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Lot Description

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101

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Veracruz ½r. Blue, group of 138 stamps (eight unused), five covers, and one cover front, overall in good condition with many examples showing three or four margins. Includes cancellations from Veracruz, Amatlán, Alvarado, Tlacotalpam, Cosamaloapan, Minatitlán, Otatitlán, Chacaltianguis, Tlalixcoyan, Acayucan, San Andrés Tuxtla, and the very rare Chalchihuites (1993 MEPSI certificate). Among the covers, two are especially notable: Cosamaloapan to Veracruz, December 1856, and Tlacotalpam to Veracruz, December 1856. Scott 1; NF $4,985 as off cover stamps., , (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (All Images)

Est. US$1,200-2,000

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102

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Veracruz 1r. Yellow, block of four, slightly touched or cut into at right and base, otherwise good margins, bright shade and clear impression, cancelled with Veracruz h.s. Horizontal crease between stamps not detracting. 1981 Holcombe certificate. Scott 2; NF $1,150., (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

Est. US$300-400

SOLD for US$240.00
Will close during Public Auction

103

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Victoria ½r. Blue, group of nine used stamps, including cancellations from Victoria, Tula de Tamaulipas, and Santa Bárbara. Overall very fine. Scott 1; NF $900 as off cover stamps., (Image)

Est. US$300-500

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104

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Victoria 2r. Emerald, mostly very large margins, on entire letter from Tula de Tamaulipas to San Luis Potosí tied by red postmark on dispatch, on July 13, 1857. Filing fold clear away from the franking. Avery fine show piece from a difficult district. Signed Bash. Scott 3b. (Image)

Est. US$250-400

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105

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Zacatecas ½r. Blue, pair and two singles, mostly huge margins, tied to pristine entire letter framed d.s. from Fresnillo to Hacienda del Carro, dated May 14, 1861. This is a scarce Provisional Use as the stamps were demonetized on April 20. Scott 1. (Image)

Est. US$400-500

SOLD for US$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

106

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Zacatecas ½r. Blue, assembly of circa 138 stamps (two unused), three covers, and two cover fronts, one of which bearing a bi-color franking from Sombrerete. Cancellations include Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Sombrerete, Tlaltenango, Nieves, Santo Alto, Angostadero, Juchipila, Chalchihuites, Fresnillo, and Río Grande. Generally very fine, mainly showing three or four margins. One 1997 MEPSI certificate. Scott 1; NF$ 4,830 as off cover stamps., , (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (All Images)

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Est. US$1,500-2,500

SOLD for US$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

107

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Zacatecas 8r. Lilac, used on registered cover front from Sombrerete to Zacatecas dated May 24, 1860, and arrival on May 28 alongside. Stamp has large margins all around. Front is creased and slightly aged. On reverse, on May 28, annotated as received by the addressee and signed, as stipulated by the postal rules. Very few registered fronts have survived, as the standard procedure was to return them to the originating post office as proof of receipt, where they were kept for two years before being destroyed. Sold for $5,000 in the 2000 Regency auction (lot #6085). Signed Shelton. 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 5. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

Est. US$800-1,200

SOLD for US$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

108

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Zacatecas ½r. Blue strip of four and pair on pristine entire letter from Zacatecas to Hacienda del Carro, dated April 11, 1861. The strip has two stamps without district overprint, tight margins including one stamp cut into at top and two at bottom. Zacatecas h.s. not tied, but the letter inside matches. Scott 1. (Image)

Est. US$350-500

SOLD for US$550.00
Will close during Public Auction

109

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Zacatecas ½r. Blue and 1r. Yellow, both lightly tied by numeral cancel on first rate cover from Sombrerete to Durango, dispatched on October 17, 1856. 2025 MEPSI certificate. Scott 1, 2. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

Est. US$200-250

SOLD for US$575.00
Will close during Public Auction

110

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Zacatecas 1r. Yellow and 2r. Green, just cut into on one side, both with manuscript Zacatecas overprint on Nov. 16, 1858 entire letter from Zacatecas to Durango dated November 16, 1858, with the 1r. featuring the "incomplete design at right" variety (NF 2pv4). A very rare combination and apparently not recorded in the 2022 Census. Scott 2, 3. (Image)

Est. US$300-500

SOLD for US$550.00
Will close during Public Auction

111

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Group of circa 130 stamps, almost all used with many great cancels, from districts including Acapulco, Chalco, Chihuahua, Lagos, Tula, Toluca, Jalapa, San Luis, Guanajuato, Mazatlán, Guadalajara, Mexico, Monterrey, Zacatecas, Cuernavaca, Durango, Puebla, Orizaba and others. Mixed condition, but many stamps have three or four margins. Scott 1; NF $5,745. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

Est. US$1,000-1,500

SOLD for US$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

112

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Assembly comprising over 115 used stamps, including many districts such as Apam, Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Zacatecas, Puebla, Jalapa, Huejutla, Veracruz, Morelia, Oaxaca, Lagos, Orizava, Mazatlán, and others. Over 60 are ½r. blue, and there are three 8r. lilac (one with jumbo margins). Several small-town cancellations enhance this lot, including Sombrerete (a bisect on piece with MEPSI certificate), Atlixco, Tuxpan, Temascaltepec, San Juan de los Lagos, San Juan del Río, Chalchicomula, and Sayula. The lot also includes three blocks of four ½r. blue from Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico, a rare strip of four 1r. yellow from Puebla, and a Zacatecas manuscript overprint. Mixed condition, but many stamps possess three or four margins. Scott 1, 2, 3, 3b, 4, 5, 5b. Scott and NF (for multiples) $5,290., (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Est. US$900-1,300

