4 Dec 2023 – 9 Dec 2023
335 lots
Lot 20000 | Pre-Stamp Tampico to Bejar, Texas
Mexico » Stampless Mail and « Sellos Negros »
Undated cover front from Tampico to Béjar, Texas, rated « 10 » and bearing « Tampico de/Tamaulipas » two-line handstamp, both struck in red. Very few correspondence…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20001 | Pre-Stamp Transatlantic two covers group
Mexico » Stampless Mail and « Sellos Negros »
1840-49 Two transatlantic entire letters, the earlier from Veracruz to Lyon (France), forwarded via New York through the Reading Room and Foreign Letter…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20002 | 1866 Sellos Negros group of 2 covers
Mexico » Stampless Mail and « Sellos Negros »
1863-66 Two very attractive entire letters, one from Mérida to New York via Havana dated November 1866, using the forwarder company Santos Villaverde,…
Estimation: 180 – 250 EUR
Lot 20003 | 1867 Sellos Negros Group
Mexico » Stampless Mail and « Sellos Negros »
1865 Two covers, one sent from Parras to San Luis dated 1865, May 7th showing framed « Franca » and boxed datestamp, as well as registered judicial cover…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 20004 | 1866 Durango Sello Negro cover with Official Imperial cachet
Mexico » Stampless Mail and « Sellos Negros »
1866 (Aug 7) Cover from Durango to Nazas, bearing a spectacular official Imperial cachet and dispatch cds. Very fine.
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20005 | Stampless and Sello Negro cover/front group
Mexico » Stampless Mail and « Sellos Negros »
1864-65, two stampless covers and one cover front, the first two including a rare Ticul to Mérida example with dispatch postmark and « Comisario Imperial/de…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 20006 | 1856 No Overprint ½ Real Blue two mint blocks of four group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
No Overprint ½r blue three mint blocks of four group of 1856 Hidalgos with gum, two identified as plate III from positions 3-4 / 9-10 and 38-39 / 44-45….
Estimation: 180 – 300 EUR
Lot 20007 | 1856 No Overprint ½ Real Blue mint block of six
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
No Overprint ½r blue, horizontal block of six with original gum, plate III, positions 43-44 / 49-51. Large multiples are very scarce, this being very fine….
Estimation: 220 – 350 EUR
Lot 20008 | 1856 Acapulco ½ Real Blue strip of three
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Acapulco ½r blue, strip of three, good margins on three sides, bearing two strikes of Schatzkès #4. The district overprint is very clear and fresh, and…
Estimation: 180 – 300 EUR
Lot 20009 | 1856 Acapulco 2 Reales Emerald
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Acapulco 2r emerald, outstandingly large margins for the most part, used with pen cancel on this difficult-to-find stamp. Only 1,020 were issued. NF $200.
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20010 | 1856 Apam and Chiapas ½ Real Blue group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Apam and Chiapas ½r blue. Apam: eight used stamps (singles and pairs) with and without overprints, mostly used in Apam, but also including some remainder…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20011 | 1856 Apam 2 Reales Emerald Group, mint and postally used
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Apam 2r emerald, mint and used, both stamps with large margins all around and very fresh, the unused stamp with original gum and showing plate frame line…
Estimation: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 20012 | 1856 Apam 4 Reales Red postally used
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Apam 4r red, blue overprint, three large margins, barely touched at left, lightly cancelled. Only 300 were sent and most of the few known have reminder…
Estimation: 200 – 350 EUR
Lot 20013 | 1856 Chalco and Córdova ½ Real Blue group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chalco and Córdova ½r blue, group of five stamps: Cuautla
(Schatzkès #93),
Yautepec in pair (#110), both with four margins and scarce as originating…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20014 | 1856 Chihuahua ½ Real Blue group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua ½r blue, group of two very attractive multiples with generous margins and from small towns: A pair from Valle de San Bartolome (Schatzkès #144)…
Estimation: 180 – 250 EUR
Lot 20015 | 1856 Chihuahua ½ Real Blue and 1 Real Yellow three covers
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua ½r blue and 1r yellow, three covers, including an attractive bicolour 1 ½ rate franking on item addressed to Allende with red cancel (Schatzkès…
Estimation: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 20016 | 1856 Chihuahua Parral and Chihuahua 2r Green first plate group of two covers
