Sale 73: The March Sale

Lot 2773 ()   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), ½r brown, Mexico, cons 144-1864 in large numbers, without gum, clear to ample margins, trivial small shallow facial scuff, still Very Fine, likely unique unused from this period, with only 100 sent (NF $2,500); with 2002 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 19a    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 2774 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), ½r brown, Morelia, cons 141-1864, Morelia circular cancel (Schatzkes 900), wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with very few in existence.
Scott No. 19a    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 2775    

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), ½r lilac, Guanajuato, horizontal pair, cons 148-1864, ample to large margins, canceled by Guanajuato cds (Schatzkes 483) with second strike alongside on fresh 1865 folded letter sheet to Leon, Very Fine and choice, with 500 stamps sent but few recorded (Pietsch rarity H).
Scott No. 20b    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 2776 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 1r ultramarine, Tacubaya, cons 162-1864, bold oval Tacubaya cancel (Schatzkes 1572), ample to large margins, Very Fine and choice, with 678 sent but only seven examples recorded.
Scott No. 22    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2777 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 1r ultramarine, Lagos, without district overprint, bold oval San Juan de los Lagos cancel (Schatzkes 675), Very Fine and choice, only 50 sent and unique with the only one recorded as per Pietsch.
Scott No. 22b    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $725

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Lot 2778 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 2r orange, Tlalpujahua, cons 134-1864, neat straight line Tlalpujahua cancel (Schatzkes 1649), wide margins, crease in bottom margin, otherwise Extremely Fine, only eight examples recorded in the Pietsch census.
Scott No. 23a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2779    

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 4r green, Durango, in combination with 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 1r ultramarine, Durango (both cons 156-1864) on 1865 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, with 4r tied by mute "0" handstamp and 1r tied by Durango straight line date stamp (Schatzkes 236D + 239); sealed cover tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 24a+22    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $290

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Lot 2780 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 4r green, Puebla, cons 179-1864, sub 15, circular Tehuacan date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1234), Very Fine, very rare with only 25 sent.
Scott No. 24a var.    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $600

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Lot 2781 o   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 8r red, Isla del Carmen, cons 164-1864, used out of district with Mexico town cancel (Schatzkes 821), Very Fine, only 100 sent (NF $800).
Scott No. 25a    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2782 ()   

Mexico, 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 8r red, Jalapa, in combination with 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 4r green, Jalapa, both cons 132-1864, 4r full margins to in at right, 8r large margins, tied by "Jalapa, Setbre 6" cds on certified cover front receipt to Mexico City, matching certified straight line date stamp with manuscript "6 Octobre de 1864" and "Certi-Ficado" oval handstamps (Schatzkes 596 + 601), Very Fine, very rare as only 100 of each were sent (NF $3,100 for off cover singles), Pietsch rarity K for each stamp ($1,000-2,000).
Scott No. 25a var.    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

Realized: $5,000

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