Lot 20315 – 1867 Gothic Hidalgos group

Mexico District group of seven covers, of which five bearing the 1r green or 2r rose reprints and reminders, and two with 1r blue+2r green & 2r green single, both on thin paper), as well as four well margined single stamps off cover, including two 4r rose on thin paper (Scott #45) and two 8r on thick paper reminders. The 1r green and 2r rose covers were sent to Cuernavaca, Pachuca, Morelia and Guanajuato, showing the unusual discounted rate to the first two cities. The thin paper covers (Scott #43, #44) are scarcer: one was addressed to Querétaro (1r, 2r) dated December 31, 1867 with 1987 Mepsi certificate (ex Rosenthal); the 2r green single cover, dated 1868, is addressed to Guadalajara. Scott $700 just for the single stamps.