1844 registered front sent from Puebla to Cholula, with Official Secreatari de Hacienda cachet, various other postal markings, v.f.
Estimate: $150
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 6-7, 2018 - at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/
Lot #1157 - Mexico
Lot #1158 - Mexico
1856 1r yellow, Zacatecas district, fancy rhomboid "A" (Aguascalientes) cancel, on outer FL to Durango, v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1159 - Mexico
1856 1r yellow and 2r yellow green, Soyaniquilpam district, tied on FL, with notation on backflap reading "This letter was opened by Antonio Escandon but contents are not for him", v.f. and rare combination from this district as most known covers are single frankings
Estimate: $400
Lot #1160 - Mexico
1856 8r red lilac, Victoria district, part original gum, jumbo margins all around, light vertical crease, otherwise v.f. gem, with 2017 MEPSI certificate,
Cat. Val. $350
Estimate: $150
Lot #1161 - Mexico
1861 4r dull rose on yellow, vertical bisect used as 2r in combination with 1r on FL from San Luis Potosi to Guadalajara, filing fold away from the stamps, fine combination with bisects, seldom seen, signed Calves, with 2007 Jaretzky, 2008 Scheller and 2010 MEPSI certificates, ex-Schwabe
Estimate: $900
Lot #1162 - Mexico
1861 2r black on pink, Victoria district, used on outer FL to Brownsville, TX, dated June 23, 1863, filing fold through the stamp, still fine and rare as only a few covers are known sent to the United States during the American Civil War
Estimate: $450
Lot #1163 - Mexico
1861 2r black on pink, Veracruz district, vertical strip of three on FL, margins all around, bottom stamp showing dramatic plate break, v.f.
Estimate: $400
Lot #1164 - Mexico
1861 4r dull rose, yellow, bottom half horizontal bisect used as 2r on FL, v.f., with 2009 MEPSI certificate,
Cat. Val. $950
Estimate: $500
Lot #1165 - Mexico
1861 8r black, red brown, lower right quarter used as 2r on outer wrapper from Zacatecas to Guadalajara, v.f., with 2017 MEPSI certificate,
Cat. Val. $250
Estimate: $150
Lot #1166 - Mexico
1861 8r green, red brown, S. Luis Potosi district overprint, canceled by bold monogram cancel S.L. Potosi (Schatzkes no 1454), large margins all around, v.f., with 1992 MEPSI certificate,
Cat. Val. $240
Estimate: $150
Lot #1167 - Mexico
1864-66 1/2r gray, consignment "20-1866", block of four, central Cocula cancel (Schatzkes no. 370), margins all around, v.f., only 300 sent, with 1983 Jaretzky certificate
Estimate: $400
Lot #1168 - Mexico
1866 Maximillian 7c lilac gray, consignment "58-1866" (San Luis Potosi), block of 16, four stamps hinged, balance n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles)
Cat. Val. $1,040
Estimate: $400
Lot #1169 - Mexico
1866 13c blue, consignment "78-1866" (Apam), used on FL dated January 25, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1170 - Mexico
1867 8r black, red brown, gothic "Mexico", pos. 1, with large margins all around including plate lines at top and left, v.f. and rare positional piece, with 2017 MEPSI certificate,
Cat. Val. $275
Estimate: $150
Lot #1171 - Mexico
1867 1r blue, thin paper, gothic "Mexico" overprint, unused without gum, margins clear all around, less than ten known unused, with 2017 MEPSI certificate,
Cat. Val. $400
Estimate: $300
Lot #1172 - Mexico
1867 2r green, thin paper, gothic "Mexico" overprint, h.r., margins all around, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $200
Estimate: $150
Lot #1173 - Mexico
1867 4r rose, thin paper, gothic "Mexico" overprint, unused without gum, margins all around, v.f. A rarity from Mexico, only 4-5 are known unused, with 2017 MEPSI certificate,
Cat. Val. $3,000
Estimate: $2000
Lot #1174 - Mexico
1868 Cordova Issue, 100c black, horizontal pair and single used in combination with 50c (3), 6c and 12c on large piece, all consignment "20-69", small flaws but still a spectacular four color franking, with 1983 Jaretzky and 2005 MEPSI certificates
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1175 - Mexico
1868 50c black on yellow and 100c black on brown, Guanajuato Issue, tied by Irapuato cancel (Schatzkes no. 496) on judicial front, with official Eagle cachet at left, filing folds away from the stamps, v.f. and beautiful exhibition item, with 2010 MEPSI certificate
Estimate: $500
Lot #1176 - Mexico
1868 25c blue, "Puebla 4-71", block of 12, with three strikes of the rare "Admon. De Correos Tehuacan and Eagle" cancel, v.f. and scarce item, with 1989 MEPSI certificate
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1177 - Mexico
1872 12c (36-74), 25c and 100c (36-77), Saltillo issue (Schatzkes no. 1356), used on registered front, fine three color combination, with 1996 MEPSI certificate
Estimate: $350
Lot #1178 - Mexico
1872 12c (36-73), 25c and a pair of 50c (36-72), Saltillo issue, used on registered cover, one flap missing and professionally cleaned, otherwise fine and rare as this should have been a front as per mail regulations, but somehow it remained a whole cover
Estimate: $500
Lot #1179 - Mexico
1890 4c vermilion, block of ten, four left stamps imperf. horizontally between, creating two pairs imperf. between, h.r., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $400
Estimate: $150
Lot #1180 - Mexico
1890 Official cover sent registered to Geneva, franked with single 5c and 6c strip of five, the cover was subsequently forwarded twice, fine-v.f., this is the largest known multiple of the 6c on cover
Estimate: $200
Lot #1181 - Mexico
1890 20c dark violet, block of six, n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for hinged singles)
Cat. Val. $960
Estimate: $200
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