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua Parral, Chihuahua 2r green first plate, singles with good margins all around, each used cover dated 1857, one from Parral to Durango with 2r…
Estimation: 200 – 350 EUR
Lot 20017 | 1856 Chihuahua ½ -2 Real group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua ½r -2r group of fourteen stamps, most of them displaying good margins and great cancels, with singles and pairs, as well as one cover bearing…
Estimation: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 20018 | 1856 Chihuahua Parral 4 Reales Red + 1 Real Yellow on piece
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua Parral 4r red, a magnificent example with very good margins, in combination with 1r yellow on piece, tied by framed « Parral » in blue (Schatzkès…
Estimation: 350 – 500 EUR
Lot 20019 | 1856 Chihuahua 4 Reales Red on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua 4r red, three larges margins, clear at left, on March 7, 1857 entire letter addressed to Parral. (Schatzkès #136). Very few 4r on cover are recorded…
Estimation: 350 – 500 EUR
Lot 20020 | 1856 Chihuahua Guadalupe y Calvo 4 Reales Red on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua Guadalupe y Calvo 4r red, large margins all around, on cover addressed to Mazatlán, dated 1857 and tied by straight-line handstamp in red (Schatzkès…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 20021 | 1856 Chihuahua, Durango 4 Reales Bisects Group on piece
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua and Durango 4r red, two bisects with good margins, each cut vertically, tied by Allende and Gavilanes postmarks (Schatzkès #145 and #254). A…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20022 | 1856 Chihuahua Parral 4 Reales Red bisect on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua Parral 4r red, a very well margined bisect on May 5, 1858 entire letter to Durango, tied by bold strike on dispatch (Schatzkès #160). Very few…
Estimation: 180 – 300 EUR
Lot 20023 | 1856 Chihuahua Rosales 4 Reales Red bisect on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Chihuahua Rosales 4r Red, large margins all around, bisect on undated cover addressed to Parral, tie by framed handstamp in red (Schatzkès #165). Trivial…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20024 | 1856 Cuautitlán 1 Real Yellow on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Cuautitlán 1r yellow, narrow or touched margins, used on a rare January 20, 1860 entire letter to Mexico City, tied by faint strike of oval dispatch postmark…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 20025 | 1856 Cuernavaca ½ Real Blue group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Cuernavaca ½r blue, group of seven stamps, generally excellent margins, including two pairs with and without the overprint (Schatzkès #218), as well as…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 20026 | 1856 Cuernavaca ½ Real and 2 Reales group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Cuernavaca ½r and 2r group of four items, including two very attractive ½r pairs (one with pressed-out crease) showing two bold Cuernavaca postmarks (Schatzkès…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20027 | 1856 Durango Nombre de Dios ½ Real Blue pair on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Durango Nombre de Dios ½r blue, pair on a very attractive cover with a faint and rare Nombre de Dios cancel (Schatzkès #276), as well as two bold Durango…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20028 | 1856 Durango ½ Real Blue group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Durango ½r blue, group of three items: Durango strip of four with large generous margins on cover front (#234), Cuencamé pair with close margins cutting…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 20029 | 1856 Durango Nazas 2 Reales first plate with Value Tablet Repeated Error
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Durango Nazas 2r green, exhibiting value tablet repeated in margin above stampd, excellent margins and very cleanly cancelled by two handstamps of Nazas…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20030 | 1856 Guadalajara Zapotlán ½ Real Blue strip of three + pair on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara Zapotlán ½r blue, a very fresh and well margined strip of three, and additionally a pair used on April 11, 1857 cover addressed to Guadalajara…
Estimation: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 20031 | 1856 Guadalajara Tepic ½ Real Blue strip of four red cancel
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara Tepic ½r blue strip of four, very large margins on larger sides, slightly cut into at left, used with appealing red cancel (Schatzkès #409)….
