Lot 1944 o
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Chalco, oval Tlayacapan cancel (Schatzkes 107), large to mostly enormous margins, Extremely Fine and choice.Scott No. 6 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $180
Lot 1945 o
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Hermosillo, straight line Guaymas cancel (Schatzkes 546), light gum crease, otherwise Very Fine; with 2000 M.E.P.S.I. certificate. Follansbee No. 6 $300.Scott No. 6 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $210
Lot 1946 o
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Maravatio, fancy oval Figueroa eagle cancel (Schatzkes 723), large to mostly enormous margins, small pre-printing fold, Extremely Fine and choice.Scott No. 6 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $150
Lot 1947 /o
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r-4r issues, Mazatlan, 4 singles, 2r and 4r red on yellow unused, others with Mazatlan boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 739), Very Fine.Scott No. 6-9 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot 1948 o
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Mazatlan, vertical strip of 4 (plate III, positions 21/ 27/ 33/ 39), oval Sinaloa ribbon cancels (Schatzkes 781), small thin in bottom stamp, F.-V.F.Scott No. 6 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot 1949
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Queretaro, complete sheet of 60, full o.g., with complete unreduced selvage all around, some folds mostly between stamp but one affecting 6th horizontal row, few natural preprinting paper wrinkles, F.-V.F., a great rarity with only three sheets recorded, another sheet was auctioned by us in 2016 for $6,000 hammer.Scott No. 6 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A REMARKABLE COMPLETE SHEET OF THE 1861 ½R ISSUE FROM QUERETARO.
Lot 1950 o
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r-2r issues, without district overprint (Tuxpan), each with Tuspan oval handstamp (Schatzkes 1728), Very Fine. Follansbee No. 6A-8A.Scott No. 6a-8c Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120
Lot 1951 o
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r black on green, Hermosillo, oval cancel, F.-V.F (NF $250).Scott No. 7 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120
Lot 1952
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r black on green, Mexico, horizontal pair, tied by oval "Diligencias Generales de Mexico" handstamp (Schatzkes 830) on folded letter to Puebla, with additional manuscript "Co. de Diligencias" endorsement, Very Fine, an uncommon stagecoach cancel on cover.Scott No. 7 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $180
Lot 1953
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r black on green, Mexico, two singles, affixed on top of an 1861 1r black on green unoverprinted pair and tied by Mexico cds on folded letter sheet to Puebla, top stamps lifted and hinged backed to validate usage, Very Fine, a rare example of invalidation of unoverprinted stamps; with photocopy of 1988 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.Scott No. 7, 7b Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130