Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, ½r black on buff, Queretaro. Complete sheet of 60, full o.g., bright and fresh with complete unreduced selvage all around; natural preprinting paper fold in 7th row and horiz and vertical file folds only affecting a few stamps, still Very Fine for this, a great rarity with only three sheets recorded, with 2007 Jaretzky certificate.
Scott No. 6; Estimate $6,000 - 8,000.
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Auction # 73 - March Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 73 - March Sale
Welcome to our March 21-24, 2017 General Sale with 2,184 lots. This auction features properties from over 100 consignors including United States and Worldwide stamps, postal history and collections. The sale features the Erwin Engert Collection of Colorado Postal History, Gun Advertising Covers, Part II of the Nicholas M. Kirke off-cover N.Y. Foreign Mail Cancels, Specialized Foreign and Transatlantic Mails, the Stephen Pacetti 1c 1861-68 Blue including fancy cancels, Errors Freaks and Oddities, and specialized Mexico. The sale ends with a great range of large lots and collections. Browse the entire sale at www.rumseyauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogs are available.
Please note this sale takes place at the Schuyler Rumsey office at 47 Kearny St Suite 500, San Francisco CA on March 21-24, 2017 in four sessions.
Presale Viewing is scheduled in our offices March 17-20, 2017 (10am-5pm).
Sale Sessions:
Sale 72 Lots 1-500 : Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 10:00AM
Sale 73 Lots 1001-1215 : Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 3:00PM
Sale 73 Lots 1216-1958 : Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 10:00AM
Sale 73 Lots 1959-2684 : Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 10:00AM
Sale 73 Lots 2685-3184: Friday, March 24, 2017 at 10:00AM
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Lot #2711 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Lot #2712 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r black on green, Aguascalientes. In combination with 1861, 2r black on pink (both long overprints) on 1863 folded letter to Guanajuato, tied by grid handstamps (Schatzkes 13) with matching Aguascalientes box date stamp alongside (Schatzkes 11A); small cover tear, Very Fine (NF $200 as off cover singles).
Scott No. 7; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2713 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 1r black on green, Mexico, horizontal pair. Tied by oval "Diligencias Generales de Mexico" handstamp (Schatzkes 830) on folded letter to Puebla, with additional manuscript "Diligencias" endorsement, Very Fine, an uncommon stagecoach cancel on cover.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #2714 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 2r black on pink, Veracruz, vertical strip of three. bottom stamp showing late stage of large plate crack (position 189), paying the 6 reales rate on fresh 1864 folded letter sheet to Mexico, tied by two neat strikes of Veracruz cds (Schatzkes 1757A), Very Fine and choice, ex-Larranaga.
Scott No. 8; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2715 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 2r black on pink, Victoria. Single used provisionally on November 1864 docketed folded letter sheet to Matamoros, tied by oval Victoria handstamp (Schatzkes 1817), Very Fine, this issue was demonetized on May 8th 1864 and replaced by the Eagle issue, very few covers as such are known, ex-Schimmer, with 2007 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 8; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #2716 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 2r black on pink, Victoria. Large margins, tied by Victoria oval handstamp (Schatzkes 1817) on 1863 folded letter sheet to Brownsville, Texas, Very Fine, very few covers of this issue are known to the United States.
Scott No. 8; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2717 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 2r black on pink, Campeche, single and horizontal bisect. On small piece and tied by oval "Hecelehakan" cancel (Schatzkes 798), Very Fine, a unique combination bisect usage from Hecelehakan, with 1990 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 8+8b; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #2718 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 2r black on pink, without district overprint (Huejutla). Huejutla straight line cancel (Schatzkes 550); small thin, Fine and scarce, only 510 sent (NF $400).
Scott No. 8c; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2719 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r black on yellow, Saltillo, diagonal bisect. Lower right portion of stamp with huge margins, tied by sharp bold Saltillo oval date stamp (Schatzkes 1355) on 1861 folded letter sheet to San Luis Potosi, Very Fine and choice, in April 1861, Saltillo was sent only 510 2r stamps and by June they had exhausted the supply and began to bisect the 4r stamps, with 2007 Jaretzky and 2010 M.E.P.S.I....
