1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Per continued...
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 139 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1923, "Mexican Landmarks", 2c. (thinned), 4c., 5c., 10c., 20c. and 30c. without watermark and with o.g., as well as 1924-34 8c. Juárez without gum, all
showing "SPECIMEN" overprint in black applied diagonally, some additionally displaying a diagonal blue crayon line. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
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| 140 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1923, "Mexican Landmarks", an assembly comprising 34 overprinted imperforate "MUESTRA" specimens, mainly in the issued colours, including 22 without
watermark: a 10c. pair and a 30c. block of four, both corner-sheet multiples; the 5c. in two blocks of four of plate colour proofs with a trapezoidal punch hole, and one with a circular postal control marking; a 10c. block of four; and four 50c.
colour proofs. The remaining 12, with watermark, are singles, all in the issued colours except two colour proofs with a trapezoidal punch hole, and just one with roulette perf. A great and comprehensive assembly. (Image1)
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Est. £800-1,400
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| 141 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1926, "Ahorro Postal", 10c. essay of a never issued stamp, featuring the exact design of the 1926 10c. Benito Juárez issue, but with "Ahorro Postal" instead
of "Correos" inscription, three perforated and with gum, as well as 1934 "Piggy Bank" 10c. with bluish green "SPECIMEN" overpint and affixed to paper to small fragment. (Image1)
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Est. £250-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 142 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1923, "Mexican Landmarks", an impressive assembly comprising about 200 proofs, the vast majority being colour proofs, including numerous rare multiples,
spectacular corner-sheet examples, blocks of four or marginal blocks of eight, many featuring circular control markings of the "Almacén de Timbres" from the General Post Office (some additionally signed), multiples up to blocks of six with
registration-date handstamp, examples with the specimen trapezoidal punch hole, "Correos Mexico" watermarks, etc.; also featured is a block of four from the 1926 Juárez issue. A truly spectacular and unique assembly with viewing highly
recommended. (Image1)
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Est. £2,000-3,000
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| 143 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1926, "Pan-American Postal Congress", 2c. to 1p., complete set of imperforate proofs in black on thin card, showing magnificent impressions and excellent
margins. Extremely scarce. (Image1)
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Est. £500-1,000
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| 144 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1926, "Pan-American Postal Congress", three imperforate plate proofs, including a 30c. vertical pair without gum in the issued colour, and a gummed marginal
1p. black single. Very scarce. (Image1)
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Est. £200-300
Will close during Public Auction |
| 145 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1926, "Pan-American Postal Congress", four imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours with trapezoidal punch holes, without gum, including 5c., 20c. and
1p. pair. Very scarce. (Image1)
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Est. £200-300
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| 146 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1934, "Messenger with Quipu", die proof of the centre in black with a small part of the design missing at left: the space corresponding to the design
vertically above the value tablet in the lower left corner of the frame. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
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| 147 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1934, "Messenger with Quipu", 10c. red-brown and ultramarine, a spectacular horizontal block of eight examples from the upper left corner of the sheet,
imperforate, with marginal imprint "Prueba Muestra" with the former crossed out, several "PRUEBA" perfins applied vertically. The block was affixed at left to a blue card, leaving most of the examples unmounted. In the upper margin, manuscript dated
notations with the abbreviations "Rem" and "Ord" (for "remesa" and "orden"?). A spectacular and unique proof. (Image1)
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Est. £200-400
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| 148 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1921, 2c. blue, essay of an unissued design by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. conceived for an stationery card, printed on glazed card and additionally mounted on
card, initialled "H." at top left and dated "29th Ap. 21" at top right, both in manuscript. The only example recorded. (Image1)
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Est. £800-1,200
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| 149 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1925-29, Postal Tax or Charity Issues, assembly comprising 29 proofs, including 1925 "Protección a la Infancia" overprint colour proofs, 1929 corner-sheet
single with rare "Almacén de Timbres" cachet in blue, plate colour proofs, perforated or imperforate, and also in multiples, including one pair with squares on reverse. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
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| 150 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1930-32, Airmail, "Coat of Arms and Airplane", a remarkable group of 17 plate colour proofs, including the 5c. (nine, with one pair and one block of four), a
very scarce 20c. block of four with "MUESTRA" perfin and a circular "Dirección Postal de Correos" marking, and the 20c. in four singles displaying different shades of the "Habilitado Quince Centavos" overprint. A very scarce group. (Image1)
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Est. £400-600
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| 151 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1930-32, Airmail, 25c. lilac, pin perforation, with sheet margin at top displaying a large "Muestra" overprint in red. Small thin spot in lower right corner.
A spectacular showpiece, probably unique with this overprint. (Image1)
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Est. £150-250
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| 152 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1919, Airmail, 20c. grey-violet and 40c. grey-green, each represented in a marginal imperforate pair with "PRUEBA" perfin and overprint in violet, unmounted
with o.g. (Image1)
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Est. £200-300
Will close during Public Auction |
| 153 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1935, 5c. "Tower of Los Remedios" and 4c. "Arch of the Revolution", both in three composite proofs in purple, brown and dark blue, with "Nula" diagonal
inscriptions, on ungummed wove paper, displaying rectangular panels at right. Exceedingly rare. (Image1)
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Est. £400-700
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| 154 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1934-40, 4c., 5c., 10c., 15c., 20c., 40c., 50c., 1p. and 5p., die proofs on thick watermarked paper in the issued colours, showing the design framed in black
and with a "MUESTRA" perfin. An exceedingly scarce assembly. (Image1)
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Est. £1,500-3,000
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| 155 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1934-40, group of eight imperforate proofs, including imperforate black 3c. "Fuente Diana Cazadora" and 6c. "Camino México-Guadalajara", printed on high-gloss
card (very scarce) and with "MUESTRA" perfin; imperforate 1c. black "India Tlaxcalteca", 10c. "Cruz del Palenque" black imperforate marginal pair on glazed thick paper, the same design in a 10c. brown-violet corner example on textured satin-finish
paper with a General P.O. marking; also one "MUESTRA" perfin imperforate gummed "India Tehuana" 2c. green in a marginal pair. (Image1)
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Est. £200-350
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| 156 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1934, "Cross of Palenque", 10c. greyish blue, and Airmail "Aztec Birdman", 40c. blue, die proofs on card and thick paper respectively. Very rare. (Image1)
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Est. £250-350
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| 157 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1934, "Arch of the Revolution", 4c. essays of a non-adopted design for this stamp, one unicolour and eight bicolour designs, two without gum, all different. A
probably unique assembly. (Image1)
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Est. £300-500
Will close during Public Auction |
| 158 |
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 1914-1940 Revolutionary and Early 20th Century Period. 1934-37, "India Yalalteca" 1c. and "Cross of Palenque" 10c., a group of 40 colour proofs in ten blocks of four on unmounted mint definitive paper, nearly all
with misplaced perforations, one with a partial "MUESTRA" perfin. (Image1)
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Est. £350-600
Will close during Public Auction |
