Lot
1597 (
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Mexico, 1856, ½r blue, Tampico, strip of 5 and single. All tied by Santa Anna de Tamaulipas cds's (Schatzkes 1585) on legal size cover front from U.S. Consular in Tampico to U.S. Consul in Mexico City, embossed consular seal at bottom left, F.-V.F., mail from foreign governments in classic period are rare, approximately 10 to 20 strips of 5 or 6 of the 1856 ½r are known, ex Gutierrez, O. Rodriguez. Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $675