Lot 81749 – 1856 issue, Tabasco 4 reales carmine, a diagonally bisected example and 4 r. carmine quadrisected example

1856 issue, Tabasco 4 reales carmine, a diagonally bisected example and 4 r. carmine quadrisected example, used on September 24, 1859 entire letter to pay the 3 reales rate from Tabasco to Vera Cruz, tied by oval S. JUAN BAUTA. DE TABASCO datestamp (Schatzkes fig 1554) in black. A great Mexico rarity showing two different « splits » of the same stamp on entire letter. we have recorded only one other cover showing this franking (Ex Yates 1955 lot 264, which is also from Tabasco).Note: A 3/4 of 4 reales stamp on cover from « Leon de Los Aldamas » was part of the Mazepa collection (Regency Stamps Dec. 2000 lot 5598) estimated at 25.000 USD « considered one of the most important first issue entires extant » and a 3/4 of 4 reales on small PIECE from Tabasco sold at David Feldman auctions (may 2005 lot 20674) for 4200 CHF.Expertise: Cert. Jaretzky (1985) and MEPSI (2015).Provenance: Stanley Gibbons (Feb 1968) lot 546.