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Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
21 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Guadalajara Group of four attractive covers (one entire), each with outstanding, well-struck cancels. Two covers bear ½r. Blue pairs: one from Talpa to Sayula, dated June 6, 1857 (three good margins, slightly cut into at right), and another from Tepic to Guadalajara with a red cancel dated December 27, 1856. Also included is a 2r. Green from Tuxpan, mailed in Cd. Guzmán to Guadalajara, dated November 18, 1857, featuring a spectacular ribbon cancel (three good margins, slightly cut into at right; tear on one interior flap). The last cover has a 1r. Yellow pair, cut into at right and bottom right, from Hostotipaquillo to Guadalajara, dated February 16, 1858, and signed by G. Lamy. Scott 1-3.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £500-700


Will close during Public Auction
22 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Guadalajara Trio comprising two attractive covers with outstanding, well-struck cancels, and one stamp off cover. Covers include a ½r. Blue single from Arandas to Guadalajara (three large margins, touching at left) and a 1r. Yellow single (three margins, touching at left) from Cd. Guzmán to Sayula. The off-cover stamp is a 2r. Green with the curious beehive cancel in red, showing four margins and a plate line at top. Scott 1-3.,
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-400


Will close during Public Auction
23 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Guadalajara Group including one cover with ½r. Blue strip of four (natural paper fold at bottom) tied by red Tepic cancel, cover front from Ahuacatlán to Guadalajara bearing 1r. Yellow strip of three; two pieces with frankings cancelled in red at Tepic featuring ½r. Blue + 1r. Yellow + 2r. Green and 1r. Yellow + ½r. Blue pair; as well as a magnificent ½r. pair from Tapalpa. Scott 1-3., ,
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £200-300


Will close during Public Auction
24 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Guadalajara Group of three covers and one cover front, including a well-margined 4r red vertical bisect with full margins, tied by an attractive mute cancel (dated January 11, 1858), a ½r blue pair on an October 19, 1856 cover from Zacoalco to Sayula, an impressive ½r blue block of four on cover from Guadalajara to Zapotlán (slightly cut into at top and left), and a cover front from Mascota to Talpa with a large-margined ½r pair cancelled in red. Scott 1, 4a; NF $665 as singles and block off-cover., , ,
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-400


Will close during Public Auction
25 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Guanajuato ½r. Blue, two rejoined pairs originally used as a block of four, margins all around and just slightly touching at right, postmarked in the small town of Piedra Gorda, and dated September 30, 1857. Scott 1; NF $300 as a block.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £200-300


Will close during Public Auction
26 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Guanajuato 2r. Green and 8r. Lilac, the former cut into on two sides, otherwise well-margined, tied to wrapper front addressed Mexico City by "admon. pral. de la renta del papel sellado de guanajuato" cachet. A very attractive showpiece displaying fresh and vibrant colors. Although 3,520 examples of the 8r. were issued, they are very scarce. Scott 3, 5.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £800-1,200


Will close during Public Auction
27 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Hermosillo ½r. Blue, strip of four with tight but clear margin at left, large in other respects, on pristine cover from Alamos to Hermosillo addressed to an inmate "Preso", carrying an unrecorded "franca" cancellation. Filing fold through the fourth stamp. 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 1; NF $300 as singles.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-400


Will close during Public Auction
28 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Hermosillo ½r. Blue, an outstanding strip of six, large margins except for the small right side, where is very slightly cut into, used on piece from outside the district, cancelled by a red Mazatlán h.s. This is the largest possible strip and, to our knowledge, unique from this district. Scott 1; NF $450 as singles.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £500-750


Will close during Public Auction
29 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Hermosillo 2r. Green, narrow but clear margins, just slightly touching at the bottom, used on a cover from Hermosillo to San Francisco, Alta California, with an arrival San Francisco Oct 24, 1859 datestamp and "Ship 6" h.s. alongside. Filing fold through the stamp. Very few covers are known from Mexico to the U.S. West Coast, and this example is especially attractive. Sold for $5,250 in the 2000 Regency auction (lot #6076). 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 3.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £2,500-3,500


Will close during Public Auction
30 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Ixtlahuaca 1r. Yellow, two examples on slightly aged cover to Mexico City, with the margins touching the design at right and bottom, but the cancel being well struck for this very scarce district. In the James Mazepa sale of his collection, it was stated that this is the only cover known with a 1r. from this district, but no census is known to us; sold for $3,500 in that sale in 2000 (lot #5224). 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 2, NF $1,600 as singles off cover.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £1,500-2,500


