Lot 749 ()
Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Queretaro, margins huge to just in at two sides, in combination with 1864, Eagle (2nd Period), 1r ultramarine, cons 171-1865 + 1864, Eagle (1st Period), 8r red, two horizontal strips of three on reduced front (large piece) to Guanajuato, all tied by Queretaro boxed date stamps (Schatzkes 1262); preuse folds in piece do not affect stamps, Very Fine, an extremely rare tricolor high value franking from Queretaro.Scott No. 19+22+25b Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
THE ONLY KNOWN 1864 ½R EAGLE ISSUE FROM THE FIRST PERIOD USED ON PIECE.