SOLD for US$1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

113

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts ½r. Blue group of two attractive covers and nine stamps. The covers include: Toluca entire with two pairs not tied but with clear docketing and a partial wrapper with a single from Puebla with four margins, tied with h.s. from Tepeji de la Seda, and with a 2025 MEPSI certificate. The stamps are from Zacatecas, Guadalajara, Cordova and one unoveprinted lightly struck Perote, aged and with foxing with a MEPSI certificate which does not attribute it to the direct shipment. Most of the stamps have full margins all around and look fresh; NF for the off-cover stamps is $335- $2,300. Scott 1, 1b. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images)

Est. US$400-750

SOLD for US$650.00
Will close during Public Auction

114

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Group of seven very attractive used stamps and two covers from the districts of Jalapa, Tlalpujahua, Zacatecas and Guanajuato. Tlalpujahua includes ½r. Blue, 1r. Yellow (El Mineral del Oro) and 2r. Green (Angangeo); Jalapa: a very rare cover with Jicaltepec oval h.s. tying the franking, and a beautiful piece bearing two ½r. Blue and one 1r. Yellow with the complete Santa María Tlapacoyan cancellation; Zacatecas: ½r. Blue single cancelled by the uncommon Rincón de Romos h.s, and one clean cover franked by 2r. Green cancelled at Silao. Scott 1, 2, 3; NF $639 for off cover stamps., (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

Est. US$300-700

SOLD for US$500.00
Will close during Public Auction

115

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Group of 24 carefully selected stamps chosen for their freshness and visual appeal, along with one cover, with most stamps featuring three or four margins. The material originates from the districts of Victoria, Pachuca, Tulancingo, Zacatecas, and Huejutla, with cancellations from Atotonilco, Pachuca (piece with MEPSI certificate), Huauchinango, Tuxpan, Zacatecas, Angostadero, Fresnillo, Nieves, Aguascalientes, and Calvillo. One Victoria pair of medio real seems to have the rare Santa Barbara cancel. The cover bears one pair of 1r. Yellow cancelled in Tuxpan. Also included is a vivid ½r. Blue strip of four, though cut into at the bottom and slightly affecting one stamp at the top. Scott 1, 2, 3, 3b; NF $1,295., (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

Est. US$400-700

SOLD for US$475.00
Will close during Public Auction

116

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Group of 34 stamps used and unused, as well as four covers. The stamps include usages from Zacatecas, Huejutla, Tula, Tulancingo, Guadalajara, Toluca, Mérida, Tlalpujahua, Puebla, Morelia, Tampico, Mexico, Acapulco and Jalapa; while the covers originate from Querétaro, Zacatecas, Toluca, Puebla and Mexico. Mixed condition, but with several stamps possessing three or four margins. Two 1983 and 2025 MEPSI certificates. Scott 1, 2, 3, 3b; NF $1,619 for off-cover stamps.,, (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (All Images)

Est. US$400-700

SOLD for US$2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

117

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Group of about 75 stamps, mostly used, covering all five denominations of the issue, together with four covers. The covers are particularly attractive, including a pristine Veracruz 2r. emerald cover sent first-rate to Mexico and a 4r. red cover addressed to Puebla. The group also contains 13 stamps used outside their district, as well as a 2r. printed on both sides. Cancels include Chiapas, Tlalpujahua, Temascaltepec, Puebla, Chihuahua, Diligencias, Guanajuato, Hermosillo, Campeche, Tampico, Durango, Zacatecas, Mérida, Lagos, and Jalapa. Condition varies, but many pieces are in good to very good condition. Scott 1, 2, 3, 3b, 3g, 4, 5; NF $1,809 for stamps off cover., (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (All Images)

Est. US$700-1,200

SOLD for US$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

118

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Group of 38 stamps, several attractively presented in colorful combinations on piece, together with six appealing covers. Districts include the scarce Córdova, as well as Guadalajara and Mexico City. Highlights include two used blocks of four of the ½r. Blue, and three covers franked with the 4r. Red—one carried by Extraordinario express service, another paying the six reales rate. One cover bears a pair of 1r. Yellow with a red "Magdalena" handstamp, along with a six reales franking. A cover from San Juan de los Lagos shows a rare 1½r. rate from 1856. Also included is a striking piece bearing the 2r. Emerald (Scott #3b) alongside a ½r. Blue and two 1r. Yellow, accompanied by a 1997 MEPSI certificate. Scott 1, 2, 3, 3b, 4; NF$ 1,354 for the off cover stamps., , (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (All Images)

Est. US$500-900

SOLD for US$700.00
Will close during Public Auction

119

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts A choice group of 16 very attractive covers, three cover fronts and one bisect on piece. Districts include San Juan del Río, Mexico, Zacatecas, Monterrey, Parral (2r. Blue Green with Parral Blue cancel), Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Durango, Querétaro, Mazatlán, Huejutla, Victoria, Jalapa and Tampico. Small towns include Victoria, Amapa, Culiacán, Tuxpan, San Juan del Río, Pueblos del Rincón and Sombrerete. Tecolotlan. Scott 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (All Images)

Est. US$500-800

SOLD for US$750.00
Will close during Public Auction

120

Used

Mexico. 1856 "Hidalgos". Various Districts Assembly comprising ten used stamps and one cover, all from better districts. The stamps include ½r. Blue from Tixtla Guerrero, one piece with strip of four and pair from Mazatlán, one striking 1r. Yellow Temascaltepec (Tejupilco h.s.), 2r. Emerald Tulancingo and 4r. Red Tabasco. The cover is an entire to Mexico City franked by 1r. with Soyaniquilpam h.s. dated August 30, 1858, applied on reverse. Except for the very scarce Tabasco 4r. with tight margins, all with three or four margins. Scott 1, 2, 3b, 4; NF $1,290., (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. US$300-500

SOLD for US$280.00
Will close during Public Auction