Mexico continued...
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Lot Description |
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| 101 |
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 Mexico. 1856 Issue. Various Districts Duo of very fine covers, including one from Apam to Mexico City, dated April 21, 1857, and franked by a ½r. Blue pair tied on dispatch (professionally rebacked and cleaned);
the other cover bears a Puebla 4r. Red, used from Matamoros to Puebla and dated February 14, 1858 (crease not affecting the franking). All stamps are well-margined. Scott 1, 4.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £400-600
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| 102 |
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 Mexico. 1856 Issue. Various Districts Collection of 67 covers displaying the 1r. Yellow, 2r. Green and 4r. Red values, mainly including 2r. frankings, with a good array of districts comprising Morelia, Zacatecas,
Mexico, Guadalajara, Saltillo, Mazatlán, San Luis Potosí, Durango, Querétaro, Orizava, Veracruz, Jalapa and Puebla, with rates from 1r. to 5r., and including items from small towns. Scott 2, 3, 4. (Image1)
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Est. £600-800
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| 103 |
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 Mexico. 1856 Issue. Various Districts Duo of covers featuring the Extraordinario Rate, including one from Veracruz to Mexico City bearing 4r. Red with mostly good margins, tied by handstamp on dispatch and dated
February 4, 1859, endorsed "Por Extraordinario del Tenessee." The second item is a June 2, 1858 entire letter franked with well-margined 4r. Red showing the frame line at left and 1r. Yellow (cut into at left), tied by a Mexico City cancel and
endorsed "Por Extraordinario del Paquete Inglés." The Express rate was twice the regular single fee, making this 5 reales rate very unusual, as there was not a 2½ reales rate at that time. Scott 2, 4.
Provenance: Strauss, James
P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-400
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| 104 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1856 Issue. Various Districts Two items, including one May 17, 1857 cover bearing Tula 2r. Emerald, good margins (just touched at top right), tied by Ixmiquilpam blurred cancellation; and 4r. Red pair,
cancelled by La Piedad h.s. and with margins all around, just touching at right. Scott 3b, 4; NF $310 as a single and a pair off cover.,
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £250-350
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| 105 |
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 Mexico. 1856 Issue. Various Districts Group of two covers and two cover fronts featuring split usages, including: Guanajuato 4r. vertical bisect (with MEPSI certificate, cut into at top); Zacatecas 8r. quadrisect
cancelled in Sombrerete, with dealer Roberto Zesati's blue cachet on front; and 8r. quadrisects on cover fronts from San Luis Potosí and Guadalajara. Scott 4a, 5e; NF $495.,
Provenance: William Steinmetz.
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Est. £200-300
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| 106 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Aguascalientes ½r. Black /Buff, ample even margins, natural paper fold at top, cancelled by mute h.s. Only 515 stamps were issued. Scott 6; NF $350. (Image1)
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Est. £200-300
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| 107 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Apam 4r. Black /Yellow, Otumba pair and single, margins all around, including two stamps with a pre-printing paper fold, used with remainder cancel as found in most examples in existence. This
district was too small to require the large denominations, with this being very rare, as only 300 stamps were issued. Scott 9; NF $1,050 for remainder copies. (Image1)
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Est. £200-300
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| 108 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Chihuahua ½r. Black on Buff, group of five items, including three well-margined singles, of which one featuring the rare Batosegachi h.s., while the other two show different red cancellations
from Santa Rosalía. The remaining two items are covers, both bearing 1r. Black on Green: one with a pair (with a pre-printing paper fold) tied to a cover from Chihuahua to Hidalgo, dated August 15, 1863; the second bearing a strip of three cancelled
by a red Guadalupe y Calvo straight line. Scott 6, 7.,
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £300-400
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| 109 |
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 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Chihuahua 1r. Green, strip of six, touched or slightly cut into in places, used on piece and cancelled by Guadalupe y Calvo straight line in red. A very rare and decorative multiple. Scott
7.
Provenance: Roberto Liera, James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £500-750
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| 110 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Chihuahua 1r. Black on Green, printed on both sides featuring a 2r. impression on back, used with Parral cancellation, cut into or touching on two margins, full to large in other respects on
front. Natural paper crease at base. Rare. Scott 7a, $1,000.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £250-350
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| 111 |
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 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Chihuahua Duo of two attractive entire letters, including one from Río Florido to Parral, bearing pair of ½r. Black on Buff with natural paper fold and cancelled at Coronado in manuscript (one
inside flap missing); and 2r. Black on Rose on letter from Guajuquilla to Hidalgo (April 22, 1863). A rare duo. Scott 6, 8.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £600-800
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| 112 |
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 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Chihuahua 4r. Black on Yellow, diagonal bisect on an attractive undated cover with a manuscript cancel from Villa Coronado. The cover has been professionally rebacked and cleaned, presenting in
pristine condition, with the stamp showing a crease before being applied. Bisects from this district were not recorded in the Bash-Schimmer census (1971). Scott 9a.
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £750-1,000
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| 113 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Chihuahua 4r. Rose/Yellow, a used example with margins slightly touching at left and bottom. Very rare as only 300 were issued. 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 10; NF $ 1,500, but another example
has recently sold for $2,100 in the February 2024 S. Rumsey auction (lot # 349).
Provenance: James P. Mazepa.
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Est. £1,000-1,500
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| 114 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Guadalajara 4r. Red on Yellow, outstandingly well-margined and displaying a great strike of this cancel, lightly creased. A rarity as only 280 were issued. 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 10; NF
$700. (Image1)
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Est. £400-600
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| 115 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Guadalajara 8r. Black on Brown, excellent margins all around with marginal line at left, showing wreath cancel, which was used provisionally in 1867-68, when the stamp was already demonetized.
Very few examples are recorded. 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 11 (var). (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
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| 116 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Guanajuato 8r. Green on Brown, three good margins, one touching on the side of the overprint, showing portions of three Silao cancels. 2024 MEPSI certificate. Scott 12; NF $350. (Image1)
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Est. £250-350
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| 117 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Orizava 4r. Rose/Yellow, a used example with three good margins, close at right, displaying a very attractive and vibrant color. Very rare, as only 289 stamps were issued. MEPSI certificate.
Scott 10; NF $350.
Provenance: Omar Rodríguez.
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Est. £200-300
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| 118 |
Used |
 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Puebla 8r. Black/Brown, large margins on three sides, clear at left, carrying a bold Tehuacán cancel. Only 980 stamps were issued for the entire district. Moreover, any high-value stamps from
small towns are rare, as they received very few of these stamps. MEPSI certificate. Scott 11; NF $350.
Provenance: Omar Rodríguez.
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Est. £200-300
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| 119 |
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 Mexico. 1861 Issue. Querétaro ½r. brown, complete sheet of 60 with excellent and huge margins all around, full original gum with no disturbances, featuring a blue fancy "PM" marking at top right. An exceptional
showpiece, representing one of only four known sheets, preserved in outstandingly fine condition. Scott 6; NF $4,500 as hinged blocks of four.
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Est. £4,000-6,000
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| 120 |
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 Mexico. 1861 Issue. San Luis Potosí 2r. Black on Rose, on entire letter from San Luis to Parras, dated May 2, 1864. The addressee was required to pay 2r. upon receipt, as indicated by the "2" marking, with the
receiving post office not recognizing the stamp, making this an "Across the Lines" cover. A rare usage. Scott 8. (Image1)
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Est. £200-300
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