MEPSI certificate. Scott Nos. 12+9 Estimate $6,000 - 8,000.
A UNIQUE USAGE OF THE 1861 8R GREEN ON RED BROWN ISSUE FROM SALTILLO.
Realized: $5,500
Lot 415 o
Mexico, 1861, 8r green on red brown, Tampico, neat Tampico oval cancel (Schatzkes 1580), wide margins, Extremely Fine, choice and scarce, only 199 sent, ex Dormer and Larranaga; with 2008 MEPSI certificate.Scott Nos. 12 Estimate $500 - 750.