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Lots (931)
1859 6d blue large four margin example with barred cancel. SG 32.
1894 15c blue hinged mint with SPECIMEN ovpt, SG 108s, scarce.
1900-05 SPECIMEN part set of 7 from 2c, 3c, 4c (2 diff), 5c, 6c & 15c, all fine mint, SG range 139s/150s (7 out of 18).
Queen Victoria Postal Stationery embossed envelope 9d brown-purple on bluish paper with CANCELLED overprint as made by De La Rue & Co. Scarce, few white age marks.
Lithuanian Occupation: Useful group on stockcards including 1923 Memel Harbours in used blocks of four (taken 'as is') to 1000m, good range of surcharges mint and used, Memel 1920 ovpt incl 30pf used blk of 12 (SG 31), approx 110.
1842 (10 Sept) Entire Mexico City to Paris with red cds of FRANQUEDO / MEXICO (internal postage prepaid) sent via VERA CRUZ with black arc backstamp and boxed Packet Letter in red on obverse as transit through Europe, London 5 Nov J cancel in red on rev. along with charge of 3s2d and 48 decimes in France, and Calais Exchange office cds.
1842 (21 Jul) Entire to London bearing FRANQUEADO MEXICO d/r CDS in red and VERA CRUZ dated arc in black (poor strike) sent p. Royal Mail Steam Packet and 2/3 charge manuscript alongside, London arrival CDS in red, filing folds and few faults otherwise sound, nice early item.
1850 Puerto De Mazatlan (9 May) large red cds addr to Mexico and prepaid 4 (reales) handstamp in red, no backstamps and some faults, pretty cover.
1857 Entire to Durango bearing handstamped 2 (reales) and box two line ZACATECAS / JULIO 9, filing fold, clear cancel. Pre- reform war item which sought to nullify the liberal constitution in Dec 1857.
1861 8r green on red-brown fine used with CDS and Mexico district overprint in black fine four margin example, accompanied by 1991 Mexico Elmhurst PS Certificate. Scott 12. $240.
1885 5f carmine on green very fine mounted mint large part original gum example, centred left, scarce top value, SG 10.
1885 Prince Charles III 5f carmine on green a decent cds used example superb with part Monaco 22 Jan 1887 note has mis-perfs side and top. Taken 'as is'.
