Lot 10555 – Mexico 50c lithographed strip of three + 25c on large bicolor franking cover

ONE OF THE HIGHEST “MAXIMILIAN” FRANKINGS ON COVER

Mexico 50c green lithographed strip of three, good to large margins, and 25c orange, fine to good margins (both consignment #95-1866) on cover to Guanajuato dated October 14, 1866, tied by “FRANCO / MEXICO” cds, vertical filing fold affecting 25c and reinforced behind, paying the very large $1.75 pesos rate, which is among the largest non-registered rates in the issue (in this issue any rate beyond 50c is rare and commands a large premium). A true rarity and a very handsome two-colour franking, especially with such a fine multiple of the 50c, and probably the highest franking recorded on an unregistered cover.

Note: The last high rate Maximilian cover sold in auction in 2022 (from the same archive) for $23,000 plus commission.

Provenance: Laegerlof and Wise.