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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

Foreign Individual Lots - Mexico

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 356		Mexico, 1842 Vera Cruz Cover to England, folded letter with Vera Cruz JY 12 1842 c.d.s. in black, Manning Marshall forwarding agent in blue, assessed 4/6 m.s. British accountancy mark on front, red London 29 AU 1842 receiving cancel, nice piece, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 357		Mexico, 1854 Tampico Cover to France, per English steamer, folded letter with Tampico Sept. 30 c.d.s. in red on reverse, "15" m.s. English red transit Nov 1, Calais exchange Nov 2 in red, Paris Nov 2 transit and Bordeaux Nov 4 receiving cancels, nice item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 358		Mexico, 1856, 2r Yellow Green, Panuco Cancel, #3, straightline in black on cover front, margins all around, scarce cancel, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 359		o Mexico, 1861, 4r Black on Yellow, Without Overprint, Tuxpan District, #9b, used, "some thins and a crease", margins all around, scarce cancel, Very Fine appearance, Mepsi (2000) cert. Follansbee $600. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 360		() Mexico, 1861, 8r Black on Red Brown, S. L. Potosi, #11, unused, "preprinting crease", large margins, Extremely Fine appearance, Mepsi (1994) cert. Scott $325. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 361		() Mexico, 1861, 8r Green on Red Brown, #12, unused, margins all around, Very Fine, Mepsi (2008) cert. Scott $450. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 362		Mexico, 1872, 6c Green, Watermark and Unwatermark, #81, 93, o.g. block of 10 imperforate, close to large margins, top pair unwatermarked, pen mark near bottom shows through from reverse, still lovely piece, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $625+. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 363		/o Mexico, 1884 "Hidalgo" High Values, #150//164, mint and used on 2 exhibit pages, noted #161 irregular block of 8 on piece, 162 block 6 used, 164 used (2), various shades, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $745+. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $207
Lot 364		Mexico, 1885, 25c Greenish Blue, Block of 4, #173, n.h., fresh color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $900+. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 365		/o Mexico, 1887 "Numeral" Selection, #195//211, lovely group of mint and used on exhibit pages of mostly values with colored ruled lines, noted mint #201 block of 4, 204 block of 4, 209, various identified forgeries, inspect for value, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 366		Mexico, 1887, 10c, Perf 6 x 12, Pair, #210, o.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $580. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 367		P Mexico, 1895, 10c//50c Mulitas, Trial Color Proofs, #248P//253P, 7 proofs on cardboard (approx 60x64mm); 10c in greenish blue, 15c in red brown, 20c in orange brown and 50c in black, deep blue, red and purple, Very Fine, Only 2 sets recorded . Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 368		/ Mexico, 1897-98, 12c, Block of 4, #273, n.h. (3), o.g. (1 - toned gum spot), otherwise Almost Very Fine. Scott $640 + (hinged). Estimate $200-240. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 369		Mexico, 1915, "Carranza" 5p, Inverted Overprint, Follansbee #494 I-SP, l.h., Fine to Very Fine, Mepsi (1995) cert. Scott #494 var. Follansbee $175. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 370		Mexico, 1940, Postage Stamp Centenary, #754-758, C103-C107, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $141+. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 371		P Mexico, Official, 1884-1893, 3 Proofs, #O1 var., Incl. trial color in dark brown showing thin lines outside design, one in red brown on toned paper and plate proof pair in green (1893 issue) on gummed paper, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 372		Mexico, Official, 1900, Handstamped Overprint 15c, 50c, 1p Block of 6, 5p, on Cover to France, #O54, O56-O58, 15c, 50c, 1p block of 6 tied on reverse of 1902 cover to Burdeos-Francia, France (opened for display), red all over Official security seal, purple "Seccion 1a" 11 ABR 02 oval date stamp in purple, 15c, 50c values folded over cover at bottom, 50c small corner repair upper right, still extremely rare usage, Fine. Ex. Shelton. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,093

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