1872 Cover to France with 50c black with Durango ovpt tied by Mexico cds, French packet cds “Vear-Cruz 13.01.72 Paq Fr B N°1” in RED, rated “12”, arrival 12.02. cds, very fine (Image)

1874 Cover to France with 12c blue tied by Vera Cruz 17.01.74 cds, French packet cds “Vear-Cruz 17.01.74 Paq Fr B N°1”, rated “12”, arrival 15.02. cds, very fine (Image)

1916 60c “Barril” surcharge on 2c with “Gobierno / $ / Constitucionalista” ovpt. an extremely scarce stamp, well centred, fresh, og and lh, very fine, signed W. Shelton, Aguirre and others, 1992 cert. Mepsi (Scott $650+) (Image)

1935 Amelia Earhart Flight violet Muestra overprint, mint hinge remainder, scarce, Mi no.A724 var., Yv no.69A var. (Image)

MARITIME MAIL, 1825-1877, fascinating accumulation in two deluxe stockbooks with nearly 120 covers (a few may be fronts) showing mail both to and from Mexico, via French, British and other means, from or to a variety of countries incl. USA, German States, etc. etc. with many spectacular concatenations of handstamps, with later covers franked by French, British or other adhesives. We note several early covers via French Compagnie Balguerie. “Corps Exp. Mexique” cds, few “Mexique” octagonal cds, British Tampico cds, and Mexican town cancels from all over (though of course most are Veracruz). Give this lot a serious look, as it could form the basis of a great study or exhibit (Est. € 800/1’600) (Image)

1856-1994, Collection in thick Scott album crammed with material, mint hinged, never hinged or used, with many medium to better sets & singles, etc., mostly fine to very fine, (Est. € 500/800)

MEXICO 1864-66 “EAGLES” GOLD MEDAL EXHIBIT COLLECTION Eight 16-pg frames showing a profusion of many hundreds of stamps, pieces, covers and registered fronts, replete with rarities and organised as follows: Five frame exhibit, intact as shown, which recently won a gold medal in international competition (Tel Aviv 2013). It presents a novel organisation, namely: Part I (16pp): Introduction to all values with pos. 90 of the 8r Tulancingo proof and block of four of 4r (pos.63-64/73-74) of same, the rare 3c value with four unused (one w/o ovpt., one doubled ovpt. and one on laid paper) and one used (four with Mepsi certs), then a general showing of the five other values by periods (i.e. overprint types), a page of the unissued Chihuahuas (incl. block of eight 4r and pair 8r), then a study of the 1/2r – 2r & 8r reprints made from the original plates and much more. Part II (16pp): The distribution and use of the Eagles along the route from Veracruz to Mexico City, strong in scarce sub-consignment ovpts. and usages, incl. 1r, 4r and 8r three-colour franking on registered cover front, 2r bisect cover from Chacaltianguis (believed unique), Jalapa Diligencias cancel on 2r sub-office 7 (Perote) on piece (probably unique), usages of diverse values and sub-consignments from districts of Cordova, Orizava, Merida (incl. three 8r tied to large fragment), 1r+2r franked cover from Sisal (unique, illustrated by Heath), then Campeche, Isla del Carmen (4 diff. values), Tampico (incl. type III 1r tied to steamship cover to New Orleans), Matamoros, Victoria (incl. used from S.L. Potosi), Tamaulipas, Monterrey (incl. 8r), Morelos, Cuernavaca and Chalco Part III (32pp): Uses from outlying districts incl. genuine uses from Chihuahua during the brief French Occupation, others include many sub-offices and finally uses of Eagles from Mexico City to foreign destinations. Rarities include numerous stamps with 5 or fewer examples known, esp. for Oaxaca. Other items from Mexico City incl. one of two known 4r with “Dosal” ovpt. (150-1864, not listed on 4r by Corbett) and used pair of 8r (one of 3 known from “9-1866” consignment). The uses to foreign destinations incl. 4r single-franked covers to Genova. Madrid and Bordeaux plus one with three 2r to Paris Part III (16pp): Study of further usages, both from Mexico City and its outlying offices, plus from Guadalajara. Includes only known 4r with stich watermark, two pairs of 1/2r period I tied to cover from Colima to Guanajuato, block of four 2r used from Tonyla sub-office of Zapotlan, and 4r bisect and 8r quadrisect on pieces, to name just a few of the rare stamps and covers encompassed Part IV (16pp): Further Expansion of the Eagles, a highly select showing incl. many unique sub-office uses (or nearly so), starts with an example of the 8r “Gutierrez” overprint used and tied to cover front (two known), unique 4r bisect cover from Parras, 4r single used from Acapulco (2 known), and 2r Leon sub-office used on cover to France. Part V (49pp): Not yet shown but the contents would have been included in the first five frames. As they are, they form a coherent study of the Eagles by nominal values (less the 3c) with shades, ovpts. by districts, periods and sub-offices, with scarce to rare cancels, a few multiples and a wonderful selection of covers. For example, there are well over twenty 8r values plus a pair, countless 4r values, and a wonderful variety throughout. Please note that Mepsi and other certificates are included for many items, and the relative scarcity numbers given in the descriptions seem to correctly correspond to the listing in Corbett and other authors. A magnificent exhibit collection worthy of further development, and estimated at a fraction of current Follansbee catalogue value. Though we can only illustrate a few pages in the auction catalogue, the entire exhibit is shown on our web site Estimate: € 80’000 – € 100’000 (Image)

1875-1932, OFFICIAL MAIL: Specialised group of 43 covers/cards, mostly used, showing a fascinating range of various frankings or just bearing an official pmk for the earlier ones, some spectacular covers bearing the 1895-98 surcharged issue, (complete lot is scanned on the web), mostly fine (Est. € 1’500/3’000) (Image)

1911-83, Several hundreds of commercially used covers and cards, many addressed to the US, postal stationery, airmails, registered mail, etc. a great lot for studying 20th century rates, noted also mint 1935 Amelia Earhart 20c lake, fine (Est. € 400/700) (Image)