Lot 860 o
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 2r orange, Yguala, cons 183-1865, blue district overprint, blue oval Yguala cancel (Schatzkes 1846) with manuscript date, full margins, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 23 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $240
Lot 861 o
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 2r orange, Zacatecas, cons 148-1865, sub 77, sharp strike of negative Carro boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 1858), ample to large margins, Very Fine and choice, choice so nice, with only 100 sent.Scott No. 23 var. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot 862 o
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 2r orange, without district overprint (Soyaniquilpan), cons 68-1865, oval Polotitlan cancel (Schatzkes 1550), Very Fine, with only five such examples recorded, illustrated in Pietsch.Scott No. 23d Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $220
Lot 863
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 4r green (Colima), in combination with 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 2r orange (Colima), both cons 80-1865, tied by oval Colima handstamp on 1865 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, reverse with matching "6" rate handstamp, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 24+23 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 864 o
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 4r green, Isla del Carmen, cons 32-1865, boxed Laguna date stamp (Schatzkes 589), F.-V.F., very rare used. Follansbee No. 38 $350.Scott No. 24 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot 865
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 4r green, Matamoros, on piece in combination with 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 2r orange, Matamoros, both cons 135-1865, tied by boxed Matamoros date stamp (Schatzkes 732) and manuscript district name at bottom; file fold affecting 4r, Very Fine appearance, an extraordinary and surely unique piece, illustrated in Pietsch, ex-Pietsch.Scott No. 24, 23 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot 866 o
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 4r & 8r issues, Mazatlan, both cons 191-1865, Mazatlan box datestamp cancel (Schatzkes 739), matching clear to large margins, thinning in 8r, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 24-25 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot 867 o
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 4r green, Oaxaca, cons 88-1865 (no sub-number), boxed Tehuantepec date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1070), Very Fine, only 25 were sent.Scott No. 24 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot 868 ()
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 4r green, Durango, vertical bisect, cons 13-1865 sub 22-1865, two bisects of the same stamp used on two cover fronts to Durango to different recipients, both canceled by bold boxed Gavilanes handstamps (Schatzkes 256) with manuscript "Nov 16/65" below on each; one reduced and repaired at right, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare usage with only 50 from this sub-consignment sent.Scott No. 24d Estimate $6,000 - 8,000.
A REMARKABLE MATCHING PAIR OF 1865 4R EAGLE BISECTS USED TO TWO DIFFERENT RECIPIENTS ON THE SAME DAY.
Realized: $5,250
Lot 869
Mexico, 1865, Eagle (4th Period), 4r green, Durango, bisect, cons 156-1864, lower portion of stamp with district overprint placed just below the bisection, tied by "Franco Durango, Dic." straight line date stamp (Schatzkes 239) with manuscript "17/66" alongside, on folded letters to Mazatlan, F.-V.F. Follansbee No. 26½ $800.Scott No. 24d Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180