Lot 998 o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Temascaltepec District, eight stamps (Follansbee $875); the beautiful ½r, two 1r and a 2r have district names and Tejupilco cancels, unoverprinted are canceled Temascaltepec (two types), F.-V.F.Scott No. 1-3, 2b, 3c Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot 999 /o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Tixtla Guerrero District, three stamps (Follansbee $1,500); three margin ½r (most of bottom tablet cut away), fine 2r emerald and a F-VF unused 4r, Fine overall.Scott No. 1, 3b, 4 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $375
Lot 1000 o/
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Toluca District, 31 stamps (Follansbee $839) and three covers one of which bears a nice 2r emerald, thirteen stamps are medio reals, a 1r is tied to piece by a fair strike of the rare Toluca Diligencias "Stagecoach" cancel (Schatzkes 1664), mostly F.-V.F.Scott No. 1-3, 3b Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
Lot 1001 o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Tula District, eight stamps (Follansbee $720) including an unoverprinted ½r with partial Zimapan cancel (Schatzkes 1710), four others have the same cancel, mostly F.-V.F.Scott No. 1-3 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $260
Lot 1002 o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Tulancingo District, fourteen stamps (Follansbee $905) including four ½r and two 2r emeralds, four are tied to pieces, pair and single canceled Huachinango (Schatzkes 1722), mostly F.-V.F.Scott No. 1-3, 3b Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot 1003 /o/
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Veracruz District, approximately 130 stamps and two splits including a cover (Follansbee $2,604) and four additional covers of which is a 2r + 4r combination, 89 bear sub-office cancels (16 different); many choice stamps, mostly F.-V.F.Scott Nos. 1-5 Estimate $600 - 800.
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Realized: $675
Lot 1004 o
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Victoria District, sixteen stamps (Follansbee $870) including 2r emeralds, two of the four ½rs are nice, three are canceled Santa Barbara (Schatzkes 1822), mostly F.-V.F.Scott No. 1-3, 3b Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot 1005 /o/
1856, First Issue, Zacatecas District, 116 stamps (two mint) and 8 splits tied to pieces (Follansbee $3,080) and seven additional covers (one which bears three ½r) plus a sello negro cover, 80 plate;us five of the splits and four of the covers bear sub-office cancels (13 different), mostly F.-V.F.Scott No. 1-5 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $1,900
Lot 1006
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Mazatlan District, five attractive covers; the best being 1r pair canceled Fuerte (Schatzkes 763) and 2r plate 2 tied by red Sinaloa (Schatzkes 782), F.-V.F.Scott No. 2-3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot 1007 o/
Mexico, 1856, First Issue, Monterrey District, eleven stamps and 3 covers (Follansbee $214), two ½r are VF, but the chief virtue of the lot is a 2r plate 1 olive green tied to piece by Montemorelos (Schatzkes 888); condition is often outstanding, F.-V.F. overall.Scott No. 2-3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $210