Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
cover with imperforate 40c and 10c perforated Napoleon III issues tied by dotted "CEMF" to small cover endorsed "Monterey 2 Septembre", adjacent "Corps Exp. Mexco 5 Sept 64" datestamp, addressed to Voreppe, France, stamps small faults, still fine, attractive and scarce
horizontal pair, fresh color and full margins all around, tied by negative "Correos Tepic" cancel to folded lettersheet to Guadalajara, adjacent fancy "Francueado Tepic" handstamp, horizontal crease away from stamps, fine
mint horizontal pair, fresh color and full to large margins, small thin spot in upper margin only, very fine (Scott $1,400 as singles)
fresh color with lower right sheet margin, just in at upper left, tiny abrasion at lower left, used alongside 1868 12c Black on green (47) with full margins on folded letter sheet, both tied by blue straight-line "Tuxtla" cancel, very fine and attractive
horizontal strip of four with bright color and full to large margins, boxed "Franco Aguascalientes" cancel on folded letter, very fine and attractive
diagonal bisect tied by "Celaya" oval to folded lettersheet (sideslip missing), minor corner crease, fine and rare
tied by oval "CELAYA" to folded lettersheet (sideflap missing), minor corner crease, fine
unused with shifted second impression on reverse, "379" overprint on front, few slightly irregular perforations, fine and scarce variety (unpriced in Scott)
mint single, fresh color, very fine and choice, 1994 MEPSI certificate (Scott $775)
mint single, bright and fresh, very fine, 2003 MEPSI certificate (Scott $450)
manuscript "rubrica" as usual, large margins all around, small thins as usual, fine and rare (Scott $1,100)
huge margins all around, tied by oval "Cuernavaca Franco" oval to small piece, somewhat soiled, still fine and rare (Scott $1,750)
extensive specialized collection sorted by issue, organized according to district overprint and cancels (Schatzkes numbers), containing many better cancellations and multiples, some certificates included, mostly fine to very fine, an impressive collection which requires a close inspection to fully appreciate