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 20032 | 1856 Guadalajara ½ Real Blue two blocks of four
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara ½r blue, two large margined blocks of four in different shades, each used on piece (Schatzkès #293 and #297). A very fine duo. NF $600.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 20033 | 1856 Guadalajara Barca ½ Real Blue rare strip of four
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara Barca ½r blue, a rare strip of four on piece, displaying generous margins all around, cancelled by Barca handstamp (Schatzkès #325), originating…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20034 | 1856 Guadalajara Zacoalco ½ Real Blue pair on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara Zacoalco ½r blue in pair, three very good margins, one barely touching at right, on April 24, 1857 cover, originating from a very small town…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20035 | 1856 Guadalajara Tepic ½ Real Blue strip of three on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara Tepic ½r blue, strip of three, huge margins top and bottom, used on December 20, 1856 cover paying the first rate to Mazatlán. Strips of three…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 20036 | 1856 Guadalajara ½ Real Blue multiple on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara ½r blue, well margined vertical strip of three and single, on March 31, 1857 cover from Guadalajara to Sayula (Schatzkès #295). A vertical…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20037 | 1856 Guadalajara ½ Real Blue two covers with blocks of four
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara ½r blue, two covers bearing blocks of four, to Durango dated Abril 16, 1861 just touched at right (Schatzkès #293); the other dated November…
Estimation: 250 – 400 EUR
Lot 20038 | 1856 Guadalajara Tamazula ½ Real Blue strip of four on cover and Guanajuato two strips of four on two covers
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara Tamazula ½r blue, strip of four, used on uncommon cover to Sayula dated June 24, 1857 (Schatzkès #455)a very uncommon and attractive cover;…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 20039 | 1856 Guadalajara ½ Real Blue block of four on cover to Tapalpa
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara ½r blue, block of four, uncommonly deep shade, partly touched at right, clear margins in other respects, on April 12, 1861 entire letter to…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20040 | 1856 Guadalajara Tepic ½ Real Blue six stamps combination on front
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara Tepic ½r blue, pair and strip of four, the former with just part of one margin cut into, otherwise good to very large margins, used on cover…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 20041 | 1856 Guadalajara ½ Real Blue group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara ½r blue, group of 56 stamps (singles, pairs, strips and three blocks off-cover ), as well as four covers/fronts (including one bearing a block…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 20042 | 1856 Guadalajara ½ – 2 Reales group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara ½r to 2r group of four items, including a very attractive ½r blue block of four with good margins (Schatzkès #297), a single large margined…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20043 | 1856 Zacatecas 8 Reales Lilac Quadrisect in combination with 1 Real Yellow on front
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Zacatecas 8r lilac quadrisect, used in conjunction with with 1r yellow (cut slightly into at right) on cover front to Mexico City. Combinations of splits…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 20044 | 1856 Guadalajara 8 Reales Lilac bisect on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guadalajara 8r lilac, bisect represented in horizontal half with clear margins, used as 4 reales on September 3, 1860 cover from Guadalajara to Zapotlán,…
Estimation: 600 – 900 EUR
Lot 20045 | 1856 Guanajuato Yrapuato ½ Real Blue strip of four
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guanajuato Yrapuato ½ Real Blue strip of four, big margins all around, a striking strip with two bold strikes of this town cancel (Schatzkès #496). NF…
Estimation: 120 – 200 EUR
Lot 20046 | 1856 Guanajuato La Luz ½ Real Blue rare strip of four on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guanajuato La Luz ½r blue, a rare strip of four with mostly large margins, used on January 23, 1857 cover to Mexico City, cancelled in a small town (Schatzkès…
Estimation: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 20047 | 1856 Guanajuato ½ Real Blue group
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guanajuato ½r blue group of thirty-four stamps (singles, pairs and strips) including Guanajuato and León (Schatzkès #472, #473, 476, #494, #500, 501)….
Estimation: 350 – 500 EUR
Lot 20048 | 1856 Guanajuato 1 Real Yellow combination of six
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guanajuato 1r yellow, clear margins, three pairs used in conjunction and making up a rare 3 reales rate, tied to piece by double ovals (Schatzkès #472).
Estimation: 120 – 180 EUR
Lot 20049 | 1856 Guanajuato Yrapuato 2 Reales Green bisect on cover
Mexico » 1856 « Hidalgo » First Issue
Guanajuato Yrapuato 2r green, bisect used as 1r on March 20, 1858 entire letter to Guanajuato, tied by framed handstamp (Schatzkès #494). Very few such…
Estimation: 400 – 600 EUR