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31 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Ixtlahuaca 2r. Yellow Green, well-margined on entire cover to Mexico City, with well-struck cancellation. In excellent condition and coming from a very scarce district. In the James Mazepa collection sale, it was indicated that this is the only cover known with a 2r. from this district, but no census is available to us to corroborate it. Sold in that sale for $1,400 in 2000 (lot #5225). 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 3; NF $650 as single off cover.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £750-1,000


Will close during Public Auction
32 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Jalapa Group of four items including two covers, a spectacular cover front and three stamps on piece. Covers include: ½r. Blue two pairs (good margins all around, on repair tight at right) tied by Jalacingo cancels. The other cover has a 1r. Yellow tied by Papantla cancel (margins all around, tight on right. The cover front has a spectacular official cachet and a pair cancelled Perote (not tied) with good margins all around. The single off-cover stamps are used on single pieces and cancelled at Perote (2r. Green), Atzalán (2r. Emerald) and the very rare Tlatlauquitepec cancellation (½r. Blue). Scott 1-3, 3b. NF $302 as singles off cover .,
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £250-400


Will close during Public Auction
33 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Lerma ½ r. Blue single cancelled. It has blurred overprint and margins all around except at left where it is cut into. MEPSI certificate . Scott 1, NF $ 900
Provenance: Franz-Josef Strieker, James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-500


Will close during Public Auction
34 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Maravatío An appealing duo comprising a 2r. Green with two distinct overprints, showing Morelia and a faint Maravatío (thinned), along with a 1r. Yellow overprinted Maravatío and cancelled with a tiny Acámbaro cancel, the smallest cancel found on this issue. Scott 2, 3.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £200-300


Will close during Public Auction
35 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Mazatlán ½r. Blue to 2r. Green, group of five items, ½r. Blue Culiacán block of four, clear margins, being rare from this town (NF $300); ½r. Blue pair cancelled by red El Fuerte handstamp, two 1r. Yellow singles and a very attractive 2r. with red Mazatlán postmark on cover. All except the block with good margins. Scott 1-3; NF $392., (Image1)

Est. £200-300


Will close during Public Auction
36 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Mazatlán 2r. Green, group of five items, comprising three covers of which two bearing examples with dramatic pre-printing paper folds, cancelled in Culiacán and El Fuerte, the third being a very attractive cover from San Sebastián, one cover front from Culiacán franked by ½r. Blue pair and 2r Green, as well as one piece with ½r. and 2r. tied at Sinaloa. Mostly with good margins. Scott 1, 3.,
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £250-350


Will close during Public Auction
37 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Mazatlán Group of five covers, all showing attractive cancellations (all but one in red ink) and mostly featuring good margins, including two covers from Mazatlán, one with a pair of ½r. Blue and the other with 4r. Red single, both addressed to Durango. Two additional covers from Cosalá display the spectacular floral cancel in red, one bearing a strip of four of ½r. Blue and the other a 2r. Green First Plate with plate line at right. The final cover originates from Culiacán, with a pair of 2r., a very uncommon usage. Scott 1, 3, 4; NF $348 as singles off cover. (Image1)

Est. £400-600


Will close during Public Auction
38 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Mérida ½r. Blue, good margins all around, and 1r. Yellow, cut into at top, on first-rate maritime cover dated December 16, 1856, from Mérida to Veracruz. Covers originating from Mérida are very scarce. Scott 1, 2.
Provenance: John K. Bash, James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-400


Will close during Public Auction
39 Used imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Mexico District 1r. Yellow, just partly touching at base, otherwise good margins, cancelled on August 2, 1856, on the second day of issue. Natural paper crease without importance and small thin spot. 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 2.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-400


Will close during Public Auction
40 imageMexico. 1856 Issue. Mexico District 1r. Yellow on cover front (rebacked), tied by superb bold strike of "diligencias generales/linea de toluca" oval handstamp illustrated with stagecoach, and accompanying "gratis" oval at top, both applied at stagecoach company offices for letters submitted there, rather than at post offices. The stamp used out of its district. Just a handful of covers or cover fronts are known with stagecoach cancellations; this example likely holds the greatest visual appeal and is among the most attractive cancellations of Mexico's classic period. A spectacular exhibition item. This item was featured on the cover of the Mazepa auction sale of Mexico (Regency Auctions, 2000). MEPSI certificate. Scott 2.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £2,000-3,000


Will close during Public Auction

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