Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale

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1861 Hidalgo Issue - Acapulco to Mexico continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1561

Mexico, Lagos 1861, ½r black on buff, left margin horizontal strip of three and single. Wide margins, canceled and tied by straight line Teocaltiche handstamps (Schatzkes 688) on 1861 folded letter sheet to Durango, Very Fine and choice, with only 612 issued (NF $3,000 for off cover singles), with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 6; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

A REMARKABLE MULTIPLE USAGE OF THE 1861 ½R ISSUE OF LAGOS USED IN TEOCALTICHE. (Image1)

Est. $2,500-3,500
Selling for...$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1562

Mexico, Lagos 1861, 2r black on pink. Full well balanced margins, tied by boxed Lagos postmark without date in bottom frame (Schatzkes 665) on 1864 folded letter to Guanajuato, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 8; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)

Est. $100-150
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1563

Mexico, Lagos, 1861, 4r black on yellow. Oval San Juan de los Lagos cancel (Schatzkes 6760, Very Fine and attractive (N.F. $300).
Scott No. 9; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1564

Mexico, Maravatio 1861, 1r black on green. Mostly large margins, tied by socked-on-the-nose strike of fancy Figueroa eagle cachet handstamp (Schatzkes 723) on fresh folded letter sheet to Moreila, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Mazepa, with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1565

10, 7

Mexico, Mazatlan 1861, 4r dull rose on yellow. Large to huge margins, in combination with 1861, 1r black on green on 1863 folded letter sheet to Durango, tied by full strike of Mazatlan boxed date stamp (Schatzkes 739), Very Fine, 4r with only 866 issued (NF $310), with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10, 7; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)

Est. $250-350
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction

1566

Mexico, Mazatlan 1861, 8r black on red brown. Mazatlan boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 739), wide margins, natural paper fold, Very Fine, only 1,000 issued (NF $250), with 1996 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1567

Mexico, Mazatlan 1861, 8r green on red brown. Neat Mazatlan boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 739), large to huge margins, natural paper fold, Extremely Fine and choice, a very rare stamp with only 220 issued (NF $1,500), a similar example sold in our sale of the collection of Dr. Manuel Iglesias (Sale #114, Lot #402) for $2,100 hammer, with 2002 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

The 8r Black on Green were printed in parallel to the 8r Black on Brown to combat the illegal use of splits from six larger districts and sent only to those. However, at the end of the issue, with the central post office in disarray, the small balance of the 8r Green stamps on hand was sent in small amounts to 16 other districts including Mazatlan. All those are rarities. (Image1)

Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1568

Mexico, Mexico, 1861, ½r black on buff, four singles. Tied by Mexico cds's (Schatzkes 821) on 1862 folded letter sheet to Puebla, Very Fine, a scarce use of the ½r making up the 2r rate.
Scott No. 6; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$270.00
Will close during Public Auction

1569

Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 1r black on green. Tied by Mexico cds on lined lined rare diplomatic wrapper band to Paris, France paying the printed matter rate for 2 pounds (probably contained newspapers), Mexican French Delegation cachet handstamp, backstamped with "Mexique-Tampico May 1863" transit date stamp, rated "2f 40c" and "16" (indicating 16 times the 16 times the 15c per ounce rate); light soiling, still Very Fine, with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image1)

Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1570

7, 8

Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 1r black on green. In combination with 1861, 2r black on green, Mexico on 1863 folded letter sheet to Veracruz, with blue cachet of the well-known Mexico city store "La Sorpresa", Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 7, 8; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)

Est. $100-150
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1571

Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 2r black on pink, horizontal strip of four & single. On 1864 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, letter was written on Mexico and carried out-of-the-mails to Guanajuato where it entered the mails, all tied by negative Guanajuato circular handstamps (Schatzkes 480); cover with tears along horizontal file fold at sides, otherwise Very Fine, with 1998 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 8; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1572

Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 4r black on yellow, vertical bisect. Left potion of stamp tied by bold Mexico "Diligencias Generales" eagle oval handstamp (Schatzkes 829) on 1863 folded letter to Celaya, Very Fine, ex-A. Rubio, with 1972 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 9a; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A UNIQUE BISECT AND STAGECOACH USAGE FROM MEXICO CITY.

This is one of the only two splits covers known from Mexico district (the other has an 8r quadrisect). Both have diligencias cancels as Mexico district never had scarcity of stamps. It is possible that both may be postal frauds. A unique and beautiful cover. (Image1)

Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1573

Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 8r black on red brown. Large margins, tied by mute grid handstamp (Schatzkes 827) on fresh 1862 folded letter to Guanajuato, matching Mexico oval date stamp (Schatzkes 824) alongside, Extremely Fine and choice, only 1,140 issued in this color while 13,664 were issued in green, very few covers are known, with 2002 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image1)

Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1574

Mexico, Mexico, 1861, 8r green on red brown. Wide margins, tied by Mexico cds on fresh 1863 folded letter sheet to Veracruz, with blue cachet of the well-known Mexico city store "La Sorpresa", Very Fine and choice, with 1998 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1861 Hidalgo Issue - Morelia to Victoria

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1575

Mexico, Morelia 1861, 4r black on yellow. Plate II, right margin single, central Morelia town cancel (Schatzkes 902), wide margins, Extremely Fine and choice, with 2024 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1576

Mexico, Morelia, 1861, 8r black on red brown. Socked-on-the-nose Morelia date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 901), large margins, Extremely Fine and attractive (N.F. $180).
Scott No. 11; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1577

11a, 11b

Mexico, Oaxaca 1861, 8r black on red brown, 1/8 split used as 1r. On piece in combination with 1861, 8r black on red brown, quadrisect, Oaxaca tied by neat Oaxaca boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1023), Very Fine, only 5 octosects are recorded from all districts in the Bash-Schimmer split census (NF $3,750 for one-eighth on piece), with 1990 & 1994 M.E.P.S.I. certificates.
Scott No. 11a, 11b; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image1)

Est. $2,500-3,500
Selling for...$2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1578

Mexico, (Orizava) 1861, 2r black on pink, without district overprint. 2 singles; one with dotted lozenge and other with Orizava oval (Schatzkes 1101 & 1092) used during the French Occupation; former with corner margin scuff, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 8c; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1579

Mexico, Orizava 1861, 4r dull rose on yellow. Orizava boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1090), full margins, Very Fine and choice, a very rare stamp as only 289 were issued, with 2016 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)

Est. $250-350
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction

1580

Mexico, Orizava 1861, 8r black on red brown. Orizava boxed date stamp cancel (Schatzkes 1090), wide margins, Very Fine and choice, only 520 issued (NF $400), with 1995 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)

Est. $250-350
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction

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