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1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Per continued...
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1916, "Próceres", 3c. slate and 5c. brown, two die colour proofs, the former printed on very thick paper, the latter on gummed medium paper (slight wrinkles
in margin). A very appealing and rare duo. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 120 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1916-20, "Carranza", 4c. dark carmine, die proof featuring an unissued design of the centre, showing the general fully facing forward rather than slightly
turned to the right as in the issued design, printed on glazed paper, without the name of General Carranza. Scarce and very fine. (Image1)
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Est. £250-400
Will close during Public Auction |
| 121 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1916, 10c. indigo and 30c. grey brown, two perforated essays of unissued designs of uncertain origin, with gum, printed by the "Oficina Impresora de
Hacienda". Very scarce. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Will close during Public Auction |
| 122 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1915, State of Sonora, a comprehensive assembly comprising almost 90 unissued essays prepared by the George W. Linn Co. in 1913-14 and rejected due to a
commercial dispute by the Sonora postmaster, Cosme Hinojosa, when the American company from Columbus, Ohio, attempted to become a supplier to the Mexican Constitutionalist government. The assembly includes the essays without overprint and those
overprinted for official mail, with multiples, usages of the 1c. to 10c. sets on piece, and numerous perforation and overprint varieties.
(Image1)
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Est. £300-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 123 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1914, "Madero", assembly of 36 essays of an unissued design prepared by Ellis Brothers Printing Co. in El Paso, Texas, featuring different shades and few
multiples. This issue was ordered by General Francisco Villa, but the essays were deemed inappropriate for being inscribed "Gobierno Constitucionalista", after Villa broke away from Carranza's "Constitucionalistas". (Image1)
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Est. £120-180
Will close during Public Auction |
| 124 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1914, State of Veracruz, group of nine different unissued essays, with one 1c. blue and lilac imperforate at left and top, otherwise all perforated, with some
corner examples, also including a 1c. and 1p. se-tenant vertical pair (negligible tiny tone spots only on back). Supposedly prepared by Carranza's Government during the period when it was established in Veracruz, after the split with Villa's
"Convencionistas". (Image1)
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Est. £100-150
Will close during Public Auction |
| 125 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1917, "Próceres", 1c., 2c., 4c., 5c., 10c. and 30c., imperforate and perforated colour proofs, mainly originating from plates, with and without gum, including
pairs and blocks of four (1) and six (2), mostly different, and six with a trapezoidal punch hole. Very fine and scarce. (Image1)
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Est. £500-700
Will close during Public Auction |
| 126 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1917-22, 1c., 2c., 3c., 4c., 5c., 10c., 20c., 30c., 40c., 1p. and 5p., roulette perforation or perforation 12, eleven values with o.g. showing faint "MUESTRA"
overprint in purple. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 127 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1917-22, 1c., 2c., 3c., 5c., 10c., 1p. and 5p. (2), perf. 12, without gum, on the scarce thinner paper, showing diagonally applied "MUESTRA" overprint in
violet. Some minor tone spots, barely detracting. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 128 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1919, "Entrega Inmediata", 20c. in four different perforated colour proofs on unwatermarked paper with o.g. Very fine and rare. (Image1)
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Est. £400-700
Will close during Public Auction |
| 129 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1919, "Entrega Inmediata", group of five proofs, including three in black of the centtre, with one single and one pair (two examples crossed by horizontal ink
line), all on gummed paper, as well as two 20c. colour proofs (one without gum and creased) on watermarked paper. (Image1)
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Est. £350-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 130 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1919, "Entrega Inmediata", 20c. nine different colour proofs on card, cut to shape, with narrow margins or slightly into the design. (Image1)
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Est. £250-400
Will close during Public Auction |
| 131 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1919, "Entrega Inmediata", thirteen imperforate and different colour proofs with "MUESTRA" overprint, almost all with gum, one being a corner-sheet example
with a rare "Inspección de la Renta del Timbre" cachet, bearing the coat of arms of Mexico, on reverse. Very fine and appealing. (Image1)
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Est. £600-800
Will close during Public Auction |
| 132 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1922, Airmail, 50c. represented in 14 colour proofs with "MUESTRA" overprint in the upper left corner, mostly possessing gum, nearly all in different shades,
this being an extremely difficult feature in such large group. Rare and appealing. (Image1)
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Est. £1,500-2,500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 133 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1922, Second Airmail, 25c. in ten colour proofs with gum, watermarked "Correos de Mexico", including one in black of the centre (creased), the others
featuring two imperforate (one marginal) and seven perforated (25c. purple and blue with a slight wrinkle, 25c. brownish red and grey with a very faint and small corner crease). An extremely rare and desirable assembly, two signed Sanabria and
Kessler. (Image1)
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Est. £1,000-1,500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 134 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1921, "Centenario de la Consumación de la Independencia", two 10c. imperforate proofs without watermark, one with gum, and with trapezoidal punch hole, the
other used with indistinct circular handstamp, as well as perforated 10p. with trapezoidal punch hole, all in the issued colours. The 10p. is execeedingly scarce. (Image1)
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Est. £400-600
Will close during Public Auction |
| 135 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1923, "Fontaine and Aqueduct", die proof of the centre in black on vertically laid thick paper. Very rare. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 136 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1923-34, "Mexican Landmarks", 5c. (three, including one pair), 20c., 30c. pair and 1p. (2), imperforate colour proofs on watermarked "Correos Mexico" paper,
with "MUESTRA" overprint applied in red, and mostly, in black. (Image1)
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Est. £200-400
Will close during Public Auction |
| 137 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1923-34, "Mexican Landmarks", 2c., 4c., 5c., 10c., watermarked and with roulette perforation, as well as 30c. and 50c., perf. 12, all without gum, showing the
"SPECIMEN" overprint in black, with the two highest denominations also crossed by blue or green crayon. The "Specimen" is scarcer than the "Muestra" overprint. (Image1)
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Est. £250-400
Will close during Public Auction |
| 138 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1923, "Mexican Landmarks", an assembly comprising 46 colour proofs, including five pairs (one cancelled with c.d.s.) and two scarcer blocks of four without
watermark (one of which with a control double circle in violet bearing a coat of arms), with 20 examples showing the trapezoidal punch hole, one with a four-pointed star punch hole, and others with vertical or horizontal ink manuscript lines or parts
of a manuscript control text. Some with gum. A comprehensive and very rare display. (Image1)
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Est. £800-1,200
Will close during Public Auction |
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