U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
March 24-25, 2010

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Lot #1598
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1830-1930s covers and postal history, carton with 500+ including stampless, ship letters, transatlantic usages, Mexican American War, fair number of 1856-61 First Designs, Eagles, Maximilians, 1867 Gothics, Anotados, 1879-83 Benito Juarez, Numerals etc., some better items, multiple frankings, occasional stationery, also miscellaneous stamps on cards and few later issues, revenues etc.
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Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #1599
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1830-1933 balance of the consignment in carton, with three binders containing a working stock of various issues, stampless letters ("Magiscatzin de Tamaulipas"), officials on covers, Wells Fargo stationery, Hidalgo Express, other postal stationery, Civil War Era postal rates, few Eagles on cover, interesting 1845 FL to U.S. Consul at Veracruz, written by one Christopher Columbus Hill, covers and FLs from Mexico, U.S.A., 1830 a title transfer with addenda (dated earlier) and showing the continuity of the tax and recording system under Spanish rule and the Mexican Republic, selection of FLs from and to Tampico, stamped revenue paper etc.
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Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #1600
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1833-74 Transatlantic mail, collection of 47 covers (FLs) to and from Mexico, ten franked, with stamps of Great Britain (3), United States (4) or France (3), also two with Mexican Maximilians, others stampless to London, Bohemia, New York, plus overseas mail from Germany, United States, letter from Spain, dated Jan.25, 1852 directed to be sent by "Correo Maritimo" via Cadiz, Havana and on to Mexico, with "Franco", "4", Veracruz and other markings, "per Extraordinario" express mail from Veracruz to Mexico City; New York to Veracruz franked with 20c (2x10c Banknotes), also earlier (1858) FL paying 10c (with imperf. 1c and 3x3c perf.), various ship endorsements, rate markings, plus additional volume with various 20th century covers, registered mail, stationery etc.
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Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1601
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1856-1899 "Mexico: A collector's Cornucopia", 16 page exhibit assembled to serve as an overview to 19th century Mexican stamps and some of the possibilities open to collectors who would make an effort to further study them. The first issues are represented with used singles, district name overprints, cancellations including ovals and ornamentals, Gothic overprints, cover, followed by the 1864 Juarez Issue (without overprint), Imperial Eagles, Maximilian Heads, Anotados, 1872-74 Hidalgos, perforated issues, two covers, Foreign Mail and Medallions, followed by the numerals, transportation issue, coat of arms, also some reprints and reference items, mostly fine-v.f.
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Price Realized
$2,200.00

Lot #1602
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1856-1999 a single frame (15 pages) exhibit entitled "Mexico: the 19th Century Blues", starting with No. 1 (two unused copies, one without overprint, also three used singles, a pair and two covers), 1864-67 Eagles including "Rosette" essay without crown, two covers, 1866-67 Maximilian incl. 25c blue (engraved plate proof), three singles, French Army in Mexico, FL to Bordeaux, franked with French 20c blue, with Corps Exp. Mexique (9 Jan 66) departure cds alongside, 1866 Lithographed Hidalgos, thin and thick figures Stagecoach cancels, also a single unused 25c Anotado; 1872 Hidalgo "Garbancitos", 1874 New York Hidalgo Issue, 1879 Juarez Foreign Mail Issue, The Small numerals, 1884 Hidalgo Medallion Issues 1p-10p (Scott's 161-64), also 1892 5p (Scott's No. 230), all used, also officials etc., mostly fine-v.f. and well presented collection which includes 17 covers or stationery entires
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Catalog #1/297
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1603
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1856-1930 carton with various albums and balances, some exhibit pages, duplicated selection of used and unused classics, postal history, stationery incl. Wells Fargo, small box with better stamps, gutter pairs and blocks, some album pages written up for exhibition purposes, Stamp on Stamp collection etc.
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Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #1604
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1856-1980 balance of the consignment in carton, with hundreds of first issues neatly arranged in a 3-ring binder, later issues, "Exporta" demo exhibit, stock book with regular issues, odds and ends with small specialized exhibits and covers, used and unused blocks and much more. A valuable lot, worth careful inspection
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Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1605
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1856-1990 collection of used and unused singles and sets in three Scott's specialty albums, also two Lighthouse hingeless albums, with fair representation of Hidalgos, Eagle Issues, Maximilians, overprints, surcharges, regular issues and air post, mixed condition with some reference material, high catalogue value
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Lot #1606
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1856-61 balance of a specialized collection, 357 stamps and 28 covers neatly arranged on pages, housed in two volumes, all values represented, with some fractional usages on covers, divided by districts and towns, with many scarce postmarks and overprints, some used for only a short period of time, plate flaws and varieties, sub-offices, maritime mail, rates, double name overprint on cover etc., mixed condition with some faults to be expected, mostly fine. A valuable collection, with much potential
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Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #1607
LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS MEXICO
1900-1980 covers, hundreds in two cartons, with registered mail, flights, modern FDCs, metered mail, also some foreign
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Price Realized
$1,100.00

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