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Mexico - Collections and Balances

Lots 2486-2495 Lots 2496-2503

Lot 2496 /o   

Mexico, 1895-98, 1c-1p Mulitas, Watermark Positions and Papers, collection of Mulitas stamps by each of the19 possible positions of the 3 watermarks (including many of the CORREOSEUM sideways) and the unwatermarked stamps, includes values from 1c to 1 peso and it is almost complete with 250+ premium stamps mounted on exhibition pages and was part of an international gold exhibit, with 19 rare and valuable multiples including a strip of four 1 peso CORREOSEUM used, a block of 4 of 50c used Eagle RM (Sc#277, $300), a block of 4 and a strip of 4 used of 20c Eagle RM, used block of 8 of 10c rose, an extraordinary unused block of 16 of 12c RM interlaced (SC#262, $1,960), an used block of 10 of 5c RM interlaced, two blocks of 4 (used and unused) of 4c RM interlaced, an used block of 8 of 3c RM interlaced, 2 used strips of 5 used of 2c (Correoseum and Eagle RM), many town cancels, 3 copies of 20c RM interlaced (Sc# 264, $750), a pristine used single of the rare 10c unwatermarked with a MEPSI cert (Sc#285, $175) and an used 20c from the sideways CORREOSEUM watermark with a MEPSI cert (SC#252c, $750), 4 copies of 50c RM interlaced, 3 copies of 1 peso RM interlaced (Sc#266, $750) and 4 copies of 1 peso Eagle RM (Sc#278, $800); with condition well above the norm, Very Fine overall, approximately Scott catalog $9,000 not counting any premium for multiples.
Estimate    $6,000 - 8,000.

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Lot 2497 /o   

Mexico, 1895-98, 1c-50c Mulitas Issue, Perforation Errors and Printing Freaks, from an international gold exhibit mounted on exhibition pages, 140 stamps (61 singles, the rest in pairs, strips or blocks) and one cover, all 3 watermarks and unwatermarked are represented, includes imperforates, imperforate-between, syncopated perfs, perfs 6x12, 6x6, perfs in the middle of the stamp and a few blind perfs, incomplete perfs and 3 margin stamps, also 7 stamps with spectacular printing freaks in the 5c value, Scott value is about $6,000+ a lot more since many errors are not catalogued such as 1c Eagle RM imperf pair, 1c Correoseum imperf between pair, 1c RM interlaced imperf between pair, 1c unwatermarked imperf between vert pair, 2c Eagle RM imperforate pair, 3c RM interlaced imperf, 3c Correosuem sideways imperf, 12c Correoseum imperf, etc., six Mepsi certs included, not counted are a 15c normal stamp in a very rare dark green shade, 1 peso Omega perfin and a beautiful used block of 8 of the 10c; condition well above the norm, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 2498 o/   

Mexico, 1895-98 Mulitas Exhibit Collection Balance, of large gold international collection mounted on exhibit pages, includes 44 covers, 7 wrappers, uprated postal stationary and one tag all used, 7 important used multiples (1c- grand block of 15, strip of 8 and block of 10; 3c RM interlaced grand used block of 12 and strip of 5 used Correoseum sideways; 2 used blocks of 4 of 50c), 3 covers with postal due, 2 of them with mixed franking (Germany and France), 4 covers printed matter rates, 19 items are registered, destinations include Buenos Aires, Wien, Boheme, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, Belgium, New York, Milan, Paris, Cork-Ireland, Montevideo Uruguay, London, Foochow-China, Saafi-Morocco, Barcelona, etc., included are many 3 and 4 color frankings, and a beautiful registered cover to Charleston with the set from 1c-50c, some small towns include Topia, Acapulco, San Ignacio, Frontera, Culiacan, Orizaba, Huitzuco, Durango, Sahuayo, Villagran, Altata, Cordova, 2 covers have mixed frankings with the 1900 Aguilitas (very rare); overall condition well above the norm, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 2499    

Mexico, 1895-98 Mulitas Issue Covers, 11 items; 6 covers including a Tijuana 1899, an open advertising registered cover to Europe with the set from 1c-50c, a circular with 1c postage, etc., an 4c uprated postal entire letter registered and AR to Germany and 4 used postal cards, one of them refused in Germany.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 2500 /   

Mexico, 1913 Sonora Colorless Issues, group of 8 very nice covers all different combination of stamps, 2 used post cards with the right franking and 2 full sheets mint (1c and 10c) Sc#322-326, 328, includes several mixed frankings with green seals and a 1c printed matter cover that is not philatelic and therefore is rare, Very Fine overall, sheets alone catalog $625 in Scott.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 2501 /o/   

Mexico, 1913 Sonora Green Seals Issues, group of 7 covers all different combination of stamps, 2 used post cards with the right franking and 4 full sheets mint (1c and 10c - three of them with the Peerless watermark) Sc#336-339, sheets alone catalogue $325 in Scott, and the covers are very clean and attractive. Also includes few 1c used whites and some green seals stamps at the end, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2502    

Mexico, 1914-15 Revolutionary Provisional Overprint Covers, collection of 34 covers with Revolutionary Provisional Overprints, included are Torreon, Tamazula, Monterrey, Isla del Carmen, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Mazatlan, Culiacan, Juarez, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, etc., wide range of frankings, auxiliary markings, officially sealed, etc.; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2503 o/   

Mexico, 1895-1903 Mulitas Official Issues, collection of 38 used with official overprint (1c-1peso) and one colorful front dated 1900, all watermarks represented and all stamps identified and mounted, most Scott cataloged values present, chosen for quality and nice cancels, overall Very Fine, Scott value is $905 (not counting the front), a difficult group to put together in this quality.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

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Lots 2486-2495 Lots 2496-2503

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