Lot #2720 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Cordova. Full o.g., fresh and F.-V.F., only 120 sent, only three examples in mint condition recorded, with 1992 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #2721 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Orizava. Without gum, fresh with strong color, Very Fine, very rare in unused condition, only 289 sent (NF $350 for used), with 1986 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2722 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Puebla. Wide margins, tied by Tehuacan boxed handstamp (Schatzkes 1232) on fresh 1862 folded letter sheet to Puebla, Extremely Fine, a choice and very scarce 4r solo usage from this small town, with 1999 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2723 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Veracruz. Horizontal strip of 4, manuscript cancels, margins large to just in at bottom, second stamp showing a stitch watermark; some natural wrinkles and a couple vertical creases, F.-V.F. appearance, an extremely rare used multiple (NF $5,000), with 2016 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #2724 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, Queretaro, horizontal bisect. Bottom portion of stamp on fresh 1863 folded letter sheet to Irapuato, tied by clear Queretaro oval handstamp (Schatzkes 1264), Very Fine and choice, only a few 4r dull rose on yellow bisects are known from this district, with 2009 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 10a; Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #2725 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 4r dull rose on yellow, without district overprint. Full Veracruz oval handstamp (Schatzkes 1751) used during French occupation, huge margins; pre-printing paper fold, Extremely Fine, an exceptional strike and stamp.
Scott No. 10b; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2726 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Chihuahua, quadrisect. In combination with 1861, 1r black on green, tied on piece by red Guadalupe y Calvo straight line handstamp (Schatzkes 155), Very Fine, the only recorded quadrisect from this district, ex-Heiman, with 1990 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11b+7; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2727 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Guadalajara, quadrisect. Upper right portion of stamp tied by clear Tepic oval handstamp (Schatzkes 412) on 1861 folded letter to San Blas, Very Fine and choice, rare from a small coastal town, with 2011 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11b; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #2728 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Zacatecas, quadrisect and vertical bisect. Tied on piece by two strike of straight line Zacatecas handstamp (Schatzkes 1849), Very Fine, very rare with very few combination splits known on this issue, ex-Larranaga, with 2001 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11b+11c; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2729 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Durango, diagonal bisect. Bottom right portion of stamp with huge margins and showing full district overprint, tied by boxed "Franco" handstamp (Schatzkes 237) on folded letter sheet to to Hacienda del Pilar, Very Fine, with 2010 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11c; Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #2730 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r black on red brown, Orizava, without district overprint. Full bold Orizava oval cancel (Schatzkes 1095), large margins, Extremely Fine, a gem and possibly unique with this cancellation, with 2016 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 11d; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #2731 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r green on red brown, Mexico. Without gum, wide margins and strong color, Very Fine, with 2014 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2732 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1861, Second Issue, 8r green on red brown, Puebla. "Franco" straight line cancel (Schatzkes 1147 B), huge margins, Very Fine and choice, only 272 sent, with 2016 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #2733 - general foreign Mexico - 1861 Hidalgo Issue
Mexico, 1856-61 Hidalgo issue group. Six uncommon items from first and second issue; 1856: Guadalajara strip of 4 of ½r (Sc #1), Huejutla cover with 2r (Sc #2) and Mexico cover with three 2r singles (Sc #2). 1861: Apam used ½r (Sc #6), jumbo unused 4r red on yellow (Sc #10b, MEPSI cert) and San Luis Potosi used 8 reales green (Sc #12), generally Very Fine.
Scott No. 1//12; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #2734 - general foreign Mexico - 1864-66 Eagle Issue
Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Aguascalientes, two singles. Both with ample to large margins, neatly tied by mute "0" cancels (Schatzkes 12) on fresh 1865 folded letter sheet to Guadalajara, matching Aguascalientes boxed date stamp alongside (Schatzkes 11A), Very Fine and choice, only 100 sent, a wonderful exhibition piece and a true rarity of the issue, covers with this issue have eluded most of the great...
Lot #2735 - general foreign Mexico - 1864-66 Eagle Issue
Mexico, 1864, Eagle (1st Period), ½r brown, Merida. O.g., lightly hinged, ample to large margins, Very Fine, 500 sent but very few recorded (NF $600 for used), with 1981 M.E.P.S.I. certificate.
Scott No. 19; Estimate $600 - 800.
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