Sale No: 115
Lot No:315
Symbol:Cat No:45294

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r-2r Hidalgo issues. Group of 8 stamps unused; includes Apam, Cuernavaca, Toluca and Maravatio; unused stamps are very scarce in this issue. NF $375, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1-3; Estimate $150 - 200.



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Est. $150-200

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r-2r Hidalgo issues. 8 stamps from Merida (6), Saltillo (8) and Morelia, includes a very rare Saltillo pair from Abasolo and two blue greens, a very scarce emerald from Merida and an unrecorded Morelia cancel; NF $433, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1-3, 3b; Estimate $250 - 350.



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Est. $250-350

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r-1r & 8r Hidalgo issues, Apam. 26 stamps: ½ real (10), 1 real (15) and 8 reales (1), canceled in Otumba, Calpulalpam, Apan, Soltepec and Teottihuacan with most likely remainder cancels, very fresh and almost all with 4 good margins; NF (as remainders) $725, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1-2, 5; Estimate $250 - 350.



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Est. $250-350

Sale No: 115
Lot No:318
Symbol:Cat No:1

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Apam. Horizontal pair, tied on piece by straight line Apam cancel (Schatzkes 29), wide top and bottom margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1983 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Sale No: 115
Lot No:319
Symbol:Cat No:1

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Chiapas. Tied by fancy Tuxtla handstamp (Schatzkes 132) on first rate folded letter to Colima dated October 1856, Very Fine, with 2023 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $250 - 350. US$250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r-2r Hidalgo issues, Cuernavaca. 43 stamps; ½ real (19), 1 real (14) and 2 reales (10), canceled in Diligencias, Cuernavaca, Yztla, Tetecala, Mexico, includes rare Iguala #1 and 3, very fresh in good condition. NF $725, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1-3; Estimate $500 - 750.



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Est. $500-750

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Guadalajara. Straight line Tecolotlan cancel (Schatzkes 396), large to huge margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Sale No: 115
Lot No:322
Symbol:Cat No:1

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, Guadalajara. Horizontal strip of 4, oval Barca cancels (Schatzkes 325), wide margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $250 - 350. US$250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

Sale No: 115
Lot No:323
Symbol:Cat No:1

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, horizontal pair, Hermosillo. Huge margins, tied by red straight line Hermosillo handstamps (Schatzkes 542) on 1857 folded letter sheet to Guaymas, Very Fine, very few covers known from this district.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 115
Lot No:324
Symbol:Cat No:1

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, horizontal pair, Puebla. Tied by bold San Martin (Texmelucan) straight line handstamp (Schatzkes 1244C) on 1858 folded letter to Puebla, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Sale No: 115
Lot No:325
Symbol:Cat No:1

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, vertical strip of four, Zacatecas. Canceled by Zacatecas straight line handstamps (Schatzkes 1849) on 1861 folded letter to Guadalajara, Very Fine, very few vertical strips are known on cover.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $250 - 350. US$250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

Sale No: 115
Lot No:326
Symbol:Cat No:1

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, ½r blue, horizontal pair, Zacatecas. Canceled by "A" in diamond grid of Aguascalientes (Schatzkes 1929) on first rate folded letter to Mexico dated October 1856, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Sale No: 115
Lot No:327
Symbol:Cat No:2

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow, Chiapas. Tied by fancy Tixtla handstamp (Schatzkes 132) on folded letter sheet to San Cristobal, Very Fine, with 2023 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Sale No: 115
Lot No:328
Symbol:Cat No:2

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow, Maravatio. First rate folded letter dated October 1856 sent from Acambaro to Mexico, with "J .S" handstamp (Schatzkes unlisted) which is known on a handful of singles, cover is most likely unique, with 2023 M.E.P.S.I. certificate noting no opinion regarding cancel.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Sale No: 115
Lot No:329
Symbol:Cat No:2

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 1r & 2r Hidalgo issues, Toluca. 1r and two 2r singles on cover; 1r tied by boxed Toluca handstamp (Schatzkes 1667) and 2r with box Toluca handstamp (1667) and straight line Toluca (1666), Very Fine.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $150 - 200.



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Est. $150-200

Sale No: 115
Lot No:330
Symbol:Cat No:3

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 2r yellow green, Chiapas. On folded letter to San Cristobal with manuscript and tied by blue Comitan circular handstamp (Schatzkes 120), Very Fine, with 2023 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Sale No: 115
Lot No:331
Symbol:Cat No:3

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 2r yellow green, San Luis Potosi. Block of 6, o.g.; creases affecting four stamps, Very Fine appearance, a scarce multiple.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 2r yellow green, Zacatecas. Manuscript district diagonally reading upward left to right (rare type used provisionally in 1864), with Aguascalientes boxed postmark (Schatzkes 1928), F.-V.F., with 1982 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 2r emerald, Acapulco. Straight line Acapulco cancel (Schatzkes 1), mostly large margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 3b; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Sale No: 115
Lot No:334
Symbol:Cat No:4

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 4r red, Morelia. In combination with 1856, First Issue, 1r yellow, Morelia (2) on 1857 folded letter sheet to Sayula, tied by Colima oval date stamp (Schatzkes 929) with second strikes alongside, Very Fine, beautiful cover making a rare rate of 5 reales.
Scott No. 4; Estimate $250 - 350. US$250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

Sale No: 115
Lot No:335
Symbol:(Cat No:4a

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 4r red, bisect, Guadalajara. Top portion of stamp and bottom portion of stamp on two cover fronts tied by Tecolotlan circular handstamps (Schatzkes 399), one to Guadalajara and other to Colima; former with front edge stains at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, both signed Bash.
Scott No. 4a; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Sale No: 115
Lot No:336
Symbol:Cat No:4a

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 4r red, bisect, Queretaro. Bottom portion of stamp tied by bold fancy Celaya eagle in oval cancel (Schatzkes 1292) on 1857 folded letter sheet to Mexico, Very Fine, signed Bash.
Scott No. 4a; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Sale No: 115
Lot No:337
Symbol:Cat No:5

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r red lilac, Guadalajara. Tied on piece by red boxed Tepic cancel (Schatzkes 409), wide margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 5; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Mexico, 1856, First Issue, 8r red lilac, Morelia. Light circular Morelia cancel (Schatzkes 902), full margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2023 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 5; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200